Recent content by TheAquariumGuy

Here he is ! :D (The new iPhone camera seeks to be pretty good for fish btw) But He is a bit more vibrant / bright in person

Thanks for the advice :). The Chinese algae eater will be rehomed when a friend of mine has his 100g setup and the same for my bristlenosed Pleco. He is going into my 30 gallon The tank was fish less cycled about a year ago and has had fish in it ever since. Ivemoved all of the other fish to a...

Quick tip If you do post some pictures do it on a white background so it's easier to see the colours. Try putting a sheet of blank paper behind the phials. TheAquariumGuy :D

Recently my auntie decided to give up keeping fish so has been slowly breaking down her tanks and selling off equipment. I managed to acquire her beautiful red and purple betta and a nearly new app freshwater test kit. Here's the problem. I don't know where to start when keeping bettas . Thanks...

You could attach some java ferns to the moss

I recently returned from holiday to find my Bolivian rams dead (no sign of attack, they were very healthy before i left). I am looking into getting a few centrepiece fish for my 90 litre tank All ideas welcome. The tank has a rounded fine gravel bottom bog wood and lots of plants. It contains...

I have to agree with techen there. It Is a perfect oppurtinity for automotive development in America but poses too big a target to vandals in the uk. Some type of police monitoring scheme would have to be put in place to prevent and catch vandals if these vehicles are to be used in the uk. As...

I own a 20 gallon and a 15 gallon planted tank. Every Friday I : - gravel vac and water change at least 20% - dose with fertiliser and algae remover (phosphate and silicate remover) - clean algae from the 10 gallon (bristlenose plec cleans the 20 gallon :p ) Daily I pick out snails from the...

Do you see aquarium maintenance as a chore or as bonding time with your fish :p What does your maintenance usually consist of? How often do you do it?

I have some old disinfectant tablets that are for use in baby bottles and general disinfecting. Can I use these to disinfect syringes and plastic items I use in my aquarium. The tablets are sodium dichloroisocyanurate. I think I'm going to soak the items in boiling water but if I can use...

ah i see the fishes wellbeing is priority in my eyes so i will give cichlids a miss then. :)   what about some dwarf gourami and amano shrimp or maybe a bleeding heart tetra breeding tank.   i really want to have the rewarding experience of breeding fish that aren't guppies. could you recommend...

What about a few dwarf cockatoo cichlids

Ah I see. What are the most colourful but not very well known fish that I could put in there. I have a young cousin who likes very colourful spfish you see

My lfs has some fish that are about 1 inch long at the moment. (they're not fully grown)  i think they're demasoni cichlids. would these be ok in a 10 gal with shrimp