Recent content by tomtomtom1230

I take this quite personally since I work at a brand new chain-store-to-be in the UK based in the West Midlands. Why don't people who are passionate about animal welfare work at pet stores? They do. I do, at least and I like to think I can give some Stella advice. If I don't know something I...

Flying foxes tend to have black blotches on their undercarriage fins (and likewise with their dorsal) if I'm correct which leads me to believe that this is a Siamese Algae Eater.

Haha thanks, it was only taken with my iphone 4S but I guess once you know how the camera works, it's all gravy!   I have had a sausage sarnie this morning with a very sweet, black coffee which has seen me well so far!   Hopefully, when the tank clears up a bit (I've just done a shed load of...

I believe Bloodworms are Midge larvae?

Image can be clicked on to enlarge.   Soooooo, I bought 4 N. Multifasciatus for my 125l tank and they are the most industrious fish I know of. Alongside ruining my careful aquascape (which I admittedly was prepared for), they've buried my Vallis and tried to bury each others' shells! Now I've...

It might not be ich per se. Doesn't Velvet's disease give a sparkly appearance?

They aren't the twist-to-tighten end caps are they? I know some ballasts have a screw fitted tighteners. I can't help you with the silicon I'm afraid!

I imagine they could/would take it raw. I'd be tempted to soak it in dechlorinated water for a couple hours beforehand, rather than cooking it, though I'm unsure.

Hillstream loach are a really nice fish to keep with some interesting routines and mannerisms once established in a tank   EDIT: I'm unsure, but are Hillstream loach and butterfly plecs related at all?

Haha aw man, if you were about 75 miles closer, the store I work at has a big selection of condensation trays right up to 56"! Although I suspect you could just cut a sheet of corrugated acrylic or untreated plastic to size. Something that's not going to go funny if it was to get hot from the...

Yeah I know those feelings! And then they pretend it never happened or turn to look at the offending object as if it is the object's fault!

Buy a new tank. Honey Gourami stay small right? I think it's a great idea to set up a new tank :P I believe they're not a fan of 'fresh' tanks though.

Yeah and like harvard referencing, a clear date and time or deadline for the offer will have to be listed. I know the posts are individually date stamped but I think the clearer the better to help avoid confusion and inevitable disappointment.

I get this treatment a lot where I work and in that instance I'd have to refuse the sale due to the care requirements not being met for the animal. I regularly hold workshops for the kids and parents anyway and get them to grips with the basics of the nitrogen cycle and how it'll benefit their...

Mmm, this is true. It worked out OK in my head :P