Hi Again all, I have had an idea and was wondering if anyone can tell me if it will work. Could i add loads of salt to the water and then run the tank empty for a week or so making sure all the snails grow large enough to be affected by the salt levels. someone told me that eggs and baby snails can ...

Hi, Since the tank is low shocked with fish anyway i think its best i just remove the 2 bristlenoses and 6 corys to either a bucket like has been advised or just put them back in my main tank. i have no idea what type of snails i seem to have, because they dont match any pictures i have seen of ...

Hi All, Thanks for the replies with advice and tips on getting rid of the snails. i dont think the strong chemical way will work as my two main breeding bristlenoses live in the problem tank, and seem very happy the way they are now. Im thinking of using a weaker chemical treatment that has copper ...

Hi All, Im in need of some advice on using Copper Sulphate in my breeding tank to kill off snails once and for all. I already know that Waterlife does 2 products that contain Copper Sulphate but after speaking to the chemist they have it was recommended to try and buy it pure in powered form. What i ...

My mother has given me a pleco as she is downsizing, she called it a Tiger pleco. I originally thought it was L002 but its head markings are different. Am not too sure if its a panaque or peckolitia. It has a 'hairy' back so I think he is a male, can anyone identify him? http://i188.photobucket.com ...

Thanks for the reply. the new tank should be set up and ready for the fish later tonight and with luck the fish will be fine and healthy again in no time

thanks again
DrunkenPanda

hi all, i thiunk i have a problem but before i start moving fish and treating them i want some advice from you guys/girls on here. I have 2 pairs of bristlenoses and one of the males this morning has creaming patches on the sides of his head, which after reading up i think is fungus caused by ...

Thanks for your reply, dont worry its the last time my mother is looking after my fish while im away. on a different topic do you know of any good foods you can use while on holiday about 5 or 6 days away from the tanks. i also forgot to add i keep the main tank between 25.5C and 26C all the time ...

Hi anybody know where in the North-East of England is a good place to buy Java Moss from, because i have looked and asked in every shop i know of near me and no one has any or never stocks it.

thanks
DrunkenPanda

Hi, currently i have been semi-successful at breeding bristlenoses and posting on here so when the new batch of eggs hatch they dont die in time. Its easier to tell a story of the last few weeks rather than try and work out key points so please stay with me til the end. Our fish bred over a month ...

thanks for that and i will boil it

thx for the replies. i was wondering is it normal for the ends of bamboo to fizz up?, it looks like an air filled slime where the bamboo has been cut.

thx
DrunkenPanda

Hi Everyone.

After searching all over the North-East UK I finally found some large enough bamboo for Clown Loaches and my Plecos. The problem I have now is getting it to sink and need to know, does bamboo sink in time like driftwood? Or will it need to be weighted down to keep from floating?

I have a Clown Pleco(Panaque maccus) http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=734 . I think it may be a female as it isn't 'hairy' on its back. However it is only 2 inches long , is this too young to sex? http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z168/velvetfire/P2190038.jpg http://i188 ...

what temp is ur tank, what are you feeding them, how often? what tank mates? whats your test results for ammonia nitrite nitrAte and ph ? how long has ur tank been established? the temp of the tank is between 25 - 25.5, i feed the tank on fish flake and sinking pelets only once a day. tank mates are ...

a second and much younger cory has become ill and was found upside down in the main tank, so now there are two peppered corys in the hospital tank. the larger female cory seems to be still strong but now suffering from swimbladder problems and keeps falling onto her side, so if things dont improve ...

Thanks for the post but i would just like to clear up to everyone i teat all my fish in the same not matter of the cost of them, and as for my corys they are my favourite because they were my first fish. Im going to keep an eye on her for the next few days and hopefully she will recover. fingers ...

hi about a week ago i started noticing that the main female peppered cory was hanging at the front of the glass and after days of watching her and reading up on stress, i have decided its best to have her out of the tank and in a hospital tank. to be honest i dont know whats wrong with her and the ...

Thannks for your reply. I'm maturing the tank that my blue lobster will be living in now, i have decided to not run a heater to keep the temp low. Your advice has been a great help and if someday i decide to breed Blue Lobsters can i come back to you for more advice?

thanks
drunkenpanda

hi there, firstly before someone states it i know this is not a post about catfish. Im thinking about getting a redclaw crayfish and was wondering if anyone else keeps these in any of thier homes. im asking because i need to know if they need high PH or low because i have read guides that say they ...

Hi all again. I'm stilling having a bit of a problem with my Opal Spot. After increasing the temp and adding another bit of wood to make more hiding space, the Opal still does not move about a lot day or night and the fishes body is going a odd white colour in sections of the body. i have no idea if ...

The L187a and the sp2 are both very skittish and will disappear from view if they detect any movement towards the tank, although the sp1 is not so bad. My L187a is just a pain in the arse and he only bullys the L082, but i think its because the Opal is new to the tank so now i have split them into ...

Do the plain males almost look like a crappy Bronze cory? With a little line detail on the whitess side? In reply to that question i think that Male Peppered corys look abit like weak Bronze cory but i'd rather say it looke like a Male Otocinclus flexilis (Peppered Otos), but that might be because ...

I did not know that about a ban. Currently I'm able to breed peppered Corys and possibly my Otos are breeding, so if Opal spots can be bred in a captive environment then I'm happy to try and do my bit. I have some problems though, I don't know the difference between male and female Opals and have no ...

That's good news then, so I just need to buy some more Plecos. Anyone got ideas for other plecos i can buy, they have to be not too violent and grow under 25 cms in size.

hi there, I placed a number of posts yesterday to try and solve a problem I have with my two Plecos (L187a and L082). What i'm posting for is for information on keeping many plecos in the same tank. The Bulldog Pleco is a mature male and no matter what I have try the Bulldog refuses to let my female ...

Hi There, I have found in my tank that the females are much larger and have more darker and detailed colouring, to the males that are much smaller and very light and plain.

thanks for the ID. now i just have to split the fish to keep them healthy.

Here's those photos I did the best I could but the L082 was up against the tank wall that is near my wall so holding the camera was hard :D http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z168/velvetfire/P6040001Large.jpg http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z168/velvetfire/P6100004Large.jpg http://i188 ...

hi again, the opal spot is bigger than the bulldog and thats why my girlfriend and i did not understand why it does not just hit the bulldog or push it out the way. As for the quality of the fish, the place i bought it from is local and friend of mine, and he had the opal in for over 5 weeks before ...