Thanks for the help everyone, Ill just keep waiting patiently.

Ive looked through the site and still dont know the answer to a couple of my q's I was thinking of buying an RO unit My ph is 7.5 and water is very hard (london, uk) Ive had a go at breeding corys but had no luck and understand they like softer water. So should I - buy RO water from the LFS for my ...

Done,

Im london uk

Ive read the articles re bristlenose breeding on the site and was convinced my bristlenose was caring for eggs. Hes full size and has taken residence in a slate cave. We didnt see him for about a week of feeds when normally hes quite aggressive for the food. I peeked in the cave and saw all fins ...

Just thought Id show you how happy she looks now

Kotty

Thankyou for your responses, it had a hearty meal tonight of a cockle and an algae wafer and its acting fine.

Kotty

A better pic

here is a pic, im afraid its not very good.

But you can just about make out the bit on his fin its like the green fur has gone and theres only brown underneath left

Water parameters amm 0 nitri 0, nirtr 15, ph 8 temp 78

Its still feeding

I bought a lemon spotted green pleco at the weekend. Since its been in my tank it has got some greyish brown stuff (can't get close enough for a pic) on each side of its head which is also on the join between the head and the frontmost fins. It also has a slightly discoloured patched just behind the ...

Bricks and mortar now under the floorboards. Its actually not that difficult to do once youve seen it once. I'd recommend anyone doing it if they have the same problem. It turns out that the 700kg or so was only resting on 1 joist... ouch, now theres 3 chunky ones and a lot of bricks :) Lost 2 fish ...

I think a polythene membrane is going to be part of the build, thanks for pointing it out though.

30 something tanks, yikes! erm where to start..., not the kind of removal job you can give to your local van men lol!

Moved it all last night, took about 5 hours. Had to do a 50% water change as I was running out of water containers. The plecs weren't too happy about being moved though! And how difficult is it to catch rummy nosed tetra, they are the fastest slippery fish Ive ever laid eyes on... Well the tank is ...

Im moving it tonight into the garage, what a job its going to be to move it. Have a friend coming round on Sunday who is going to take up my floorboards, and support where the fishtank is going with bricks and cement.

Then I can sleep more easily

floorboards suspended floor

Hi I have a 380 litre Rena Calvados tank with rocks in it in my living room. It is about 2" from the wall and unfortunately the joists run in the same direction. The back is 0.6cm lower than the front due to sagging I think. Anyone ever had this problem before. Will it get worse? The last thing I ...

Its very peaceful most times, can get a bit shirty during feeding time and chases anything within its close vacinity.

Never seen it harassing the plecs though.

Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 15, Ph 8, gh 11 kh 13, Phosphor 1 I keep with it 10 Rummny nosed tetra, 3 Ancistrus, 2 rams, 6 black phantom tetra, 3 coulis, 4 otos, 8 guppys, 4 platys, a red tailed shark, a betta, a golden nugget and 8 corys all in a 380 litre tank. At the moment I filter my water ...

my l245 is dead... expensive bout of illness and he was my favourite fish
I dont think Ive ever rescued a fish when its started to get ill.

Well Im not entirely sure if its fungus, its whitish pale in colour and definitely noticeable.

I have recently lost a plec because they had a white patch on their back (oval shaped, fungusy looking). My other one now has the same and I think my L-245 has got it too?

What can I do? - change the water, add medicine?

I live in the suburbs London, UK so theres not a lot of healthy looking ponds etc near me. I think I'll stick to using brine shrimp artemia for my breeding of corys which Im going to start soon and join the deep freeze club. Much less hassle.

Thanks for the advice

Kotty

These other sizeable crustaceans you speak of, do you buy them from the fish shop as a weekly treat or can I practically cultivate them myself?

Hi there I have a brine shrimp question that Im struggling to find an answer to on the internet. - For feeding the main community tank (not fry) should I be giving them newly hatched brine shrimp (more nutritious) or feeding my brine shrimp so they get adult size then giving them to the fish? If I ...

I took him out last night and put him in my breeding tank on his own. Hes going back to the fish shop this weekend for a better home. Thanks for the advice.

One of my corys I found yesterday looked like it had been attacked, a gash in the head with several scales missing.

Im not sure if this is disease or if something is attacking it, I have a community tank, could my syno mulipunctatus be doing it in the night while scanning ground for food?

Kotty

thanks

its in japanese?

Hmm not sure of the correct japanase to ask

I am requesting permission to use one of the close up pics of the L245 to use as my general avatar on fish bulletin boards.

It said the pictures are copyrighted, so rather than pinch it I thought Id ask.

Who is the owner?

Regards

Kotty

wierd, just did another test tonight... reading 7.6

I cant imagine a 15% water change would have made that much difference?

Maybe there was something wrong with my original test - dodgy pill or residue in the vial?

Glad its back down though

I have 3 bristlenoses, 2 L number plecs, 6 corys, 4 sunset platys, 11 rummy nosed tetra, 1 sydontis catfish, 6 guppies, 6 black phatom tetra, 3 coulis, 1 gourami, 1 siamese fighting fish and I think thats it.

Thanks for the advice

Thanks Barbie,

It helps a lot, I haven't done a ph test for ages so I think I'll leave as is and keep up the regular water changes and monitor it. I recently purchased a nitragon unit and the water that comes filtered through there is lower ph so I hope it will even out over time.

Kotty