ADVERT: New Forum - WWW.SOUTHWESTAQUATICS.CO.UK
Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:39:22 -0000
Hi,
I'd just like to let you all know about a new forum that's in the making at
www.southwestaquatics.co.uk . Its a simple forum design which I'm hoping to
build with the help of a community of like minded individuals. My intention
is that it should be used for those of us in the South West of the United
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Treating White Spot
Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:45:01 GMT
OK after my last post about the 'gift' of loads of fish I have returned them
to the shop or a colleague is looking after them in his quarantine tank for
me.
The trouble is my tank now has white spot. I bought some ws3 king british
treatment and I was wondering what I should do about filtration while
trea ...
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Am i doing it right?
Fri, 03 Feb 2006 16:47:05 GMT
My girlfriend bought me a 100 litre tank for my birthday a few weeks ago. I
filled it with gravel a few fake plants and water and left the filter and
heater running for a few days.
I then went to my local fish shop and bought some small fish recommended by
them to cycle the tank.
All OK so far right.
Th ...
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Thin Fish
Wed, 1 Feb 2006 21:24:09 -0000
Hi
I have a small (2'x1'x1'), fresh water, tropical fish aquarium with 11 fish:
2 zebra danios, 1 leopard danio, 5 neon tetras and 3 cherry barbs.
The aquarium has been going since the end of september without any problems
until this year when I noticed the leopard danio was getting very thin and
seemed ...
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Synodontis Ocellifer New Home
Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:08:49 +0000
Hi,
Two weeks ago I was bought a Synodontis Ocellifer by my girlfriend for
my birthday.
its is about 6" long, and she paid around ¡ê30 for it.
It is in a tank with a striped talking catfish (platydoras costatus) and
a polypterus senegalus, and a 5" Clown Loach.
He is being very boistrous, as I think t ...
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Guppy's keep reproducing!
Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:33:22 GMT
Further to my first post on the 13th of January, my female guppy's keep
giving birth to fry!
My tank is 6 weeks old now and I started with 5 tetras and 2 pairs of
guppy's. The males died within a couple of days then 2 weeks later I awoke
to a tank full of fry(well, about 20). A week later another 10 arrived a ...
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Plant Food
Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:08:42 GMT
What is the best commercially avaliable plant food in the UK ?
Thanks
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Rio 240 Lighting
Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:07:59 GMT
I need to change the lights in my Rio 240 for new bulbs (stanrd Juwel
fittings) Can anyone advise as to the best bulbs to get for plant growth.
Thanks
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seaweed
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:27:42 -0000
I got some seaweed cheap from a local Chinese supermarket. It says on it
that it's 100% natural fried seaweed (yeah I know - if it's friend its not
natural etc etc).
anyway, I soaked it in boiling water then squeezed it out - no sign of any
fat. I tried a tiny portion my cichlids and they loved it as did my ...
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bristle nose plec with others
Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:58:34 -0000
I already have a male bristle nose plec in my community tank, along with a
royal plec, and banjo plec and a common plec. Have no idea of the sex of
those (or how to tell to be honest). All, touch wood, co exist quite
happily, sharing the odd courgette or cucumber with the clown loaches. I'd
quite like to get ...
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