Recent content by Bosk

They sound pretty intelligent and I just love their looks - I was planning to move the betta to a seperate tank anyway so that's not a big issue. I'm curious to know how both Bettas & Gouramis rate on the 'fish intelligence scale'. It does seem the larger the fish the more intelligent they can...

Thanks for the advice everyone those are some great suggestions! Actually I already have a male betta in the tank and he also flares his gills at me when is moved to a different tank or the water quality goes downhill! I was thinking of putting a Dwarf Gourami in there after seeing one at the...

Hi there! I'm looking for suggestions for fish under 2" to stock my 8 gallon bowfront tank. The smaller the better but I want fish with LOADS OF PERSONALITY! I had considered Dwarf Puffers but they're so rare in Australia they're worth AU$80 each! Fish with that kind of intelligent, curious...

Thanks for the information! Actually I'm not sure exactly what kind of fluro I have at the moment, I bought one of these: http://www.aquaria.com.au/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/6_21/products_id/6706 From what you said though it sounds like 30-40 watts would suit me best, would that be...

Are you saying that by using Pool Sand I would need to use root tabs but that I could skip them if I used Onyx Sand or Flourite? Incidentally, do root tabs need to be replaced after a certain period? Regarding lightning, I should be able to buy a stronger fluro globe for the light I'm using...

Greetings, I'm a newbie fishkeeper who would like to set his 8 gallon bowfront tank up as a heavily planted 'aquascape'. Right now i'm in the 'planning stage' and have come to the decision of which substrate to choose. I have Onyx Sand, Flourite and Play Sand to choose from. Pool Sand is by...

Many thanks for the answers guys, I'm sure some of those questions must seem a little obvious to experts but as a beginner I'm trying to get as many aspects of my tank right *before* I set it up, hopefully to avoid headaches and extra maintenance down the track.

Greetings, I have recently set up a new 8 gallon tank but have not yet begun to grow any aquatic plants as i plan to, and the tank is currently housing only a single male betta & neon tetra. I plan to do a great deal more research before deciding on which plants & fish to aquire and I've got...

Thanks for the advice :) it sounds like i'll be a shade over that so i might need to look at CO2. is setting up a CO2 system generally much trouble/expense? thanks!

Greetings, I'm planning on buying an 8 gallon 60x20x25cm tank and want to keep a few varieties of live plants in there. I have read that I should have rougly double the amount of watts in lighting as i have gallons, but with too much lighting i will need to add CO2 which I would rather avoid...

Cheers for the welcome :D Actually I would love to get a larger tank, particularly as that'd allow me to keep some of the larger fish (I heard all about Oscars at my local fish shop and would love to try them) but we are *very* cramped for space right now and the 8 gallon I've picked out is...

Thanks very much for those links, I'm going to do a huge fish-shop-surfing-marathon :) One further question though, is it generally a bad idea to buy fish online? I'm not sure I like the idea of buying a fish i can't inspect personally but I'm guessing one could find rarer & more exotic fish...

The Aquaclear sounds ideal, I'm just concerned over the noise level.. if i have to spend four times as much on an Eheim to get total silence i think it would be worth it. Still, I don't like the idea that the Eheim might be a bit too powerful.. 8 gallons isn't a really large tank and I wouldn't...

Greetings, I've recently started getting into the aquarium hobby having owned a small 2 gallon tank with a single male Betta in it for the past month. I would like to expand to a larger tank with more fish, and plan on buying a very stylish 60cm x 20cm x 25cm tank (8 gallon i think?) at my...