Recent content by Glyn Oliver

My 55 gallon tank has ich so prior to treatment I bought a 19 ltr quarantine tank with a basic fitler and small heater to put the apple snail and shrimps into. Obviously the small tank is not cycled so I am having to change water regular, but still the apple snail does not look too happy. Have I...

Hi, thanks for that, I think it was a case of pointing and saying can I have 2 of them please........ and the bloke netted the wrong ones, they are only small so hope they will be ok for tonight until we return them tomorrow, my concern is we have baby corys in the tank.....

My wife came back from the lfs with 2 plecs, or suckermouth catfish, she had not asked for these as she wanted 2 octocinclus which must have been in the same tank, anyhow the assistant bagged the fish then put the bag in a brown paper bag and the fish were then brought the 15 miles home..... My...

Does anyone have experience of CO2 systems in planted aquariums> Pros, Cons etc? Thanks for any advice.... Taff

Imagine my shock when I lifted the tank lid this morning to be greeted by a clutch of eggs the size of my thumb. I would assume they have come from my apple snail. They must be unfertilized as there is only one snail in the tank..... I am assuming that would be true and 2 snails would be needed...

Here is a picture of my snail, Mr. Big, with his tube out.......

Yeah, my apple snail has a breathing tube that must be around 4 inch long, it's quite impressive. He normally gets it out as he approaches the surface.

Thanks for the reply, the little guy is hiding out under some bog wood..... I think I will take a bit more care when cleaning for the next few weeks. My water parameters are: Ammonia 0, NitrIte 0, NitrAte 10-20. I did hear that when doing water changes if you replace the water with slightly...

Imagine my suprise this morning when I saw a baby cory in my 55 gal tank. I wonder how long it has been in there as I have been vacuuming the gravel, cleaning plants, lifting bog wood out and cleaning it, I am very suprised it has survived. Anyhow I can tell he is a peppered cory as he has his...

Its a fish in cycle, she had 3 neons, 3 harlequins, 2 or 3 corys and 2 more little ones which I can't remember...... the water was starting to show very slight nitrites but I think that has gone, but there are no nitrAtes, I just get the feeling the cycle has stalled....?

Hi all, well I am pleased to say that I have eventually got through the cycle with a 55 gallon tank and what a relief to have done it without losing any fish. I didn't intent to do a fish in cycle but had no option, but thats another story!!! Any how my problem, well its my mothers problem, is...

Aww, well never mind, you will need to but a new one now........

Usually at the top of the vac tube there is a one way valve which stops water flowing out of the syphon tube, this works when you move the syphon up and down in order to start the water running. Sand may have got into the seat of the valve causing it not to shut properly therefor preventing the...

Is it a battery / powered vac?

The tank is 50 gallon, 240 litre...... It has been set up for nearly 5 weeks now and I have live plants in there... I just need to sort something for while I can't be there to do water changes. Thanks