Recent content by jackie

hi catalina , even after soaking driftwood has a habit of leaching into the water, as littlelouie said it doesnt harm your fish , some fish actually need driftwood in their diet[some catfish]it does become less coloured after water changes, but i have got used to it being like that now . the...

my favourite has to be the peppered cory, dont have one yey but soon

hi catalina :) , i would suggest you get some sinking food of some sort,i usually cut back a little on the flake and give some sinking wafers or pellets.they usually all share an algea wafer each night ,all my fish eat the sinking food and they have fun with the algea wafer , its quite big and...

hi,. i havent heard of a feeder tube i am afraid,i usually buy frozen bloodworm for mine, it usually finds its way to the bottom pretty quickly and they all get a share then, i can stock up on it when i go to the lfs.do you feed your corys any sinking food for bottom feeders? pebbles

i think you must be reading my mind folks , that was to be my next post... my cats have got the dreaded fleas,i am :x . i woulnt mind if it was just the cats but i think its my carpet as well , and they have a liking for my feet 0X . soooo my question was although i was fairly sure an aerosol...

hi, when your ammonia and nitrite levels return to zero that is when your tank is fully cycled ,it lookes like your tank is nearly fully cycled, keep testing untill it has zero ammonia and nitrites and then you can get into routine testing probably every 2. to 3 weeks untill your tank maturesand...

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congratulations :D

hi,the long feelers on the gouramis are fin extensions, gouramis have extensions to their pectoral fin [the little tiny one under the 'chin']they are very sensative and they use them to touch and feel .i also have one with a bent feeler, i think its caused by injury etc. if it gets broken off it...

hi , i'm not familiar with what power filter you have , if its an internal filter, and has awater outlet on the side ,try putting on a spray bar , this lessens the force of water and it comes out of holes all the way onlong the bar. hope this helps, as for the situation with gouramis, my...

as corvuscorax said its a matter of preference, you could remove from the tank and soak it and keep replacing the water but it takes ages and ages.i have had my tank running about 5 weeks now and its still has a yellow tint to the water. i have 2 bits of bogwood in mine ,but i dont mind the...

hi ausdout, did you add any bogwood , this can leach tannins into the water and cause it to look yellow. will cause no harm tho . jackie

the only thing my hubby has to put up with is me doing the tank maintanance, when that's being done its my tanks, when chosing fish its our tanks,however that said he is very supportive of my hobby.what sort of filter do you have, mine has a sponge insert [fluval 3] and when i set up my second...