Recent content by sammel88

Hi There, I have recently purchased this tank, quite the bargain actually. I would like to make some changes though. So Im wondering if any one has any hints. The idea I have is to sand it back and paint it in high gloss white. Any pointers on this would be helpful. The biggest challenge though...

Hopefully I can get everything right, keep up my maintenance and eventually add some more fish.

It says "Immature fish are affected at much lower levels, as are saltwater fish." He was not very old so maybe this was the cause after all! And also why my other fish seem to be fine.

Me too, I'm so sad I lost him! He was settling in so well. Would the nitrates being high have killed him?

Well I've just tested my water. Ammonia is at 0, nitrites 0 and nitrates between 40-80 (a little high?) ph 7.2. So where do I go from here?

Well I'm really sorry to report, but my BN died overnight. What would kill him so quickly!? It was only yesterday that he seemed a little off. Before that, fine. I'm still going to do everything I said. Can I ask how many fish did you loose when you started keeping fish? I'm starting to feel...

I'm down under, In Australia! I'm pretty sure my dad has been over feeding my fish, I stay at my partners over most weekends and dad feeds them for me, I did a water change last week, about 50% and the gravel is already covered in old food. I'll do another large water change tomorrow and as I...

Also while I'm there I'll buy Spec ( my BN) some algae wafers or something specially for him. What minimum tank size would you suggest? Is it correct that BNs grow to around 6cm, I'm not actually sure if it's male or female as it's only young. Is the only way to tell when they're older, by the...

I cycled the tank and added fish one by one, I'm guessing it's probably water quality, I will buy my own test kit, can I pick one up from the local pet shop? I wasn't sure if fin rot was a fungal infection or like you say stress, thanks for your reply,

Tropical fish micro pellets twice a day. this is his little castle lol

Thanks for your reply! I have looked at pics on google, they seem to look a lot worse than his, so dont know if I'm just being paranoid. He has a castle that he normally hangs out in and a few other places. Also I'm soaking some drift wood preparing it for my tank. He does sometimes come out...

Hi, I have no idea if I'm doing this In the right place, I'm new to fish keeping and to using forums. I'm worried about my bristlenose, it's only young but I noticed his fins looked a little shabby. I haven't seen fin rot before, but Is this the start of it? How can I stop it getting worse? I am...