Recent content by speckles69uk

I've just had a check on them. Nicole ( the largest of the remaining cory) is swimming around fine, playimg in the sand and decorating the tank with eggs. Gary seens to be quiet and hiding at thw moment :-( The little baby fry, Jack, is swimming about, but hard to tell if he's ok as he is quite...

I use the liquid API freshwater master test kit. I'm hoping it's something that won't pass on to the other fish. Fingers crossed the remaining two and the baby fry make it

Hi, Thank you for your reply. The tank has been fully established since December 2013. I fully cycled the tank before adding adding any fish. The peppered corydora were the first I added on the 20th December 2013. I then added the Black Neon tetra and the long nose snails a week apart. The...

Hi everyone, I wonder if you could help me, I've recently had 2 peppered corydoras die. I have a 72 litre tank with a Juwel Biofow 6.0 filter and an Air 1000 airpump. I have a selection of ornaments, fake plants and java fern. The substrate is a thoroughly washed play sand. I also have some...

Hi everyone, I was at my LFS today, where I picked up 2 horned Nerite snails . Whilst there I was discussing with the shopkeeper about adding plants to my tank. She suggested to me bogwood, as it lasts much longer and I like the fact that it can be suckered to a side of the aquarium (as I...

Hey everyone, Thank you for all your suggestions and advice. Today I purchased 4 peppered cory's. I spent just over an hour acclimating them to the temperature and ph of my tank (the ph of the LFS was quite similar to mine). I'd like to add the school of 6 and the snail tomorrow, do you think...

Thank you for all your replies, it's really appreciated. I've decided that I'd like some corys in my tank. I've changed the gravel to a sand substrate. I plan on getting 4 peppered corydoras, 6 cardinal tetras and a snail. I'll get these for now and look around for athe honey gourami

Hi, I am looking at other school options, I just thought of the neons originally, as they seem quite popular and have nice colouring. The schools you have mentioned all look great, it's just choosing. There is so much choice I do like the idea of some Cory's, but I have a gravel substrate...

Hi, Thank you for your replies, it's really appreciated. I've topped up my tank, it looks so much better without the visible waterline. I was just worried with the cables of the heater and powerhead being submerged. But all seems ok. If my calculations have been correct, I dosed the ammonia...

Hi everyone, My tank has just finished a fishless cycle, and now the time has come to add some fish. I would appreciate your advice on the following stocking please: - A pair of Dwarf Gourami 6 Neon Tetra and at a later date, when the tank has further developed, I would like to add...

Hi everyone, I'm quite new here. Just wondered if I could get some advice from you all regarding my filter and the water level in my tank? I have a second hand juwell tank that measures 60cm x 30cm x 40cm. Thr filter is one of those rectangular black boxes that affixes in the right hand...

Hi, Thank you for your reply. As you suggested, I've now tested my tap water for Nitrate and the reading was Just off yellow, so I'm assuming somewhere between 0 and 5.0ppm. I've taken readings again today, and they are as follows: pH 7.6 Ammonia 3.0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate (Between 10ppm and...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the hobby and just wondered if I could get a little input from you all. I recently purchased a second hand juwell tank measuring 60cm x 30cm x 40cm, which also included a heater, aerator some ornaments and used filter. The previous owner said that they had it running...