Recent content by Suite113

Thanks for your suggestions I will check them out.

Thank u :)

Hi would love some advice on external filters. I currently have a 165L aqua one 850 with its original built in filtration. I'm not sure of what it requires and how I should set it up. Previously I had tetras and angel fish with my bristle nose and the filtration seemed ample. I now have 12...

Hi would love some advice on external filters. I currently have a 165L aqua one 850 with its original built in filtration. I have 2 peacocks, 2 maingano, 2 demasoni, 2 cobalt blue, 2 electric yellow, 2 pulu point red zebras & a bristle nose catfish. The zebras & maingano's have been breeding and...

I know some people would say its only a fish but I feel so bad when I lose one :( I had angel fish about 4 years ago and lost them all except for my bristlenose which I've still got. All of my tank parameters were perfect & they were even breeding so was at a loss to why they all died. Only...

Thanks for the advice. I've done some research and apparently in Australia you need a prescription for 'metro'. I'm just hoping that the others are fine but just in case do you recommend anything else in particular? The lady that I spoke with at the aquarium believes that it's not contagious...

My poor lil guy died this morning :( his waste was white does this point to bloat as well? Thanks for the link. Do you think I should treat my tank for bloat as the article suggests it could be contagious ? Do you think bloat is contagious. All the others seem fine.

It seems to be quite bloated and like its having trouble breathing.

I've got a demasoni who's been hanging around the tip corner of my tank a lot but still swimming around. I think it's being picked on but I'm worried that it might actually have a disease. I separated it from the other fish yesterday in a hatchery but it looks worse. It's losing colour in the...

Whoops - Powerhead - stupid predictive

I've just checked the filter and it says powerboat 770 with 1000l/h. Tank is 165L so 5x that is 825 - so I'm assuming it's sufficient or should I get a larger power head? Would I be better off with an undergravel filter?

When you say 'holding' you mean eggs? Is there an easy way to tell the difference between male & female other than venting? 'she' does seem to have a bulge under her mouth and she seems to be not opening her mouth much at all. I haven't seen her eat today either. Should I do a 50% change as...

I'm not sure of the ammonia reading, I'm only using 5 in 1 test strips which don't have that reading. Was looking at getting a proper test kit so I guess I'll do that. I'm not sure what you would call the filtration - its part of the tank above the water but behind the lid. It's a store bought...

I've recently added cichlids to my 165L tank (aprox. 40g) I think. It was an established tank that has only had a bristlenosed catfish in it for the last couple of years. I've never had cichlids before but bought the following on advice from the lady the shop. There are 12 cichlids in total 2...