Recent content by tinkster87

Sorry to hear that they are very sensitive fish and you may have just been unlucky and got and Ill one in the first place

Gotta love small/dwarf cichlids like GBRs, Kribs and Apistos.. thou my red tail red eye puffer is becoming quite a character.

Awesome fish plenty of character esp when paired up - though very sensitive, pH around 6 suits them better and very good water quality needed from my experience (in UK)

Apistogramma Agassizii (m & f) and 4 more embers purchased today. So currently at 2 Apistogramma Agassizii 6 guppies 8 embers my 4 Pitbulls will transfer over during the week if water quality remains good, then nxt wk I will get 10 cardinals. The Agassizii are lovely little fish who soon find...

ok thanks re gouramis and rams

my latest stocking idea was.. 6 guppies 10 cardinals 4 pitbulls 4 embers (prob get 4 more) 2 honey gourami 2 blue rams and poss 1 or 2 cockatoo dwarf cichlids - though need to research this more.

cheers, gunna get 2 Rams prob and Honey Gouramis (instead of dwarfs)

New tank set up... 3 filter sponges I seeded are doing their job as ammonia 0, Nitrite 0 and Nitrate 20+. 6 Guppies brought and 4 embers transfered over from 10gallon. Cardinals getting bought tomorrow stocking slowly...

Hi All I have just ordered my new tank, a Juwel Rio 180 (I have arranged so it arrives 13th Feb - I am off that day to sort it out). I have ordered 2 filter sponges (which will fit the new tank) and have a spare one already in my current small tank to get seeded, so once I get the new tank...

So through the cycling process you have recorded Nitrites and Nitrates being above 0ppm? How many days have you been cycling?

Pitbulls are good small plecos to get, when happy they are quite active. Best to get driftwood for them and try to have 3 or more (but obv with a small tank be careful you don't overstock).

Ghost shrimp or Amano shrimp might be worth a try but I wouldn't even try Cherry Shrimp, I tried and soon failed.

Would be the safest bet imo, just make sure to give the embers a v good diet as there orange colour will fade otherwise.

I have a 35 litre tank. And my betta is shortly going to get the tank to himself as he is far to aggressive. I have mine with Embers and pitbull plecos, and he is still highly aggressively to them and stresses, he cant tolerate any movement. Guppys are a big no imo as a betta will see them as...

Hey all I haven't really been commenting since my first aquarium (10 gallon) cycled and fishes were fine, though I have been checking back and reading often. I should be within the next 8 weeks purchasing a new tank which will be about 37 (US) gallons. Yes I have genuinely annoyed my parter...