Recent content by henry1245

No, I wasn't sure how to go about doing that without damaging the filter. Do I just poke a piece of wire into the outlet pipe?

Ok, I'm on my 3rd one on a year... After 3-4 months they have about a third of their power. I clean the pads and do a 30% water change every week. Rather than buy a 4th, is there a cleaning tip I'm missing out on? Any suggestions? Thanks! Henry

Ah ok, thanks!

Hi, My two German Blue Rams have white spots on fins and tail. I first thought it was "white spot" and used interpet 6 to treat in the past so used it again. It hasn't cured them. Furthermore I have two clown loaches amongst other fish and no other fish have symptoms and I'm sure if I had...

Great, thanks! It was making loads of little bubbles in the water which made it look like there was stuff in the water... Gentle ripple it is from now, cheers!

Hi, I have a fluval U2 filter and I has a Venturi which pumps bubbles into the water. I read online that the water surface needs to be broken for oxygen to get into the water and fish to breathe. The problem is the Venturi pumps our a lot of bubbles. It has 2 other options, one where the...

Ah ok, thanks! I have a small bowl for the kids room which I might pop the Betta in... Is it simply a case of Rams/Angles occuply different parts of the tank, therefore increasing cover (plants & rocks) won't really matter - ?

Hi, I have a 130L aquarium with 2 bolivians and 2 GBRs and a male Betta. I was wondering if an Angle fish would be ok with them? Thanks Henry

Can I leave the fish in a bucket while I make the switch? (I only have one tank!)

Strange! My Bolivians don't bother any other fish at all... The only nightmare in my tank is the betta!

Hi all, I am thinking of changing my substrate from gravel to sand (i have white gravel and I'm fed up of vacuuming the gravel when it turns a bit brown) also I have a school of corys who (so I'm told) prefer sand. How do I go about switching? I was thinking of draining 50% of the water...

I have 2 Bolivians and a male betta, the betta chases the rams quite a bit but he also chases my tetras too! Overall I've had mine together for 6 months and apart from the chasing, they're fine (none have been attacked or nipped) so perhaps I just have an angry betta!

It's gravel sub-strate, and it's definitely missing its whiskers. There's nothing sharp in the tank, I've had him for over a month and have 2 other corys which I've had for a year now and they're both fine - ?

On another note, one of my Julies appears to have lost its whiskers... Is this normal?

yeah I do 3 x 10L buckets a week so anotehr bucket full isn't going to be the end of the world... Thanks for your help!