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Hi David, Sorry, not going to be of much help to you here, I have used the Sera Products before, but not the Nitrate Test Kit, Nitrates should be kept around 40 or lower if possible I think it is, So more water changes and more frequently, You may also want to test the Nitrate Level of the water that you are putting back into the tank, as this can also be High in Nitrates, Not sure why you have to use boiled filtered water with this test, Hmmm, I'm abit confused there. :-? :-? :-? Maybe wait and see if some-one else here has used the Sera Nitrate Test Kit, and see what there advise is, I think alot of people use the Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Freshwater Test Kit. Anywayz Good Luck and hope you get it sorted. :bounce: :bounce: Lynda

Hi handy-andy, I too have a Comm Tankies, I have had 9 Tiger barbs in there with my Pair of Breeding Angels, and had had no Problems at all with having the two together. They all seem to live quite happily together. Lynda

Hi steve-s, WeLcome to the FNZAS Forums, great to have you here, you will meet lots of wonderful people here, full of knowledge about Fish Keeping, and only to Happy to help with any questions you may have. Must have been really hard for you to Break down your Tankies, my that is one Pretty Pikky you got there. Hope all goes well and you are getting into the swing of life in little old NZ. Good Luck with your New Tank setup. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Lynda

Hi Shawn, Good Luck with ya Business Trip Overseas, Hope it all goes well. Would love to see some Pikky's when ya get back. Have Fun Lynda

Hi mikel, Welcome to the FNZAS Forums, Great to have you here , lots of great people here full of knowledge, about the wonderful hobby of Fish Keeping. Don't be afraid to ask any questions you may have, remember " if you dont ask you wont know" I am sure the person that Jude is talking about, that has Discus, will post on here soon. I too am hoping to set up a Discus Tankies, someday real soon, Ohhhhh they such pretty wee fellas. Anyways Good Luck with your now tank :lol: :lol: :lol: Lynda

2 fishy, Are these worms actually coming from the fish???? There are little white worms that are called Planaria, which is often caused by over feeding. These little worms are harmless to the fishys in the tank and will subside if you cut down on the feeding. Might want to check with the customer before treating the whole and and the fishys. Good Luck Lynda

Congrats smcoleman, Man, I wish something would get breeding in my Tankies. Good Luck, hope it all goes well. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Lynda

Hi Quark-VI, I got this Sera CO2 unit from Levin Petworld, Wet Pets in Palmy also stocks them, they are about $80 for the Starter Pack, then you pay round $15 for the Tablets. Have had great success with this unit, only thing i'm not to sure about is the fluctuations in the levels of CO2, not sure id this is a good thing. Good Luck Lynda

WOOHOO, Awesome stuff PJ, man you must have soooooo many bubbas right now, goodness knows just where you gonna put them all You can always send some up to Aunty Lynda to look after aye. Good Luck, hope it all goes well. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Lynda

Yeap Mis, Four is a good number for Loaches, I had 1 Clown loach and never saw him/her, now I have 4, I see them all the time, they are such cool little fellas, they quite often play tag together. Lynda

Hey Misnoma, I would suggest, you invest in a couple of Clown Loaches, they absolutely LOVE these little snails, if I had any snails in my tankies, they wouldn't be there for long, the Loaches clean them out pretty quick. Good Luck Lynda

Hi Shaun, Welcome to a great site, you will meet lots of lovely people here as I have over the short time that I have been here. WOW, 250 Tanks, that one severe case of MTS, obviously by the sounds of it the Addiction is subsiding, now down to Two Tanks, you have done well. Great to have you here. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Lynda

Good Point made there Sharn, I was thinking the same thing. :-? :-? :-? Dont wanna scare the Fishys Lynda

Awesome Stuff Freshwest, Congrats on your Bubbas, Hope it all goes well for you. Mum and Dad look pretty coolies too. Keep the pikkys coming, so we can all see their progress. Good Luck. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Lynda

Hi 2fishy, I think I read somehwere, that you use Drontal, which is a Dog Wormer. Maybe use the Search feature on the FNZAS site, not the Google and this should give you some answers. Good Luck Lynda

Hi Caper, I have my Tiger Barbs in a Comm Tankies with Black Neons, WCMM, Zebra Danios, Gouramis, Angels, Golden Barbs, Kribs, Rosy Barbs and lots of other Fishies. My Tiger Barbs never seem to bother the other fishys at all. As I said before, maybe the bigger the group of Tiger Barbs the better they will be, as they all seem to stick together in their own little group. Good Luck with yours. Lynda

Hi fishkeepa, Really Sorry to hear about your Mollie, Just keep a close eye on the Mollie that has the ripped fins, if you see any Fungus starting to develop, then it may pay for you to Medicate. Good Luck Lynda

Man Bill, 500 Tiger Barbs in one Tankies, that would just be the most awesome sight, I reckon. Lynda

Man, I would say "How Freaky is that". :-? :-? :-? Lynda

You got any Plants in this Tankies Seasider???? Lynda

Hi Caper, I have just put 9 Tiger Barbs into my 4ft Community Tank, they have been in there for a couple of weeks now and I haven't had any problems with them at all. Maybe the bigger the group, the more they seem to keep each other amused. I think it would be nice to have just a Tankies full of Tiger Barbs as Jude has as these are colourful little Fishies and a big group of them on there own would look really effective. Good Luck Lynda

Clever Wee Fellow alright, As they say "Where there's a will, theres a way" Lynda

WOOHOO, Great Stuff Reef-Man, Hope it all goes well for ya, :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Good Luck Lynda

No, I dont thinkies you are wrong at all Deb, I think it is really cruel to do this aye, poor little fishy aye. Some people just don't want to admit, that they are wrong, then they get all crabby about it aye. Lynda

What size Tank have you got Raul, How many of these Torrent Fish were you planning on putting in this tank. The torrent fish or shark bully, Cheimarrichthys fosteri (papanoko of the Maori), is the only known species of its family (Cheimarrichthydae). About 4 in. in length, coloured light grey with dark diagonal markings it frequents rapids and fast-flowing streams, after spending its larval life in or near the sea. The bullies or gobies (Gobiomorphidae) make up the last group of native fish. Six species are contained in the two general Gobiomorphus and Philypnodon. The better known of these are G. basalis, the common “cockabullyâ€; G. radiata, the redfin bully; G. gobioides, the giant bully (reaching 9 in. in length); and P. hubbsii, the bluegill bully. Normally regarded as only a drab grey, many of the bullies have quite attractive colour patterns. Most are 3–5 in. in length. Bullies are widely distributed throughout New Zealand. http://www.loaches.com/river_tank.html Bit more info here that you may find interesting. Good Luck Lynda