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Why is the pH only 6.2? That will be helping the algae I think.

We have several Aussies in here

I would suspect damage more than disease in this case.

My daughter out law has had guppies dying recently for no reason. All other fish in the tank are fine but the guppies are dying like clockwork. They gasp at the surface then die.

3 - 4 weeks ought to see them starting to attach. I don't tie them, I jam a few roots into splits in the wood.

2 inches of gravel is fine. Try adding more live plants and see how the water goes. How much water are you changing?

I hadn't removed any runners until I pulled all the plant out so I could see where each began and how many there were.

My Java grows equally well in dark places and right under the lights. In fact, it tends to grow up and out of the water where the exposed leaves get burned. Doesn't seem to worry it.

If you are sticking to goldfish I would rather see them in a pond but if you must have them in a tank a 100L would be big enough for 2 or 3 at the most, and not comets. Goldfish grow large and are messy. They are also good at nibbling the roots of plants so kill off the rest of the leaves. I think your green water is more a result of the amount of waste your fish is producing and no live plants.

NEVER add meds indiscriminately, or "just in case" to a tank. Wouldn't want the parasites etc to build up immunity to meds.

We go to wholesalers like Mastertrade places

Quite likely since I do not use fertiliser or CO2 :lol: Tank (4ft) has 4 flouros on it.

If they have not ground down the whiskers too far they will grow back.

I was suspecting that may be the case :-? So why does evil's grow "hundreds of runners" yet mine, despite its size, has only produced 4? :roll:

Carp pox is like warts and doesn't harm the fish, or make it unwell. I too am wondering if they have damaged themselves during spawning and have secondary fungal infections. Hard to tell from the pics.

That is the one I got from you evil and I thought it was a red one (cos of the red colour under the leaves). Mine is obviously too busy getting bigger to produce hundreds of runners :roll:

More fish but don't add them one at a time.

I do not like to buy fish that have just come into a shop. I prefer to wait and see how they aclimatise and if they develop white spot or anything first.

Can someone tell me if it is OK to cut these in half? As you can see, the plant has grown quite a bit. The yellow strip is actually a tape measure showing you its 50cm length :roll: I have found 2 small plants but the other two are just a big solid mass of roots, not separate runner plants. Can I cut this? If so, into how many separate plants? If I plant these, will they grow into plants? and what about these ones?

Are they actually lumps or just white spots on the gill plates? When they are ready to spawn the males get white spots on their gills.

They are having regular meetings as they plan to take over the world

I know there used to be test kits using litmus strips but not sure if they are still available. I think the problem may be with other litmus paper is that they can tell you if it is acid or alkaline but not accurately enough to be of use. I am only guessing though.

Who is this woman and why does she think she knows us? :lol: Long time no see Caper. How's that grandchild doing?

Good to hear no fatalities so far. Keep a close eye out for white spot over the next couple of weeks.

If they are dirty white and look like cotton threads they are planaria and harmless. They can get out of hand though with overfeeding and poor mainteneance. Cut back the feed.