Caryl

Nope

Then that removes the Malawis from the possibilites 8)

Do you want a planted tank?

Nothing to worry about. Air bubbles. They will disperse.

Anything that can hold its own when the kribs start spawning :lol:

Fish are very prone to tumours but if they burst I have no idea if the are contagious.

MarkLB is right and not something I thought to say earlier. If you treated with fungal meds without removing the charcoal then the meds would have been removed from the water (by the charcoal) before having a chance to do anything.

Hiya Vicki. I too thought a tank in the rear window would be cool Flat snakes take up less room :lol:

I would suggest you leave them as they are and not add any more. Big fish need room to cruise without bumping into others.

No idea what it is but I would prefer to sacrifice the one for the sake of the rest. It may or may not be something that will burst and spread disease but better not to take the risk. It is possible he would have paled and gone off his food as the next step of whatever is ailing him anyway and not as a result of being moved.

I have seen them up to about 12cm and they can attack other fish by sucking the protective mucus off their bodies. Having said that, mine never did but I know of a number that did so

You definitely do not put killifish in with giant gouramie or oscars. They are a fish best kept in a species only tank.

It has never occurred to me to buy driftwood. I just go to the mouth of the Hokitika river and pick up pre-waterlogged native hardwoods that have drifted down from the river. Just check for soft, spongey bits - this indicates a rotten bit and it will break up and make a mess in your tank.

Unless you want fry, I would get all male guppies. They are more colourful and no fry to worry about.

That's not many fish (which is good) for a tank that size. You should see some changes soon as it it takes a week to 10 days before levels change as the tank starts to cycle.

What exactly were the test results? Have you changed (or removed) the charcoal since you set up? Charcoal only works for 2 or 3 months then starts creating problems.

Not itself, just in the holes and cracks.

I have never bothered boiling mine (as most were too big). I just scrubbed well with a stiff wire brush and rinsed out all the nooks and crannies.

Very easily! I bet the tuna eat nemo and his friends too

I would wait and see how effective the SAEs are first.

Why do you need another tank? Shift the one you have (into the garage if necessary) while they lay the new carpet then put it back. No problem - except for finding 6 burly mates to help

Welcome - and control yourself until you have the new house to put it in.

Guppies can drop fry every 4 - 6 weeks and can drop several successive batches without needing a fella

Hard to tell from that fish but fluorescent fish are also called Glofish and they are GE. Google will tell you all about them.

When you have a sick fish the first thing to check is the water quality as 99.9% of the time this is what the problem is. Some fish are more sensitive to poor or bad water conditions than others. The most important things to test are the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels as this will tell you about the water quality. You can buy test kits from the shop or some shops will test the water for you. What size is your tank, how long has it been set up and what sort of filtration does it have?