Caryl

Hi Michele. It sounds like your fish has fungus. Med names and availability differ from country to country so go and find one that says it treats fungus. This may have been a result of the poor water quality as fungus is a secondary infection. If it is the bottom dwellers getting it, it is usually because of the substrate. Either you are not vacuuming it well enough or it is too sharp for the fish's mouths and barbels.

Anubias, mini sagittarius

I would be selling the cat poo on Trademe as a good fish fry food I too love those red line rasboras but they are a bit expensive for me! Welcome to the fishroom 8)

Welcome to the fishroom

Swords and platies will definitely interbreed.

You could have made betta patties!

Make sure you don't get caught as it is illegal to collect sand from most beaches

I assume they are doing the polka? :lol:

My Fluvals were very quiet when new but got louder as they aged (despite new impellers). They also blocked easily and had to be pulled apart and cleaned every couple of weeks. My Jebo 819's have been running silently for 8 months now. They are so quiet I have to put my hand on them to feel the vibrations to ensure they are running, the water flow is just as good as it was to start with and I have yet to clean either of them.

and platies and guppies are fine together

I assume you have some of both sexes? 8) If so, what size tank are they in and how much plant? Platies are livebearers who will drop fry every 4 - 6 weeks but most get eaten in a community tank if they don't have plenty of plant to hide in.

My apologies, I should have told you how I knew :oops:

Guppies only grow about 3cm and are a good community fish. The angels would love eating their tails and so, perhaps would the fighter. Plecs need very large tanks (growing up to 2ft) so are not usually in the same tank as small fish like guppies (which are generally kept in smaller tanks). Neons and danios would be fine.

Female. The ones in the second pic are male at the top and female below him I think. Ira ought to be able to tell you. He is an expert on pearl gouramis :lol:

I would also suspect something sucking on nice tender new leaves

I recommend Jebo filters. I have 819's on 250L tanks and think they are great. Good price too.

I am sure I have pics somewhere as they were in a past Aquarium World magazine. Lots of people covered in mud :lol:

It isn't exactly a secret as there have been several group Molly Hunts to there over the years and a lot of fun had by all participants 8)

The November Aquarium World will have an article explaining colour enhancing foods and what is used where for which fish. Did you know if you feed an orange canary on carrot it will turn a brighter orange?

Wow, that is way too small for 1 oscar even!

Hi and welcome. You are right, you are going to need a MUCH bigger tank for just the arowana, let alone the oscars.

I think the goldfish foods often have colour enhancers specifically aimed at orange and red fish.

My fish eat whatever they are given and have never requested a particular brand.

I always have mine made by glaziers - lots cheaper than getting "brand" tanks.

What do you mean by "crashed"? There could be a number of reasons why a number of fish died over the weekend. Did you test the water parameters? Was the filter running correctly? Is the heaterstat working and temperature stable? The death of one reasonably sized fish (through old age, fight or disease) could lead to affecting the water enough to kill others. I have very deep gravel in parts of my 4ft community and it has been going about 5 years now and doesn't have an ugf either.