zuri08

that looks like cloudy eye usually due to stress mate.ive bought alot of fish like that and if you have healthy tank conditions it will recover well and have full function again.i bought a rotkeil severum and they told me it had lost its eye within three months the eye recovered fully and was as good as new

my newly made tank stand that i custom built from mdf etc just scrap i had lying around im not a builder or anything just had some spare time and built this up before and after pics have been added before after comments are welcome this is my first stand i have tried to make properly has doors and lift up hood

did you get yours from hff?

hi i have a four footer with two lights on it just keep africans.i only have 2 tubes one a mitre ten mega bulb i think phillips or something has an ok white but not great and then i have a pink light which i do not like what should i use on it to bring out colorrs more

what about if i get existting water etc from a friend and then add in my corals with filter media etc from him so basically reusing his tank water and creating a new enviroment?

what about water etc?howd you get that?how long did it take for you to get corals in?

cool thanks heaps ive been doing some research and im just wanting a basic set up but im not too good with sumps etc but can figure that out what do u recommend as a start like coral wise etc?

have a ballast and going to get some blue tubes. Can get coral rock and have heater so external filter no good on saltwater tank if I get already established water from a mate will thta help

i already have filters lights etc but what do i need to have just a basic saltwater tank i have external filters or can have a sump i just want some corals and 2 clowns can i use the manukau harbors water as thats the closest place for saltwater to me i have a spare 200litre tank and want to try this saltwater out any advise would be great i just would like a list of exactly what i would need

hi im wanting to start one of these tanks exactlty like yours.can you tell me how you did it like do u have skimmers etc

Yea I've still got them pretty sure there breeding bro have got that big through out will take pics when it's cleaned I asked him but he's bit short on cash

haha na saw he wanted some blood parrots

can any one help me is he on this site?

do not seperate fish as the infections would have already spread but it varys at differnt stages and if that fish has it the pond also has that bacteria this knowledge is coming from 8 years of breeding and keeping goldfish.like i said remove plants and treat pond might not even be an infection could be its fins developing differntly as its maturing but try and get closer pics please and then should be able to identify it properly i would treat with fin rot and white spot together at half dose mixed with salt for 3 days and should see results if an infection mate

hmmm hard to say whether or not that is an infection how long have those spots been there?does it eat normally around this time goldfish will be acting weird because its spawining time for them what i think you should do is remove the plants and treat the whole pond that should kill any infections and remove the risk of contamination.i use to be a goldfish breeder btw.its hard with goldfish becasue they are very sensitive fish in some ways especially to infections try get some pic of its tail up close if you can

pretty sure there wild type

well i think you should probably set the four footer up for those sharks and an easier way to get your other tank set up is drain all water and fish into buckets then fill the other tank up with as much water as you can add new fresh water in add some declhor though unless on rain water and then you dont need to cycle add all your gravel etc and filter.this is what i do every time never lost a sinlge fish and have done it for over 7 years good luck with your fish.i personally dont quarintine my fish because ive never had any problems and if buying from reputable people not just some private trader with dodgy fish.get some test kits of your own much easier and can always have them handy when introducing new specimens maybe the fish stores tank are at different levels than yours and is just shocking them.golden barbs are very hardy so if something affects them youve got water problems

i wasnt meaning just chuck them straight into tank iwas meaning i dont quarintine i just acclimatise them to the main tank floating bag etc but have never had quarintines

i dont ever quarintine fish just put them straigh into your main tank maybe isolation is affecting them with stress etc

sorry guys my dad has been super busy but he is bring me up a whole lot of timber and if there is enough i will build them myself he should be bringing wood up on sunday so pm that day to remind me

haha yea will do once weather clears up mate

yea im not using it anymore mate so i geuss so.it would look great with some oscars swimming around in it.and yea drury mate

ive got a big breeding tub here mate its probably 500 litres id say ill get some pics when its not raining for you

fill it up with water and when you are ready to turn it on turn the control valve to off on the out put before you turn it on to create a vacuum and then once water is flowing in turn control valve back on probably after 10 seconds should work good

you could always go with angels etc loaches barbs minnows or even a planted tank with cardinals danios etc