MorknMindy

Thanks I guess now its just a question of what fish to get

The ph in my tank was 7.2 out of the filter but has risen to 7.5. Everything else is fine, no nitrite, no ammonia, gh is 5 degrees. We have one small bristlenose cat in the tank at the moment and everything has stayed the same for a week. So here’s the question do we try to lower the ph or do we just go ahead and add some more fish. Oh it is a very small tank so we can only add about 10 tetras size wise.

Thanks guys now I remember why I loved ths site so much

ran out of janola should I boil it?

We have decided to get back into tropical fish after 18 months and have a question. In my old tank I had some Black algae and was wondering if I use the gravel from the old tank in the new tank would it reappear. The gravel from the old tank has been stored out of water for 18 months.

I had the same problem in two of my tanks. I can't remember what the algae was called but I was told to get a Siamese Algae Eater as it was the only fish that would eat this particular type of algae. It seems to have work quite well and although there is still a small amount in the large tank I just scoop that out when I gravel vac. http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/sae.htm The only other way to get rid of it is to remove everything from the tank and boil the gravel rocks wood etc throw away the plants and start all over again. If it is the same black algae that I had in my tanks there isn't a chemical that will kill it.

:oops: Save me from the spelling police “Angel†LMAO My only excuse is an 8 year old with chicken pox leaning over my shoulder

We have decided to get some Angel fish to put in the octagonal tank so now I need more advice Here are the tank details: - Hexagonal Shape - Capacity 56L - Dim: 46.1x40x53.5cm/ 18.2x15.8x21.1inch(L X D X H) And here are the questions: - How many Angel fish should I get - What other fish should I put in the tank with the Angels - I read somewhere that Angels should be the last thing to go in a tank as they can be a bit aggressive to any new fish. Is that true or can I just add them all at the same time. - Do I get them from the LFS or try to find a breeder I really don’t know what I would do without this forum; probably have a lot of dead fish

There doesn't seem to be any damage being done and they have stopped fighting but they are still chasing each other around the tank with their fins all fanned out. At first I thought it was the male (Bruce) and one of the females getting ready for a bit of loving but when I took a closer look and saw it was the girls I got a bit stressed maybe it is just that time of the month LOL

I have two adult female, one adult male and 5 unsexed about 6 month old bristlenose cats in my community tank and this morning I noticed the 2 female fighting does anyone have any idea why they are doing this. The tank is rather full at the moment due to a problem in one of the smaller tanks but I don’t think it is over crowded. These girls have been living happily in this tank for about a year, both had breed a few times and they have always been very quiet and gentle fish. :-?

Thanks Melanie On the up side it gave me the opportunity to give the tank a really good clean out and now I will get to decide what new fish I would like. Hubby is keen on getting some Angelfish but I’m not sure.

I went into the LFS and they said I might have to get it from a vet but this morning my poor little Betta was dead

Does anyone know if you can get medicated fish foods containing oxytetracycline in New Zealand?

Thanks I will have to keep my eyes open for some. Unfortunately with the way the male is looking at the moment I might not need to worry about keeping him happy. It seem every time my daughter chooses a fish it ends up dieing First it was kissing gourami and now the Betta maybe I should just pick the fish for her from now on.

He is in the tank with just the little bristnose and is looking very depressed so I might see if I can get hubby to stop in at the LPS and pick up some Melafix on his way home. With him being a siamese fighting fish you can't put other males in the tank so can you buy females I have never seen any here in NZ not that I would recognise one as I have only ever seen them on overseas TV programs?