Travis & Vicki

the floaties seen to be poos and other small particules in the water. on the bottom of the tank is river gravel, it was Very well washed

Wok dear, at the moment dont tempt me, it really has me disheartened. the fish appear to be healthe and happy and very well conditioned(fat) but with the ph unstable and the crap in the water, i hope they can stay that way

yes trying to raise the ph between chrystal clear and dirty, i dont do anything, the fish wake up i do weekly water changes and vaccume the gravel at that time

please, i need some ideas, i am having trouble with the water in the big tank, my first thought was over stocking, but as was discussed in the chat last night ( thank you bill for your time and patience ) it is within the safe peramaters. the tank has an internal diameter of 1800cm long, 900cm wide, 900cm deep. i have 2 external aqua one canister filters the CF1200 model, they have filter wool and charcoal, noodles and the bio balls in them. one aqua one internal canister 104f is written on the top, it is a larger one and a aqua one powerhead 103, as well as a long bubble bar the outlets of the external filters are at one end of the tank, one at the surface and one at the bottom, about 4 inches aboue the gravel. at the same end of the tank is the power head, about half way down the tank. the inlets of the filters are at the other end of the tank, one about 6 inches from the bottom, and the other about half way down, with the i9nternal canister about 6 inches from the surface, with the outlet pointed to the surface, the water just breaks i have grit in the tank and some shells, but the ph is unstable, the water is chrystal clear in the morning, but by about 9am the floaties are getting to be an eyesaw, the tank looks really disappointing when there is so much crap in the water, please post your suggestions as to how to fix these problems, it is becoming really disheartning

wow, i wouldnt need a marine tank then lol, and if i got one stocking it wouldnt cause bankrupsy i think i can afford a $1 share

ira, you want me to post you a few hundred of the things, they have breed as well as the guppys in that tank :evil:

looks like long slimy poo, diet is ok, wood spirilina discs, all the growth in the tank, i just dont know

cant buy direct from the supplier, they just dont care

last night i found what looked like a single thread of spiders web in the guppy tank, on closer investigation it was coming from the b/n that is in there, it was about 40cm long that i could see Help, what is it, probably a really stupid question, but i want to know the b/n looks well enough, the water is good

I feel really sorry for the poor soul that has to part with a lifetime tank like that

definataly aqua one, in thier catalog, seen others at the suppliers(not the shop) jo1 and her husband saw it when they came to tauranga and have also seen others with the same problem

i want it!

beware, look at other tanks the same as you are thinking of getting, i am stuck with an aqua one tank that the lid leaks like you wouldnt beleive, the supplier just dosnt care. check out one the same that has been established for a while just to make sure

the problem is what happens to the fish now, he may have taken them off trade, but where are the oscars going now, are they going to be any better off

was thinking of buying them, just to prevent some one who knows nothing from continuing the cruelty

with the great quantities of water round the place at the moment, is it ok to do my water changes with fresh rain water, i have a number of buckets that were filled over the last 36 hours, all buckets safe for fish.

please help, i would like to know what the best way is to care for my wee family of oscars. I havent managed to kill them yet, but i am sure there are species spicific things that will help them become better fish, healtier, happier all suggestions greatfully appreciated It could be the most simple thing that i just dont know about them, the only silly question is the one i dont ask

I got mystics puffer in rotorua, lovely little chap it was, till i started finding murdered fish in the tank! need a tank of their own, heavy planted, lots of snails. the are cool wee fishies though, one day when i have another few tanks i will get another one

well, its now sunday morning and the carpet is basically dry, i have definataly learnt something from this, do the little tanks LAST

this is the best photo i have been able to get of the guppy mummy and daddys

yep, didn't realise the date till you put in this posting :lol: i really enjoyed the visit, have rearranged the two empty tanks and will definataly be getting some of those unusual fishies, what was it they were called lol

Yep, refilling tank, went to the letterbox, did an errond for the sick old fella next door, made a coffee, checked the new postings in here, had a shower, so as you can imagian it is quite a bit of water

I got the carpet professionally cleaned a week or so ago, it looked lovely, i did the water changes in all tanks today, turned my back on the guppy tank, then got distracted, i now have water through half the house, don't think i lost any fish over the top, but the babys are too small to see anyway in the carpet, there are still heaps there, but the house is a smelly swamp, just as well Travis is working out of town

All I can say is WOW, you dont need any tips, ive been taking pics of mine for months and i dont get results like that, nice fishies

You are so right there, they are just like dogs, i went away for the night last night, when i walked in today they looked like they were ready to bounce out of the tank to meet me. They may not be pretty, but they have personality and are really loveable, they are definataly huggable