morgie

maybe a red spotted pleco, when i had one it used to be black with white spots when it was sleeping then when it was feeding it would be pale with black splotches , pretty cool, otherwise it is prob a bristlenose but the dont have spots. the redspot's have a couple of bristles on their nose i think.... :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

thanx for the sympathy, the ammonia is fine because i bought that when i bought the decor and the colour of the test is yellow which means 0 ammonia, it was the decor but i have a feeling that whatever was on the decor is now in my filter sponge cause that reaks of the smell too, i may have to replace that, boil the stones, but i have soaked the decor (which i bought from the LFS). can i you plz give me some feedback on what sort of medicine would be good for this type of bacteria? thanx again

hey guys i was just wondering, this maybe a stupid question, but what if you brought 2 male fighters from birth, would they get along right through till they reach the adult period? thanx for feed back

being honest i am absolutely destroyed and feel completely miserable, i have a very good feeling its the decor because the smell coming off it stinks and is the same smell my fish brought into another tank after i caonverted them when about 10 of my neons died overnight!! and i changed them to another tank then another 4 neons, 1 molly, my lovely fighter (favourite fish) and 1 platy died...i feel like an idiot for letting this happen but i couldnt do anything else, i only have 5 out of the 20 something fish i had left and even then they may still be infected, i am going to try and get some melifix but the store wasnt open sunday or today for long weekend. i am not shore what i should do with my filter if thats still got the parasite in it morgie .....

its a guy, also there seems to be heaps of small snails about the tank lately, i am going to treat it but would that be the problem?, the tank is 2' x 1' x 1.5' measurements in ft... i have been putting in some ph up because the water is looking slightly acidic morgan

hi guys first off i have had 1 pleco, 1 molly, 1 corydora!!, and 1 platy die in a week or so, i dont know whats going on, the ph is good and same with the ammonia. they are getting the right amount of food as far as i know but that maybe the problem. my platy looked sick when i got it, the molly i had for 5 days then its stomach caved in and looked starved, dunno what happened with my corydora but ive had him for almost a year and he was pretty hardy, my plecostomus got what looked like a bulgie stomach, maybe swim bladder or something. My fighter looks like its on its way out and it is really frustrating!! can any body help please? advice is greatly appreciated, morgie

the neighbours pond has been recently cleaned and the fish have taken well to the water, we had our tap water tested a while ago and the guy said it was almost as pure as rain water, which is what they live in, you are right they do have cooler temps but are in the neighbours pond and act exactly the same... they slowly got used to the flakes (over a day :lol: ) and are eating them now but i have blood worms which should be appropriate, ill put a pic on later but will have to catch them first. :bounce: :bounce: cheers for the head start

well try to get a photo tommorrow but i definately know they are not nasties cause they were getting on awesome with the gold fish... the creek is part of our land and neighbours but i dont know how they got there, exactly like a brown trout but have faded lines instead of spots, hope this helps :bounce: :bounce:

ok, i have just caught some really cool wild fish from a little creek not far from my home, cause we live on a hill, the water is quite cold but they got used to the neighbours pond quite quick and made friends with the gold fish :lol: i guy is selling me a 3ftr for $50 with undergravel filter and air pump!! :bounce: :bounce: i was wondering how i would set it up for native fish?? is it ok?? thanx,

thanx, yeah i do have plastic plants and maybe thats why my fighter kept on chasing down my biggest mollie all the fekn (father Ted quote) time. oh well got him in his own tank now and he is loving it his fins are growing back and he swims in and out of his little ornament... best liking it in his own company, which is wierd cause you always think they will get lonely but not this one.. he loves it cheers, thanx for the help :bounce: :bounce:

sorry, no , its a red spotted pleco, i have a feeling it was the stress of all the fish coming in at once, invading his "territory", but thats just my opinion, other suggestions would be appreciated too and about the melafix thanx thanx for the reply penejane

sorry meant the growing rate of the fighters tail not the fighter :lol:

hey, just a question , does melafix increase the growing back rate of the fighter aswell as treating deseases? cause ive got a fighter too and he keeps getting finrot cause i change tanks but when i changed him a week ago to my tank with a recently bought Eheim 2210 his tail started growing back. Then i bought bout 17 fish (3 mollies, 1 pleco, 5 glow lights, 5 neons and 3 black tetras). the fighters fins went split and i know it wasnt the neons cause they split not just rot. hes in a tank on his own now to see if his fins will grow back to the original size. so can anybody help?

wow!! well im keeping the 3 ive got cause i want the experience of bringing them up and thanx for the info :bounce: :bounce:

thanks aqua that was good advice but when u said a few every week did u mean that or is it more like heaps and heaps cheers

one more thing! if any body could tell me roughly how many fry a mollie makes that would be good for future preference. :bounce: :bounce: <<<<<

well, managed to save 3 so far... one of them i got while my fighter was hot on its heels, jaws open... i am planning to plant my aquarium well when i next go back to jansens and get drift wood, rocks and plants. not sure if the mollie will lay anymore as i bought it from the shop pregnant, (what a bonus) unless it mates with the other two males i have in my tank thanks for the advice :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

hey guys, just wanted some help cause i have got a new born in my presence and cant find anymore. i got about 17 fish the other day and i have a feeling it was the mollie as it was more a normal shape rather than bloated like it was when i got it lucky i got it when it was pregnant. also the juvi has a mollie like tale. wot should i do? my dads getting a breeding net as i speak but i cant find any more juvi, would the filter suck them in? i got an eheim 2210 so should it be ok? any help appreciated

you've got a true talent at taking pictures you know, and btw awesome tanks and display (although it should go without saying) :bounce: << i love this guy

thanx snowman, the water isn't similar so i see the problem. i am not replacing my other one i am trying to see if this one can handle the water so i can put a tank devider in. there are not many fish in the tank and they are all young there is only one other top feeder aswell (dalmation molly). the rest are 2 cory, 1 yoyo loach and a small b/n pleco. i am interested to know how you climatise it because he is definately one of the best looking fighters i've seen. (i got first pick when the LFS got a new lot in) cheers

hi, i have a problem with my new fighter. i am trying to put him in a big tank but he simply can't hack it. i have my other fighter in the tank at the moment and he can seem to take it. but when i switch them around after one night his fins are noticably rotting. i even put him in when i just did a water clean but still... i just don't understand. i don't know if i should leave him in the tank and let him adjust to it. thanx

Hi Caryl, the gourami has got more colouration but is still on the bottom but im sure it is the betta because the few times that the gourami goes toward his cave he chases him off but i think the betta is jelous of the dwarf gouramis colours and finds it a threat. thanx for your concern, morgie

hi, sounds like you got a cool display of fish!! but try to have a look at the compatabilities of the fish because some of them don't go very well together. also make sure not to over feed and try to clean tank once a week with a vacuum hose. The cleaning is the most important because you have so many fish and they don't hold on the pooping. try to do a water change of %40-%50. also make sure you do the chemicals like water ager and ph levels. Hope this helped.

he really is a boastfull fighter isn't he? he likes to show his fins. well.... atleast thats what i've seen of him. congrats on the great find!! 1 fighter that i could only dream of having.

This looks really cool. They are selling an arowana and 4.5ft tank with pump on trademe for $350 if you look at the questions at the bottom of the page. This is an awesome deal. If only i had the money and space. here is the trademe link. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 838389.htm