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:( hi Diane thanks, had boiled & baked bogwood. Washed filter in in hot water, thrown sponge media. Will got back over the tank again. Down in london, england its a crapy day no sun, have left the light on inside the tank, just to depress me some more! Throwing the gravel not good with axolotl so I ...

:cry: Hi worst weekend if my life, thank god its Monday. This weekend I had to euthanasia 4 fish & I dropoed dead in front of me. Dont get it started out as dropsy, went on the eye bulge, then death. Water condition were correct, I don't know what happened but I'm devasted. I moved the 6 out of thei...

just learnt I can't read!

Sorry read it to quick, that's my excuse & I'm sticking to it.
Still could not do it, my sister might be better, I'm a coward!

Hi a screwdriver! Omg I could never do that.
Think I will stick with Jim & Diane reply.

Cheers

:cry: sad day, my mum informed me there's a problem with one of her goldfish in the pond. Its 9 years old now seems likely to have flip over disease. My mum has tried for a month using different treatment to save. All failed needs putting out its suffering. Never euthanasia a fish, really want to do...

Hi re tested the water all results were fine, Nitrite is 0 Nitrate is 10.0mg/L. Been looking up think the problem is slime/velvet disease A few of the fish are flicking/rubbing, rapid gill movement & 1 of them is hanging at the surface. However there is no red or irritated areas. I have added Interp...

Hi I can't get the salt untill tomorrow, also want to go back to Prime Did 25% water change last night, haven't seen any odd behavior today! Tested water again All fine but the, NITRITE reading is 0 water in test tube clear NITRATE reading in tank is 10. 0 mg/L NITRATE reading from untreated tap wat...

Hi the tank has been up & running for about a year. My tap water is pretty rubbish. I have done 25% water change, I will do this this Saturday, & test again. Maybe add the salts then. This problem seems to have occured since u have been using stress & coat, usually I buy prime, could there be a conn...

Hi yes that's what I mean. I usually use prime however, it wss sold out so I'm using stress & coat. Just did a 25% water change & double checked the filter is working, thank god it is! I really feel the more effort I put in to them to care as they should be, the more headaches I get I know peole who...

Hi tonight I notice 1 of my fish flicked its self on the tank glass its self, hasn't done it on anything else, & say about twice I've seen it do it. I tested the water the results are, Ph 8.0 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0.1 Nitrate 0.5 I have just noticed that when you turn the lights on, on the surface of th...

Hi thanks for replying.
This is very new to me, did a lot of research before buying these fish.
I have been told from several aquatic stores that dwarf gourami are good community fish, & most are sold in pairs.
eg male & female, or 1male & 3 females, so I am puzzled by that.
thanks

Hi about a week ago I brought a pair of dwarf gourami. The male is being aggressive bih time, her fin is nipped, she also have what looks like scales missing on her head. She is hiding not swimming around, looking scared. I've added 2 more females but the male is just attacking that one. Is there an...

Hi back again! Needing advice on my slightly bloated black moor. I have two I believe one is male & one is female as the what I think female has always been plumper. I had a mixed veil that developed what I'm sure was dropsy, had to put it to 'sleep' I've noticed this black moor is bloated, sits at ...

:cry: hi very sadly I had to dispose my veil fancy goldfish. I think my fancy gold fish had dropsy, it had scales sticking out, resting a lot at bottom of the tank, it then seem to look see through, I can't really explain but if had to this is how I would describe. It then seem to be slightly swolle...

Hi thanks for replying.

It could well be the case, I can tell you the large orange oranda is the boss of all defo!!

I just feed them some live food was not shy about that! Lol

I will keep close eye on him, should it be serious I'm sure he would go down hill fast.

Well see.

Kind regards