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  1. Tommy

    Otto's Tank Mates Help

    Thanks I will have a look in pets at home. I never even thought they would have them. Last time I looked pro shrimp didn't have any, will look again. :)
  2. Tommy

    Otto's Tank Mates Help

    Hi Matt, Ive seen your tank with the dwarfs somewhere on the forum, it was your tank that led me to choose different dwarfs, my initial plan was to have an apisto tank with several sub species. So far theres no real bullying or anything just the usual this is my space kind of thing. I am worried...
  3. Tommy

    Help Ram With Finrot?

    I doubt that, that was the problem. I do 70% water changes every week. His fin is fine now :)
  4. Tommy

    How intelligent are fish?

    This fish certainly has some intelligence about him :D
  5. Tommy

    Otto's Tank Mates Help

    Been looking for clithon snails, would these ones be ok? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Assorted-Horned-Nerite-Snail-Clithon-Corona-x-1/264109253733?hash=item3d7e236465:g:590AAOSwx2FbyHZs:rk:9:pf:0 and these...
  6. Tommy

    Help Ram With Finrot?

    Thanks Tim :)
  7. Tommy

    Help Ram With Finrot?

    About to order esha 2000 and esha exit on ebay, will a 20ml bottle be sufficient for a 240ltr tank? Ive never used it before so don't know the dosage etc. Thanks :)
  8. Tommy

    Help Ram With Finrot?

    Thanks Tim I will get some esha 2000. :) Hi Darrel, his colours also fade when he swims in the middle of the tank, Ive had rams before in the past and never had any luck with them. I was hoping this time it would be different. :)
  9. Tommy

    Help Ram With Finrot?

    Hi Conort, tank is at 26 degrees. Reason I thought it might be finrot is that I was at my LFS where I got the fish to get some live food and looked in the tank where it came from, there were other rams with damaged fins so I just thought it could be finrot. Ive not seen the empires trying to...
  10. Tommy

    Help Ram With Finrot?

    Hi everyone, today I noticed that my ram's dorsal fin is damaged or rotting. He was fine yesterday. Can anyone identify if its finrot or not and what I need to do to treat it? Thanks :)
  11. Tommy

    Otto's Tank Mates Help

    Thanks for that mate, I will look into clithon snails. I do have another tank that I am on setting up so if all hell breaks loose I will have somewhere to move fish around. :)
  12. Tommy

    Otto's Tank Mates Help

    I don't want my tank over run with snails, I was thinking of adding some nerite snails (not sure if these can clean the leaves of java ferns?) I believe these cant breed in freshwater? I would consider other snails as well so long as they don't breed and over run the tank. Suggestions very...
  13. Tommy

    Otto's Tank Mates Help

    So are otto's out of the question with this many dwarfs? Is there anything else I could put in as a clean up crew? :)
  14. Tommy

    Otto's Tank Mates Help

    The nannacara are both males mate, so far aggression wise the agassizii is the worst he will chase every fish out of his space except the pelvichromis, the macmasteri is second he chases everything apart from the agassizii and pelvichromis. The rest of them have not shown any aggression apart...
  15. Tommy

    Otto's Tank Mates Help

    Hi, what do you mean by that Darrel? :) The agassizii fire red and empire gudgeon have been together months, the macmasteri was added 3 weeks ago and the ram, pelvichromis and nannacara a week ago. Tank is 240ltrs 4ft long. :)
  16. Tommy

    Otto's Tank Mates Help

    Hi everyone, I am wanting to put a school of otto's in my tank as I need a clean up crew in there but I am unsure if they will be ok with the fish I already have? Current stock is:- Apisto Agassizii fire red Apisto Macmasteri German Blue Ram 2 Nannacara Anomala Pelvicachromis Subocellatus...
  17. Tommy

    Freeze dried food.

    I only feed my fish frozen food and live food Lee, I always get a mix of different ones so that they not always getting the same.
  18. Tommy

    Where does all the CO2 come from?

    Plants produce co2 as do fish, I don't know if that's the answer though, someone with more knowledge than me will know though. :)
  19. Tommy

    Fluval Plant 3.0 - will it fit under Roma LED canopy?

    Thanks for that, its exactly what I was hoping, going to have to get one now. :)
  20. Tommy

    Hi all, need some help for my first aquarium

    Hi foxfish, I have been reading the links provided, I don't doubt what Darrel and Ian have said. But in my scenario I wouldn't be trying to convince a facebook group of test kits being a waste of time and inaccurate it would be one person standing behind a counter :)
  21. Tommy

    Hi all, need some help for my first aquarium

    Hi Darrel, I don't doubt what yourself and Ian are telling me, I was just pointing out a possible scenario one could face. :)
  22. Tommy

    Hi all, need some help for my first aquarium

    All my LFS test your water for free, now say I buy some fish get them home acclimatise them put them in the tank and the next morning they are dead. I call my LFS tell them about it and they tell me to bring a water sample in for testing along with the fish. They test the water and it shows...
  23. Tommy

    Fluval Plant 3.0 - will it fit under Roma LED canopy?

    Hi Surya, does the fluval 3.0 show the colours of the fish and plants better than the led the tank came with? I have a roma 240 and have been thinking of getting the 3.0 :)
  24. Tommy

    Hi all, need some help for my first aquarium

    Ive always been under the impression that you test the water regularly even on a mature tank, if this is wrong then I guess I have got a lot more basic learning to do and I will save money on buying test kits in the future. :)
  25. Tommy

    Co2 bubbles and aquarium backgrounds

    Ive got a black background as well the bubbles don't bother me at all, I actually like them, a lighter background should help though, white or light grey. I think they would stand out with blue :)
  26. Tommy

    Hi all, need some help for my first aquarium

    Hi, you should get yourself a good water test kit and check your water regularly for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates. Ammonia kills and you need to make sure your water is free from it, doing regular water changes helps keep the ammonia, nitrites and nitrates down :)
  27. Tommy

    Amazon: Earths Great Rivers.

    Those cichlids were awesome and new to science, its just a shame the BBC didn't have a 4K HDR version like they did with Dynasties. :)
  28. Tommy

    stocking levels help please.

    Thanks for the clarification alto, :)
  29. Tommy

    stocking levels help please.

    If you have a planted tank you want 10x the flow rate of your filter to the volume of your tank. So say you have a 240ltr tank your filtration flow rate should be 2400ltrs per hour. :)
  30. Tommy

    stocking levels help please.

    I would suggest at least a 50% weekly water change if your stocking your tank up to its limit, :)
  31. Tommy

    Happy New Year

    Happy New Year everyone, All the best for 2019 :)
  32. Tommy

    New Fish Not Doing Good

    Hi everyone, am I right in thinking empire gudgeon are wild caught fish? they don't seem to have an interest in flake food or don't recognise it as food. :)
  33. Tommy

    Java Fern Help

    Thanks Darrel, Ive got quite a few leaves sprouting so it looks like I am going to end up with a lot of plants if all goes well. :)
  34. Tommy

    Java Fern Help

    Thanks :)
  35. Tommy

    Java Fern Help

    Thanks, can you cut the leaves off and attach them to some wood to grow the new plants? :)
  36. Tommy

    Java Fern Help

    Hi everyone, some of my java fern leaves are growing spiders legs out of them, is this normal? Thanks :)
  37. Tommy

    Hello from the North!

    Welcome Michael, your not the only one from the north east ;)
  38. Tommy

    Will my rams eat my shrimp.

    Don't know about the shrimp, and I cant identify that ram mate sorry. :)
  39. Tommy

    Will my rams eat my shrimp.

    Hi Lee, that looks like a German Gold Ram (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi) to me mate :)
  40. Tommy

    My CO2 tank got empty overnight

    That's your problem right there! Never use 2 seals together your asking for trouble. Use only one seal and when you get some more co2 check everything for leaks. :)
  41. Tommy

    Chihros doctor advice.

    Mine produces bubbles say every 10 to 15 mins though that's just a guess as I have not timed it. Cant see how it could overdose. Once its set no you don't need to keep pressing the button :)
  42. Tommy

    Chihros doctor advice.

    I have mine set to the fish setting and for tank size 200-250ltrs. I leave it switched on all the time and it puts out bubbles on a regular basis. I also have positioned under my filters outflow pipe. Hope that helps :)
  43. Tommy

    VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

    Merry Christmas everyone, all the best Tommy :)
  44. Tommy

    My CO2 tank got empty overnight

    I'm no expert by any means but the most likely scenario is that you have a leak. When you get a new bottle check all the connections with soapy water to see where the leak is coming from. :)
  45. Tommy

    Had three honey gouramis last one died today.

    Thanks, that's a big worm! hope my fish don't get any like that.
  46. Tommy

    New Fish Not Doing Good

    Indeed, I was going to get 2 females but the only other fish was too small to put in my tank with the rainbows, and I wasn't able to sex it. My lfs are going to try and get some more in January so I hope to get another then. :)
  47. Tommy

    Had three honey gouramis last one died today.

    My PH is 7 and drops with co2 to around 6.4, I will store it in the fridge :)
  48. Tommy

    Had three honey gouramis last one died today.

    Thanks very much Darrel, is it just a one off dose or does it have to be repeated over the course of a week? :)
  49. Tommy

    New Fish Not Doing Good

    Thought I would update this thread, fish are doing great and have really settled in however the colours of the male over the last week have been dull so I did some research and found out that the males only colour up in the presence of a female. So on Friday I got a female to go in, she settled...
  50. Tommy

    Had three honey gouramis last one died today.

    Thanks for the link, so I need to get HARKA-VERM, is this the right one? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HARKERS-HARKA-VERM-LIQUID-WORMER-for-PIGEONS-CAGE-and-AVIARY-BIRDS-100ML/251894178952?epid=1605266918&hash=item3aa6102488:g:pGcAAOSwiCRUi0zZ:rk:2:pf:0 following the links in the link you sent me...
  51. Tommy

    Had three honey gouramis last one died today.

    This is exactly what they have been doing although not spitting out all the food. They get excited as soon as food hits the water, not all the food gets eaten though.
  52. Tommy

    Echeveria Succulents Bay Window Tank.

    Looks good Keith :)
  53. Tommy

    Had three honey gouramis last one died today.

    Hi alto, to be honest I have only got 3 rainbows left out of 7, Ive lost 4 over the last 2 weeks, it seems only the boesemani are affected, they lost colour and there bellies were thin, they were eating, lfs thinks they could have worms so have been treating for that but I doubt the last one is...
  54. Tommy

    Had three honey gouramis last one died today.

    Thank you for the excellent reply's guys, I went to see the fish today they didn't look the best and there wasn't that many and some were too small to put in my tank with the rainbows so I left it. They said they will be getting more in January so I am going to wait for now, I am going to do...
  55. Tommy

    Had three honey gouramis last one died today.

    Thanks for the reply alto, my tank is 240ltrs I was thinking of adding a group of around 10, I am going to see them tomorrow, do you know if they are aggressive towards other species? :)
  56. Tommy

    Cyanoacrylate Glue?

    Hi Ive just purchased some cyanoacrylate glue to stick some moss and plants in place. Is this the right glue and is it safe? Thanks :)
  57. Tommy

    Had three honey gouramis last one died today.

    I might have the chance to get some croaking gouramis do these suffer from poor strains as well? Has anyone kept them and had success? Thanks :)
  58. Tommy

    Anyone used new Co2art inline diffuser (qanvee)

    Where can you get one of these Qanvee's? I am thinking of using an inline as I am always having to adjust my filter pipes to get a half decent flow of bubbles to the opposite side of tank.
  59. Tommy

    How Long Does a 2kg CO2 Supply Last (Roughly)

    Hi, if your going through them that quick you want to try and see if you can get one from a pub. they are big and should last you at least 6 months to a year. :)
  60. Tommy

    Brown and Black Algae

    Hi zozo the anubia with the black spots is close to the top of the tank so maybe like you say its getting too much light. I will just keep rubbing it off for now and I think I might increase water changes, I do a 50-60% weekly change already might do a smaller one during the week as well. :)
  61. Tommy

    New Fish Not Doing Good

    Sorry for the late reply guys my internet went down and Ive just received a temporary router, fish have survived and are looking fine, I think it was the co2 tat caused the problem, I did a water change and I am sure that it saved the lives of these fish. From now on its co2 off before adding...
  62. Tommy

    Brown and Black Algae

    Hi everyone, I have started to notice black algae blobs on my anubias leaves, I rubbed it off but its coming back, on some of the anubias there is a film of brown algae, this is also showing up on the wood. I intened to put some ottos in my tank will these eat this kind of algae? Thanks :)
  63. Tommy

    New Fish Not Doing Good

    Ive done a small water change 70ltrs out of 240, will do a big one at weekend. One of the empires has been out in the open with the rainbows and apisto, there was no aggression towards the empire. The other is swimming head up still in the top corner, I hope Im wrong but I don't think he will...
  64. Tommy

    New Fish Not Doing Good

    Ive not seen the apisto do anything, I will keep an eye on them. :)
  65. Tommy

    New Fish Not Doing Good

    Hi, I will do a water change then, yes Im using co2 I knocked it off about an hour ago just in case that was the issue. I have a chirihos doctor 3 for the air. Yes the apisto is the only bottom fish, I did have 2 peacock gudgeons but Ive not seen those for a couple of weeks, they could still be...
  66. Tommy

    New Fish Not Doing Good

    No the rainbows were ok with them, they were swimming together, not looking good in that they not swimming around. :)
  67. Tommy

    New Fish Not Doing Good

    Hi, I have 2 Australian rainbows and 3 boesmani rainbows, and 1 fire red apistogramma, I acclimatized them by putting small ammounts of water from my tank into the bag over an hour. They seemed ok when I fist put them in. :)
  68. Tommy

    New Fish Not Doing Good

    Hi everyone, today I have put 2 empire gudgeon in my tank. This was at around 5-30 they seemed ok swimming around, Ive just been to check on them and they are both up at the top of the tank in the corner above the heater and they don't look to be doing too good. Is there anything I can do? Would...
  69. Tommy

    Two Fish Deaths in Two Days

    Had them around 3 years or so, they might be a bit bigger than 2 1//2 its hard to say without taking one out and trying to measure it, they were females.
  70. Tommy

    Two Fish Deaths in Two Days

    Hi Ed my tank has a lid so couldn't have jumped out, I looked behind the tank and underneath etc just to make sure. I will have another look in the tank :)
  71. Tommy

    Show your dwarf cichlid!

    Here's a pic of my male fire red apisto, he will be joined by another 5-6 different species male apisto's when I can source the ones I want. :)
  72. Tommy

    Show your dwarf cichlid!

    Awesome apisto's Ed, what kind are they? Is the first one a Hongsloi? Do you have these in the same tank? Thanks :)
  73. Tommy

    Two Fish Deaths in Two Days

    Hi everyone, I have lost two boesmani rainbow fish in two days with no apparent reason as to why, they have just disappeared from the tank. I cant even find the bodies. My ammonia is 0 my nitrite's 0 and my nitrates 0. Ph is around 6.4 during the co2 cycle and 7 without co2. Tank is well planted...
  74. Tommy

    easy to grow plants ???

    Do you have a link for James Starr's ebay? cant seem to find it. Thanks :)
  75. Tommy

    Cloudy sky

    Looks really good Andrew :)
  76. Tommy

    Is this setup worth it?

    Good luck with the wife :lol: I would say its the bargain of the year that set up mate. Wonder why it never sold?
  77. Tommy

    Is this setup worth it?

    You are joking right? Of course its worth £280 I would have snapped their arm off by now lol :lol:
  78. Tommy

    Gill Problem On Rainbow

    Thanks again Darrel :)
  79. Tommy

    Light Suggestions For Fluval Roma?

    Hi everyone, the led light that came with my fluval roma 240 is not very good when it comes to showing off the colours of my fish. My rainbow fish look washed out when they swim near the top of the tank its only when they are near the substrate they start to look good. So it looks like I need to...
  80. Tommy

    Gill Problem On Rainbow

    Thanks Darrel, do I treat the whole tank?
  81. Tommy

    Gill Problem On Rainbow

    Is it treatable or am I going to lose her? Will my other fish catch it as well? Thanks :)
  82. Tommy

    Gill Problem On Rainbow

    Hi everyone, Ive noticed one of my rainbows has a problem with one of its gills, there's a white spot at the top and it looks swollen. Ive tried to capture a photo to show what I mean. :)
  83. Tommy

    Apistogramma dither fish

    The same thing nearly happened with me over the weekend, I was at my LFS and they had the best looking cardinal tetras I have ever seen, there was about 25 of them so we done a deal and I went through to get them the next day. Some of them had a fungal infection on their backs under the dorsal...
  84. Tommy

    How Many Apistogramma's?

    Thanks again alto, looking over the site now, and have posted a thread so will see what I can find out. Will have a look at the tropica bankwood. :)
  85. Tommy

    How Many Apistogramma's?

    Thanks alto, width is 40cm/16inch, I wasn't going to bother with bottom dwellers but thought I would get some ottos. So buy them all at the same time and put them in together? Is that so one doesn't have a territory before the others and then they just sort territories out for themselves?
  86. Tommy

    How Many Apistogramma's?

    I am just looking on there now to see if I can find any threads, not much comes up in a search so looks like I will have to sign up. Thanks for the reply :)
  87. Tommy

    How Many Apistogramma's?

    Just been to my LFS and was told I can keep male apistos from different species in my tank no problem, they said I could put around 10 in. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this? Thanks :)
  88. Tommy

    Co2 Help

    Thanks I didn't know that. I have lowered the co2 started again with a lower bubble count this was at 11am just come home and checked drop checkers and both are lime green and rainbow fish are swimming in lower levels now. I will keep an eye on it and see how it goes. :)
  89. Tommy

    Co2 Help

    Thanks Andrew I thought I might have had a problem, something I did notice was my drop checkers were yellow and my rainbow fish were all smimming at the surface as if trying to get air, but my apistos were just going around normal. Obviously my co2 must be too high so I now have to start from...
  90. Tommy

    Co2 Help

    Hi everyone, I noticed last night on my checks just before co2 cut off that there was no water in my bubble counters, is this normal? do you have to top up every couple of weeks ? I cant see any leaks on the regulator. Thanks :)
  91. Tommy

    Help With Plants On Wood

    I was wondering if my light would be good enough for red plants, its not the best but I do plan on getting a better light after Christmas. I will check out Bolbitus, Crypto Undulatus looks a nice plant as does Crypto Usteriana. The plants no longer have to go on wood and rocks, I have planted in...
  92. Tommy

    Help With Plants On Wood

    Hi Matt, I would like some red in my tank but not too red, I do think my tank needs more colour, here's a couple of pics so you can see what Ive got and how the tank looks now. Any suggestions on plants appreciated. Thanks :)
  93. Tommy

    How Many Apistogramma's?

    Hi everyone, I have added my boesemani rainbow fish to the tank along with a pair of apistogramma fire reds and two peacock gudgeon's. I would like to keep more apisto's they are one of my favourite fish. My LFS said I could possibly keep three pairs in my tank but I am not interested in...
  94. Tommy

    Feedback Superb Service

    This is why its worth it to pay a bit extra for good equipment, you get a better warranty and customer service. :)
  95. Tommy

    Elos Fish Food

    Anyone know if this food is anygood? I heard about it in one of the aquascaping videos on ytube but unable to find any at my LFS so decided to order some online. Cant seem to find much info on it, does anyone here use it? Thanks :)
  96. Tommy

    Chihiros Doctor 3 Sterilizer

    Thanks Andrew, I will move it, best thing is it will be out of sight underneath the filter heads. :)
  97. Tommy

    Chihiros Doctor 3 Sterilizer

    I forgot to ask, do I run this all day and night? Thanks :)
  98. Tommy

    My First Hardscape Please Critique

    Will do Keith, thank you very much for all your help and guidance through this process. I wouldn't have got it looking anywhere near as good as it is without all your help, really appreciated mate. :) That's one down two to go :eek: haha :lol:
  99. Tommy

    My First Hardscape Please Critique

    Thanks Lee, now its time to choose fish :)
  100. Tommy

    Juwel full spectrum new led

    I wonder if this light would fit a fluval roma properly? anyone know if juwel and fluval lids are the same?
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