Hi Steve / Lenny Here comes my naivety, in the past when I’ve had fish (in the majority of occasion there been fresh water fish) this is the second time in my life that I’ve kept tropical and I’ve basically just put the tank together, waited for a week then started adding fish […]
That’s great news, Dave. I’m almost completely certain that with subsequent water changes and a good cleaning in the autumn and again in spring, you won’t need to resort to this pond treatment again. I used it that first year for pretty much the same reasons as you’re using it […]
Hi all,
I just added some pictures to “Dave’s Album.” I wanted to get some shots of the Butterfly Koi and some of my other fish into the album. The bench shot is mainly to show my intention to use my pond for relaxation. Notice that the waterfalls is shut off. I […]
I managed to find my black koi at a local aquarium in Puerto Princesa. I can’t recall how much we paid but I don’t think it was very expensive. Mind you, we have not seen any others on offer since. My black koi is actually my favourite. Only about 2.5 inches long when we […]
Hi Erik,
If I recall correctly the Aqua-Tech is a “Walmart” filter based on a Marineland filter(Correct me if I am wrong). If you take the intake tube with you to a pet store, hopefully a fish store is near you, you should be able to find an extension.
If that is not an option or they […]
Considering the move you are talking about, I’d say go for it. The biggest move I ever made with a tank was moving a 55g tank with 6 male dwarf gouramis, a school of serpae tetras and 6 bronze aeneus cories from Flagstaff to Bisbee - roughly a 6.5 hour drive. I put everyone […]
I never kept much in the way of splendens over the years, and never jarred, but I did have a period where I kept various of the wild types, and never did 100% water changes in their tanks, just treated them like other fish. However, I do recall reading about this practice and having others […]
Noura,
From what you have said about your tank, the problem is most likely a problem with ammonia and/or nitrite levels in you r tank. As I recall, your tank was already a bit overcrowded when you added more fish last week. You probably should initiate a regimen of 25-50% daily water changes to decrease the […]
Rob,
The particular tank I referred to with the 5% water change was a species tank. No plants were present, but a number of rockwork and flower pot caves were present. These particular fish in that tank are very sensitive to water changes and rapid changes in water quality., hence the small amount of water changed. […]
Besides the possibility of your heater not being accurate or of good quality, I have experienced similar problems with oversized heaters in the past… Not sure if that’s your problem, I would think a 50- 75W heater is all you need for a 10g tank, but I recall having these problems when […]