I had one several years ago , a blue type , I honestly thought it was boring and a waste devoting a whole tank to one creature. As private...
@ dash : the test is quite simple , check for ammonia and nitrite , if they show a zero reading you have enough bacteria and don't need the air...
@Dinky I used the Antezole tablets , you should be able to get them from any vet or vetshop, just check the concentration of Prazi and dose...
I had a similar problem few years ago and went through pretty much every commercially available medication on the market , fish looked fine with...
Did you test your water for ammonia and nitrite before adding these fish ? 5 days seems a bit short to cycle a tank
Sorry I was thinking of Paracure ?
Isn't it a copper based medicine ?
I only use rain water and have no problems with algae , my fish spawn regularly and my plants grow well . I cannot believe for a second that tap...
its a bit difficult to see in the pic but it looks like the anal fin is running parallel to the body , it might just be the pic but that would...
@Broder , I saw those fish the other day and was quite keen on them too , but have a careful look at the tank mates , the Rams in the same tank...
Not what you would call community fish
Have to agree with Broder on this , why not leave the snails ? In marine coral tanks the so called "clean up crew" is a very helpful if not vital...
Most petshops should be able to get them from Hagen
TorkCraft carry a full range of the diamond coated hole saws , most hardware stores stock the Torkcraft range and should be able to order them for...
@Keishara , just out of interest which shop are you buying from that sells you Pangaius cats and algae eaters that they can't identify ?
Get a piece of egg crate ( white square plastic grid available from most lighting shops in big pieces or get an off cut from a reef keeper as most...
They are actually a brackish species, so they need completely different water conditions to most of the common community fish, they get...
The company that manufactures custom carbide tooling for me does lazer etching on the tools for ID purposes , they are in Edenvale , not sure if...
yes please
@Nawaaz, actually it is something in the region of 100 different marine species that have been bred in captivity , even in SA there are guys...
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