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by mermaid
18 Aug 2004, 07:23
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Fluval 3 plus, anygood?
Replies: 5
Views: 1139

Thank you :lol:
by mermaid
17 Aug 2004, 20:25
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Fluval 3 plus, anygood?
Replies: 5
Views: 1139

Fluval 3 plus, anygood?

I have a 10 gallon tank roughly, and I am using a fluval 3 plus internal filter, is this ok for the size of my tank, I have a plec, and 5 corys, I have some drfitwood & bogwood & sand as the gravel base, if this filter is not good for my tank can anyone recommend one. Sorry I am new to all t...
by mermaid
17 Aug 2004, 17:19
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Can anyone help??
Replies: 12
Views: 1528

Canteen, food, sounds good to me, will do my best to get there. I have never been to anything like it before so it will all be new to me, will you have your fish there??

JO
by mermaid
17 Aug 2004, 14:07
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Can anyone help??
Replies: 12
Views: 1528

Wow wigan, i live in Cambridgshire, do I have to buy tickets, I dont have to auction anything do I or speak or anything just come along and chat to other people??

JO :oops:
by mermaid
17 Aug 2004, 08:14
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Can anyone help??
Replies: 12
Views: 1528

Thats great thank you, can you tell me somewhere I can get some java moss from as my local aquaria doesnt supply it!!!!, is there an online place I can get it from?. I am in the UK

JO
by mermaid
16 Aug 2004, 15:27
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Can anyone help??
Replies: 12
Views: 1528

Hi thanks, the link didnt work?

I have a problem though, have looked in the container where the eggs were and there are only 2 left??, I cant see anything that resembles fry, have they just disintergrated??

JO :shock:
by mermaid
16 Aug 2004, 07:41
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Can anyone help??
Replies: 12
Views: 1528

They are bronze corys. :lol:
by mermaid
15 Aug 2004, 18:43
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Can anyone help??
Replies: 12
Views: 1528

Thank you, I moved the eggs to a floating see through container which is for eggs, and it sits on the top of the water with only a few inches. I have had to remove a few of them as they went fungus, but I have 5 brown ones with a little black dot in the middle, and so far no more fungus, I hope they...
by mermaid
13 Aug 2004, 13:09
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Can anyone help??
Replies: 12
Views: 1528

Can anyone help??

My Corys have spawned for the 4th time and this time they are all brown, no white dots (yet!!), I need some advice though, I have a 25" width by 15" height tank, I want ro put Methylene Blue into the water but I am unsure how many drops to put in as I am using a pipette?? Thanks in advance...
by mermaid
05 Aug 2004, 11:31
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Cory Book or magazine
Replies: 7
Views: 1690

Thankyou, everyone in this forum are really helpful.

Jo :lol:
by mermaid
05 Aug 2004, 11:06
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Cory Book or magazine
Replies: 7
Views: 1690

Who is Jools??

8)
by mermaid
05 Aug 2004, 08:17
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Cory Book or magazine
Replies: 7
Views: 1690

Cory Book or magazine

Does anyone know of a good book on Corydoras, I have the bronze ones, or a good magazine?

Thank you in advance

JO
:lol:
by mermaid
04 Aug 2004, 23:02
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Water treatments, need advice
Replies: 11
Views: 1399

That would be lovely, it would be a thrill to have them live, have never had any of my fish lay eggs before.

Thank you so much for all your help, I love this forum, so glad i found it

JO :razz:
by mermaid
04 Aug 2004, 12:10
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Water treatments, need advice
Replies: 11
Views: 1399

Thank you I will try that, I dont think I can control the flow as it starts as soon as its plugged in. Another thing, sorry I must seem a bit of a pain, but I have just started with Corys. I have 4 males and one female in my tank, I now recognise the female out of the all, took me a while!!!. She ha...
by mermaid
04 Aug 2004, 08:30
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Water treatments, need advice
Replies: 11
Views: 1399

Thank you so much, can you help me with something else, I put a post up the other day asking for help with my gravel cleaner I have an elctronic one and have a sand base in my aqaurium for my corys, the problem is when I use the cleaner it sucks the sand up as well!, do you have any advice on how to...
by mermaid
04 Aug 2004, 00:03
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Water treatments, need advice
Replies: 11
Views: 1399

Sorry, I have 5 bronze corys

JO :oops:
by mermaid
03 Aug 2004, 21:04
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Water treatments, need advice
Replies: 11
Views: 1399

I read in "practical fishkeeper that they like it at 79, is that too high?, they seem to be laying eggs all over the place at the minute

JO :roll:
by mermaid
02 Aug 2004, 19:05
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Water treatments, need advice
Replies: 11
Views: 1399

Water treatments, need advice

Hi everyoe, I need some advice about my water treatments, I have corys and plecs and I used to keep a large goldfish in with them which I had for 10 years, the temperature was 74, since I have lost my goldfish, i have turned up the heat and its now on 79. The problem is I have been using NUTRAFIN CY...
by mermaid
01 Aug 2004, 08:41
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: gravel cleaners for sand any ideas??
Replies: 1
Views: 615

gravel cleaners for sand any ideas??

I have recently bought an electronic gravel cleaner for my tank, the bottom of the tank has sand as i have my corys, the problem I am having is that while cleaning the muck out it also takes the sand with it???, can anyone help me with this, how do you clean your sand bottom?? :roll:
by mermaid
29 Jul 2004, 17:22
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: 1st cory spawn
Replies: 3
Views: 724

Thank you everyone, I have taken lots of them out now and only have four eggs out of 20!!!, they are not brown in colour though but are not clear either, are they ok??? its been 2 days since they were laid. Also once they are hatched how long before I can add them to the rest of my tank as I have 5 ...
by mermaid
28 Jul 2004, 16:18
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: 1st cory spawn
Replies: 3
Views: 724

1st cory spawn

Hi everyone, can anyone give me any advice, my corydora has laid eggs for the first time, I have removed them from the side of the tank and put them in a floating breeding tub with I got from my aquariam shop, they were laid yesterday and today i have noticed that a few of them have a big white dot ...
by mermaid
06 Jul 2004, 11:12
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Can someone tell me what catfish this is?
Replies: 5
Views: 1117

Thanks at least i now know what it is :D
by mermaid
06 Jul 2004, 07:23
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Can someone tell me what catfish this is?
Replies: 5
Views: 1117

Thank you, I have an albino one too, is there anyway to tell what sex it is? :lol:
by mermaid
05 Jul 2004, 20:25
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Is my plec being nasty?
Replies: 3
Views: 643

Thanks for that, the only problem is I have nowwhere to move any of them as I only have one tank.??
by mermaid
05 Jul 2004, 20:21
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Can someone tell me what catfish this is?
Replies: 5
Views: 1117

Can someone tell me what catfish this is?

Hi can anyone tell me what catfish this is I have had him for about a year now and it has grown double his size since I have had him, can you also tell me what sex it is if possible and what length they grow too?? http://www.besthost.co.uk/~enchante/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/fish0...
by mermaid
05 Jul 2004, 19:17
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Is my plec being nasty?
Replies: 3
Views: 643

Is my plec being nasty?

Hi I have a spotted plec, who up until now has been living peacefully with my 4 inch goldfish who I have had for 7 years, but just lately he has started to try and attached himself to my goldfish with his mouth, does anyone know why he is doing this, is he being nasty and attacking the goldfish. My ...
by mermaid
04 Jul 2004, 16:10
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Hi I am new
Replies: 2
Views: 533

He is black and white spotted and cost me £5.99 from the aqaurium place.

:?
by mermaid
04 Jul 2004, 14:31
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Hi I am new
Replies: 2
Views: 533

Hi I am new

Hi I am new to this site, I have a 3 and a half foot fish tank which I keep at 74 degrees, I have a 4 inch goldfish who I have had for 7 years now, one brown spotted plec who is about 2 inches long,one albino plec who is 1 and a half inches long, an apple snail,and just recently I have added an upsi...

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