Hi there,

Yes I can agree, if can be really difficult buying stock, guess it comes down to trust in your local fish shop and the staff that run it.

After more than several unsuccessful (and not cheap) buying experiences I paid a visit to Pier Aquatics in Wigan (some 35+miles away from home, so not ...

Hi there,

I have a pair of whiptail banjo's. Amazing fish.
Whilst they do sometimes burrow in the sand, they also just sit on top of the sand in the shadey side of a rock or piece of bogwood.

If they are buried, the slightest bit of food always has them quickly scooting around and hoovering up

Stu

Hello there,

Thats great observation, makes you wonder what is attracting the juvenile L312 to the skin of the L128. And it seems they are not just trying to kind of graze the surface of the skin, but doing real damage.
Its suprising that the baby L312 have the dentition to get through the skin of ...

Hi there,

I was at pier last weekend, they still had a couple of pairs left.

I brought home a pair when they first came in, top fish doing well

Cheers
Stuey

Hi there,

Check out Panaquolus maccus, L104, common name clown plec, looks a match to me.

Great little plec, always busy zipping around the tank. Some bogwood to chomp on would be appreciated. by the fish ..not me

Ta
Stu

Hi Ashley,

I also purchased a pair of the Ancistrus Claro from Pier. Cracking little fish.
I feed my plecs on courgette, just cut into slices, sweet potato in thin discs and the claro tuck into both.

I also use New era tropical grazer in my tanks, held in place on the glass with a sucker supplied ...

Hi there,

I can't pin down the id, but I also got 4 of these great fish from Pier about 6 months ago.

Shy at first (I didn't see one of them for a month), but as they have settled and got bigger they get more used to being out.
Bit of bloodworm and they flash around.

Top fish
Stuey

Thanks for your input guys, much appreciated.

Water meter won't be an issue (at least not for the forseeable)as property still on flat water rates with no meter.

I was more interested in type of unit to buy, etc, which you have given me some great comments on

Cheers
Stuey

Hi All,

As our water supply has become more unpredictable in terms of pH, phosphate and nitrate content I am going to take the plunge and go down the route of getting a reverse osmosis unit.

I am looking at a 50 or 100 gpd maximum unit. Reading around the subject there are many many units ...

Hi Lurch

Plenty of Yorkshire men around, I am in Ripponden nr Halifax

Hi there,

Just wondering, do these whiptails have black tails?

Look a little like a pair I bought from Neil at pier

Stu

Hello there,

I am really sorry to hear you are having so many problems with eheim on that side of the pond.

After contacting John Allen in the UK, I simply had to send the filter head to them and they sent a brand new replacement the same week, no fuss, no bother.

Stuey

Hello Ian,

Never been to a conference before, but I am a frequent visitor to Pier to get great catfish from Neil and team.

I appreciate the deadline for booking is approaching fast, could you advise if you need to be a member to attend?

Ta
Stu

Many thanks for your input guys, much appreciated.


The geo's are young at only a few inches, so if the robinae are big I may give it a try. I have another mature 4 foot tank with sand substrate and no large fish in I could always tranfer the robinae to if they look like they are going hungry, they ...

Hi all,

Was not sure if this post should go here or in cory section, but as robinae have been mentioned here recently, plumped for here.

I have a 6' x 2' x 2' tank, well filtered with 2 huge eheims. It is pH 6.5 - 7, soft water, temp 26.

River sand substrate, bunches of Aponogeton spp, anubias ...

Hi there,

I was over at Pier Aquatics in Wigan couple of weeks ago.

Neil had some large barbartus, and has a delivery service, try http:
www.pieraquatics.com

Stuey

Hi there,

Yes, possibly covering the yellow milliput may be an option.

I was wondering if using G4 Pond Sealer paint may be an option.

This comes in Grey, so could put a couple of coats over the yellow milliput.

This used to coat the inside of fish ponds, so should be safe

Any thoughts?

Ta
Stu

Hello Jools

Sadly, I cannot paint the outside of the tank.

Basically I had requested that spraybars would be moulded into the background. The first time the tank was delivered these were completely missing so I sent the tank back.

It has now arrived, but it is still not as requested so spray bars ...

Hi All,

For the same 6 x 2 x 2 tank I am going to need to change the background in some places seeing as I was let down by the supplier.

I am going to use the milliput expoxy resin where needed, but I will need to merge the colour to the grey of the background.

Could anyone give me details of a ...

Hi All,

Some help from your combined wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

Up to now I have always used tubes in my 2 foot and 3 foot breeding tanks and my 4 foot community show tanks.

At last I have taken delivery of a new 6 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot show tank, with moulded rock background ...

Hi there

Neil at Pier Aquatics had a lovely large group of multirads when I was over 2 weeks ago.

He does mail order too.

They were bigger than 2" though, but might be worth giving him a bell

www.pieraquatics.com

Ta
Stu

Hello All,

Does anyone know if there are any of these Cories available for sale in the uk at the moment, been checking various stocklists, but not found any yet

Many thanks
Stuey

Hi All,

Hope you can help with a frustrating problem thats really got me scratching my head.

I have the above filter (less than 2 yrs old, though where I put the receipt is yet another mystery).

When the filter is started a trickle of water runs from just under the ceiling clip at the back. I ...

My girlfriend of 4 yrs would love a ring

I want a stingray tank

no more questions your honour

Hi there,

Is the original book still available?

I would definitely like to add both of these to my library

Cheers
Stuey

Hi there Apistomaster,

I have managed to build up a colony of 8 L134 which I am confident are of mixed sex.

I am planning a breeding set up. Could you advise of the dimensions of the ceramic caves you have had success with.

I will build some caves from ceramic tiles and I have some slate tiles I ...

Hi Matts

Thanks for the pointers. I have emailed Jez twice at Poseidons-Palace and left a message on mobile but no reponse at yet, will give Giles a call.

Thanks
Stu

Hi All,

After coming down in the morning last week and finding a huge crack along the back of one of my tanks I am looking to replace

I am only looking for the glass tank itself, but struggling to find someone that does tank only sales

Anyone know of any in West Yorkshire?

Many thanks
Stu

Voted

Witherspoons still ahead by 6%...si pub idea popular...but if people drink like fishes maybe they can have both??

Hi there

From my understanding plecs that have the F1 notation before their name have been bred in captivity but from wild parents.

Wild caught plecs often have the (wc) attached to their name.

I think to be true F1 offspring both parents would need to be wild caught.

I think this is right
Stuey