Hi all, we have a shoal of M Batesi in a sale tank, due to that tank being low down they have never sold and we have therefore had them for some time . During this period of 12month or so they have only grown from 2cm to 5cm, not much really considering a pet S ornatapinnis as grown from 4cm to 12cm...

I dont think the fish will live, but carry on treating anyway. Increase temp to 86f and increase aeration. If the ich clears completely the fish as a chance. The fish may have internal problem and that as stressed him enough to then catch the whitespot problem. I don't think it is wise to purchase a...

Most of the smaller Juwel tanks have best in class filtration, much better than many of the off the shelf internals, but you will find they are better suited circulation wise to planted tank systems. Anybody wishing to keep these tanks for plecos will need to uprate pumps or use externals as seconda...

HI WE HAVE FREQUENTLY USED A SUBSTANCE CALLED WS3 THAT IS BASED ON MALACHITE GREEN AND ACRIFLAVINE. SO I CAN'T SEE ANY PROBLEM PROVIDING YOU MANTAIN GOOD AERATION AND KEEP THE TEMP HIGHER. GOOD LUCK.

Corys do this quite frequently not just when in polluted water. The oxygen is absorbed through the gut. Established corys often go to the surface when food is added. Do you do frequent gravel cleans as sediment in tank may be stagnent.

Has the fish been recently purchased or have you owned him some time? Unfortunately from your posting I would say his prognosis is not good. I would reccomend putting fish to sleep. Can you please advise on what filtration and maintainance you undertake so we can help you prevent this occuring again.

I bigrob. I own 1 also and must admit it is a terror (pics are on the cat e log) A beauty which is best left in solitude, ours killed a snakehead of equal size and the only other fish we have kept with him until recently was an L273 Titanic which never dared get within a ft of the Mystus. As Jools r...

Ivan spot on. These cats grow really quickly I sold 1, 6mths back and it is now 20inch. The customer keeps in a 100gal tank which it has outgrown. So he needs a bigger tank (he was warned) so my advice would be dont buy unless you can put him in a pond or a very lge aquarium. Most of the zoos in our...

Hi Cris// We are located near the Merry Hill Center about 15 miles from Shirley. Next time you are travelling to the area let me know what you are looking for and I will get back to you. We can supply most cats at good prices but more importantly fully quarantined.

Hi again, We are feeding our mainstream fish this KB flake at the moment, I personally don't think any of the flakes vary much and must admit this one does seem to be better than some of the others. I prefer to use Tetra Prima ground up for smaller fish, and we tend to mix with several frozen foods ...

Some cats can have nasty skin reactions to salt in too high a cocentration. So I would only use in rare xceptions were the salt will aid healing or help precribed medication. As a retailer we keep salt in a lot of our tanks in very small doses and the cats we keep in these tanks seem quite happy. If...

Make sure the fish you are buying have come from a ph as high as this in the first place. New fish acquired will otherwise die very quickly. From the ph you are trying to obtain I presume you are possibly looking to keep rift fish. In tanks were we set up biotypes like this we use coral sand to help...

Merlin 2. The shop I own is J and D aquatics and we are in the West Mids near the Merry Hill Shop Centre. We carry well over 200 diff cats from Peppered cats through to Syno Granulosus and at the moment we have some lovely L113, L24,L25, L114,L273 to name just a few of the nicer L nos . I personally...

Hi Steen, Thats the 1 we use. The dose was about 5ml fo 10 gals, but will have to check strength we used. Guppies that were treated recovered quickly and it did'nt harm any cats. As medicenes go it was'nt cheap. If the fish have over internal infestations ie Hexamita (hole in the head, more common i...

T I will get you the name of the medication we use. It is only available from vets unfortunately but does work well. I believe it is nearly the same as a dog wormer but dosage is weaker.

As a retailer we regulary bring in many forms of Nuggets and have noticed that the ones offered cheaply tend to die. So we tend to pay a little extra from other wholesalers who like ourselves quarantine these fish for a short time. This does'nt erradicate 100% of problems but it certainly helps. By ...

Hi rusty. I have 2 of these cats. 1 owned for 1year spends most of his time hiding and only comes out for food. The 2nd come into the shop this week in very good condition and very active (almost overactive). Fish seemed to enjoy being in a nicely laid out tank and fed within 10 minutes. When I chec...

Is there anybody who could help identifying characteristics of this exotic cat. I have 1 which is behaving very strange.

I don't open 24hrs (not yet anyway) but feel I do. Looking after all these cats and other fish can sometimes be tiring.

Hi, what are the dosage instructions on the medication you are using? Although it is wise to sometimes under dose, as some medication is not tolerated, by certain fish, you may find that the dose you are using is not fully killing the parasite in all stages. That is why it keeps returning. Are you u...

Hi, you can actually buy these fish in Denmark? I have not seen 1 for 14 years when they sold for about £20 approx 30Euro. They have always been tricky to keep and to get feeding so buy wisely. As with most L nos don't buy if eyes are sunken as this fish will never recover. Can you find out which wh...

Hi there fish sounds like greedy one, try giving fish smaller quantities of food more frequently. I try and mix several foods together so they get a good balance. I lot of nuggets do unfortunately die early on due to poor care but if feeding well should fare well. We have in at moment some L264 whic...

Hi, A dilema indeed, I lost a red tail in same circumstances 12 mths ago. Myxazin is unfortunately not strong enough to use in most cases, of any infection that appears to break out like this. Firstly check water quality before using any medication. Prevention is better than cure. Check gravel for d...

I have had an Hoplo which was already 13yrs old when acquired from a friend. Said fish lived for a further 5yrs quite happily until accidently found itself in a washing up bowl with traces of bleach. (long story). So I would say 20yrs is quite attaianable if looked after.

I thought all the cats in this family were lethal, have you seen the damage they can inflict on large cats. I have a mid eighties catfish atlas published by TFH and there are pictures of 5ft cats with holes the size of a fist straight through there heads. Some of these cats are also reputed to be ab...

Polka dot do you keep any rays? Caril sorry about the L200 have you thought about a L128 blue spot instead. These fish sometimes get treated with antibiotics prior to shipping which knocks them about. Would not buy unless fish has been in lfs for at least a few weeks to make sure he is feeding well ...

Looks like a nice bronze cat to me to. Do you find that the clown loach out compete them for food.

Hi there, Is there no aquatic governing body in the states. We have OATA in UK and members have to follow certain guidelines. Unfortunately this may not cover fish dying as I regulary see dyed fish on some wholesale fish lists. The plec in picture may be an albino form but can't say for sure, but it...

Hi there. Go for both, they all look great in shoals. I beleive the Rabauti to grow the larger of the 2 mentioned, and both are easy to keep. A lot of Pandas are now tank raised and yes this can cause genetic problems, but they are usually much healthier initially than imported fish and less likely ...

Hi Tim. I recently sent a picture to Jools, to place in cat e log, of a Hemi, so I think he is reffering to myself. The fish we have in our shop is approx 4inches and we have had in around six months. I like to acquire a lot of exotic cats, rays etc and keep them back for a length of time to learn m...