Some Questions

well obviously i believe you so the person who said otherwise must be wrong

click this link sue this is were i saw the info, i got it from the google search but its someone saying whats male and female and as you explain is wrong obviously http://www.cichlid-forum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=237629


i am gonna take a picture of the 2 pair in a sec as i still cant think which is which but will look at the anal fin aswell, so the top fin on its back near the back end of the ram if its higher and pointy than the front its male too? and if the tail of the ram has longer extension its a male yes?,

i guess you missed the above stuff i mentioned too about the other fish? or you just have not got to that stage yet? if its too much or i ask to much could you suggest another forum to use aswell as this please as i dont wanna be askin too much if its a problem sorry

I'll try again with my photos. I know which is which because they spawned within minutes of taking the photos, and that's why the female's spawning tube is so much bigger than normal.

And back to the other stuff. I was in the middle of typing before when my husband got home so I had to leave it and go and cook dinner.

The pics of the white on those tetras looks normal. There is variation in colour in fish the same as with humans. As long as your fish's white fin tips look like those there is nothing to worry about.

The white spots - if it looks like the fish have had salt shaken over them it's whitespot. Bacterial infections look like greyish white patches. Fungus often has white strings coming out of white patches.

I have had a pair of apistos and a pair of bolivians in my tank at the same time, but your bolivians sound a bit more territorial than mine were.
Cockatoo apistos - mature males are easy as they have very long rays at the front of the fin on their backs. Females are a bit trickier because this type of apisto has males that pretend to be females to avoid being attacked by the dominant male (called sleeper males). I kept what I thought was 1m 2f from the eggs that hatched last year. Two of them went bright yellow when they were excited (when I fed them  ) which is typical female but one turned out to be a male - he suddenly grew the long fin rays and changed colour.
The other common apistos are agassizis. They are easier to tell the sexes except for the fire red colour. Again the males have long rays in the fin on the back though not as big as cockatoo males. And yellow bodied ones should be females. Agassizis don't have the reputation for sleeper males.


Yes, those pics do look like what you label them as. The first one has what looks like a male's breeding tube. The second one is a bit more difficult to say but I think I can see a female breeding tube. The third oned  definitely has a female breeding tube. I can't see a breeding tube on the last one but its fins look male.
Do your rams have a stone or something flat to lay their eggs on? Mine always chose a flat rock.

Just took my 2 rams back got a credit note, the dummies do look like grain of salt on the dorsal fun and one glow light has a dot now on its anal fin I think, i am in the cafe now so gonna get white spot med I think but you still think the white on the rummys anal fins not another problem no ?

Outside the shop now not sure what you mean when you say not their white spot control ? Is it white spot mess I need ? The One you suggested in your post then ?

ok thanks, the shop didnt have it so gonna order it later from ebay or amazon, will post a picture first to see if its the right one, i got the carbon aswell 2 big bags i got, didnt know how many i had to put in after i have treated the tank, do i use all the bottle up yes when i get it? also what ml am i gonna need ?

i got a toothbrush today so is it ok put wood in the tank tomorrow ? the wood has been sitting in the same water now for nearly a week i think do i need to empty and put 1 kettle worth of hot water over eachone once or is it to just go straight in once i have scrubbed the white stuff off? i will try and get in the cracks with a knife aswell if needs must,

tank seems empty a little bit with the neons and rams gone now bit sad about the rams as that was there home for a long time and now there in some small little tank with the other rams good thing is they arnt alone and they are with there other rams and hopefully both go to seperate good new homes


just another thing i was thinking about the possibility of getting a Red Tail Black Shark or Ruby Shark ? as i think thats all MA stock i think but if not what other shark possibilitys could i get besides the bala shark because they go quite big i think? obviously wont be getting fish until the disease in tank has gone,


i may see if my mums fella can have my shrimps while the meds are in or could they go in my sisters tank which  is cold water?


i also got a £11 credit note to use when i need to aswell which i got for my rams which was good as i thought they wouldnt give me the full price i paid for the rams


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http://www.amazon.co.uk/King-British-Original-White-Spot/dp/B008OGKAS4/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380998527&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=King+British+Original+Formula+WS3

thats the right one isnt it, i know it is but just posting to be sure anyway, i am also getting 3 50ml bottles, as i am not sure if one 50ml will do or what do you think?

my mums fella would take the shrimp but only if the shrimp wouldnt carry any whitespot from my tank into his? so if do put them in his tank and they wouldnt give his tank white spot shall i still get the white spot med you mentioned if not which is the best white spot med ? i may give the wood another soaking for a day or 2 then put it in the tank, does it still have to be filled with boiling water wont it crack the wood if its done too much or will it be fine?

thanks


edit my local fish shop i think had interpet stuff so it might have the interpet anti white spot med, is that a good one?  if so that saves me waiting days for the king british one to come if i was to order it instead i could possibly see if i can get a lift to get the interpet anti white spot one tomorrow

edit again did some searching and the interpet anti white spot seems to have good things about it so may get that if the shrimp can go to my mums fellas tank if the shrimp wont carry over the disease to his tank

Thinly may be best to put the shrimp down there and I am only gonna catch the big snails and leave the others Honda try get the mess today

This one rummy who's tail is faded from what should be black and white when another rummy goes over to it it gets nipped and this is the one who's anal fin has got worse and has more ters in it it also straightens all of its fins and and swims diagonal not swimming fast it's like it leans diagonal

try the med with the shrimps but be on the lookout in case they die then you can remove them straight away.