Update

just to let you know that my itchy fish dont seem to be itchy any more! Since the sick platty died, I have been doing small daily water changes even though the readings were good. it made me feel better even if it did nothing for the fish :lol:

Anyway, the itchiness seems to have stopped and at the minute all the fish seem well, colours good and they are all active and eating Thanks for all the help everyone.

good new smilies by the way

great news guppy, lets hope it stays that way. I always say..if in doubt - water change

I'm glad everything has settled down guppy - you've had a bit of a baptism of fire into fishkeeping haven't you?

It's such a shame as it can put people off but 'our' guppy's made of stronger stuff than that

See you're showing off you fish list MC - trying to make us all jealous are you?

Well it wont work I tell you

i'm glad you like it..it took me ages to make it the right size & colour

Ah, so you've got some BN's in your 'posh' tank too, dont the cichlids need a higher ph or something or am I getting mixed up? (surely not :lol: )

Lol, the pH inthe cichlid tank is 7.8 & the bristlies came from a cichlid breeder.
The mbuna tank in theory should be 8+ if you pick them out of lake malawi. I personally don't agree with the trade of wild caught fish that are taken from an african lake & shipped for days to end up in my tank so anyway... most tank bred fish are bred & kept in lower pH. It's better to have it stable and a bit lower than aiming for 8.4 & getting fluctuations that can be dangerous.
My community tank pH is 6.8 so the bristlies wouldn't do too well in that water after being in the mbuna tank. They would probably curl up & die from pH shock :lol:

Good news, Guppy; glad to hear it.

Nice sig. M.C. though no one ever reads 'em...

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