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How large are the spots? If they are larger or smaller than sand grain size then it is not whitespot you are dealing with.

Hm well my common and sailfin plecos turned out to be pretty territorial towards each other as they matured, and they don't even have a reputation like royals do for being particularly territorial/agressive plecos. Since my sailfin and common plecos, i have taken so much care when it comes to...

1. Yep sand comes in loads of colours- i've seen silica sand come in blue, brown, green, yellow, red etc :thumbsup: . 2. Well i've sand in my tanks for years and my filters are all still running fine, sometimes a little sand gets in the sponges, but it is no problem to clean out (just rinse the...

Adonis can grow to 3ft+ long, a tank at least 8ft long and 4.5ft wide minimum is what i would advise :thumbsup: .

Aquarium salt as in marine salt? Or epson salt? There are many types of salt, clown loaches are not very tolerant of marine salt at all, and it will have a negative impact on their health, considering you can treat clown loaches with proper meds without salt, it is isn't nesarsary at all. Edit...

I have fine white silica sand (i think its the same stuff as "pool sand") in my tansk for years and it is great, i have never regretted changing from gravel to sand, it is so much easier to keep clean, plants grow better in it too, and looks better too IMHO :thumbsup: .

What is Ich? This is a common question that is often asked, what is ich and how is it recognisable and what causes it? The real term is ICHTHYOPHTHIRIASIS. OR commonly known as white spot. It is an extremely comon parasite that affects aquarium fish. It is highly infectious and potentially...

What were you treat the tank with whitespot for plus can you answer the other questions too? Did the clown loaches only infect the quarentine tank with whitespot or did you get it in your main tank too?

You should feed the RTC everytime he becomes really active and displays "prowling" behavior (the instinctive behavior that kicks in when the fish is very hungry), young RTC's need a lot of regular meals. RTC are facultitive piscivores, that is, while they have evolved to catch and eat small...

Always research your fish thoroughly before you buy it (even if only so you know what a healthy specimen should look like at the least) and never buy fish that you can't see properly. Shame the fish is dead though, but use the experience as a strict learning experience.

I would say your fish definately has septicemia, the info in the link you gave is not entirely correct. The best thing to do is to treat the tank with an anti bacterial med, but methyleneblue does kill of the beneficial bacteria in filters, and septicemia can be easily brought about by...

25-30% once a fortnight water change is not enough particularly if you are feeding your fish beefheart and have whitespot. What are you treating the fish with for whitespot and what is the temp in the tank? You need to increase your water changes to around 30-60% once a week, even if your...

White poop is a common symptom of either internal parasites or internal bacteria. Does the fish appear to have a swollen/inflamed/red anus or sunken/thin or bloated/fat looking stomach at all?

Not true at all. Some plecos are a lot more territorial towards each other than other types are. For example, clown plecos are an example of the plecos which will very happily live together, while royals are examples of plecos which are very territorial towards other plecos, especially their...

The question should be though, "should it be done?". IMHO, Adding a fish to a tank which has fish already it in it which you know there is a fair chance of them causing the newcomer a great deal of grief sooner or later, is not a really a fair thing to put the fish through considering the risk...

Is there any scientific evidence or whatever that explains and backs that up though? Its kinda vague saying that if you treat the tank the algae will absorb the meds, they could be any kind of meds which could contain anything and there are dozens of types of algae which grow and appear very...

If i couldn't keep fish i would probably keep turtles and maybe small birds like quails too :) . It would be cool to have a house rabbit too :thumbsup: .

For now if you can find him, suspend a net in the water and put the krib in that for now to help stop him getting beaten up.

The pike livebearer is too large and active for a rio 180, but a spotted climbing perch should be fine. The tank is a bit on the small side for a dwarf giraffe catfish, personally i would suggest a fish like Syno instead, see here for more info...

For fish like those, ideally the tank needs to be at least 4times the length of the fish to find the right length of the tank, and 2 times the length of the fish to find the right width of the tank. This is just a basic guide. For a 17inch wide tank, i would advise sticking to fish which grow to...