I think Bettas and Guppies should be a no or cations...

Other then that brilliant charts

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Animals:
4X cats 2X dogs 4X fish tanks 1X pond 3X Rabbits
4X guinea pigs 6X african land snails 1X common boa 4X corn snakes 2X royal python 1X rainbow boa
6X leopard geckos 1X pink tongue skink
Breeding Leopard Geckos - Please ask for prices on babies etc (out of season at moment)

have u got any pics on lager catfish


thanks
roxy89

What type of catfish? Or just large ones?

Sorry i resent comments youve made too...and to the others that slate maidenhead aquatics in general.........not all maidenhead shops are they same & they DO employ people with experince, infact most managers also get sent to sparsholt college ! which im sure would be a higher level of knowledge than 95% of its customers !.
A few years after closing my own aquatic & reptile shop i worked in maidenhead aquatics for several years and never gave the wrong information, sold the wrong fish or just wanted to make money from the customer......And just as in my shop, customer service is a priority & was always praticed in the maidenhead store i worked in...so its not just little shops that care about customers.........the implication that maidenhead do not employ decent staff is offensive, just because someones been given poor advice or poor quality fish in 1 shop that doesnt mean the rest will be the same.
Dont avoid maidenhead aquatics....go there and decide for yourself !


Anyway..this threads meant to be advice for people!!...so..WATER CHANGES !!...people MUST do their regular water changes...they are very important for both fish & plants.....Water changes reduce nitrate & phosphate levels, both of which are toxic to fish in high levels & they can also cause algae growth...........regular water changes also replace minerals & vital trace elements that the fish and plants have used to grow and remain healthy (just like every other animal that needs them to grow).
They also replenish the aquarium water with minerals that help stabilize the water chemistry, A lack of these minerals which get used up could cause a PH drop which isnt good for both fish or plants.
The water changes must be regular & preferably around 20% once a week would be an ideal amount to change for the average stocked aquarium.....ideally it would be better to change some of the water everyday....but this is extremely labour intensive...so most do the weekly change.
The reason why water changes must be regular is because of the reasons above and also the toxins & PH levels....believe it or not but theres a VERY big difference between water of 6.8 ph & water thats 7.2 ph ...if you change water once a month the levels will have built up to an extent that when you do a water change you can shock/stress the fish, in pretty much the same way as sudden temp changes will shock too ! Stressing fish can lower the fish's natural defensive systems which can allow parasitic & other infections to attack the fish (pretty much the same as we can catch colds usually when we get stressed or are feeling down)
The above of course will depend on the stocking levels in the tank...if its heavily stocked then the water changes should be slightly more....say around 25% every week, less if theres a fewer fish.

So there.....DO YOURE WATER CHANGES LIKE CLOCKWORK !! They are more important than you realise !!

(let me know if ive missed anythin, & no i dont give a about any spelling mistakes, punctuation or grammer inaccuracies)

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