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Alex being cheeky. I'd leave it at that for now James, see how you get on
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Alex being cheeky. I'd leave it at that for now James, see how you get on
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Maybe just one more breed.Next Saturday is the 30th
I'd leave it at that for now James, see how you get on
I planned on 5
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Looking good mate
seriously? Wow, I've always used it. I used it when I was 13, so I just kept doing it LOL. So, I'm better off putting in another bag of those ceramic thingies than carbon?
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Ya, in a healthy tank carbon really does nothing. It does have some uses such as if the tank has been medicated and the doses are finished it will remove left over meds. It can, in some cases, help clear a cloudy tank but that is about it.
As a note, if carbon is used and a med is added for a legit reason, the carbon MUST be removed during the medication.
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I’m still not 100% sure the sex of the 2 honey gouramis can you please confirm
I’m still not 100% sure the sex of the 2 honey gouramis can you please confirm
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I an almost sure the first one is male, the second female.
#1 The dorsal fin (the one on the top of the fish) has a yellower section to it. The wild coloured male has a yellow dorsal fin and the man made yellow variant still has some of the wild coloured's genetics. The throat is also lighter with a hint of black speckles under the eye. Once a male has settled in, they do get blackish areas on the throat, just not as extensive as the wild colour. The dorsal fin reaches a point overlapping with the tail fin.
#2 is paler in colour; the dorsal fin reaches only to the start of the tail fin, it doesn't project over the tail fin. There is a suggestion of a darker stripe starting behind the eyes, unlike fish #1 where the darker speckles are below the eye.
#1 The dorsal fin (the one on the top of the fish) has a yellower section to it. The wild coloured male has a yellow dorsal fin and the man made yellow variant still has some of the wild coloured's genetics. The throat is also lighter with a hint of black speckles under the eye. Once a male has settled in, they do get blackish areas on the throat, just not as extensive as the wild colour. The dorsal fin reaches a point overlapping with the tail fin.
#2 is paler in colour; the dorsal fin reaches only to the start of the tail fin, it doesn't project over the tail fin. There is a suggestion of a darker stripe starting behind the eyes, unlike fish #1 where the darker speckles are below the eye.
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Very strange day today @Essjay @CaptainBarnicles
So I came to do my water change this evening and have my first look inside the filter.
1st:
When I looked at the tank, I saw a snail. This must have come in on one of the plants.
2nd:
Unfortunately one of my rummies has passed away. And it upset me more that I thought it would.
3rd: I’m doing the water change and I see another dead fish… tiny it was… I had to look twice and it kind of looked like a baby rummy as you can see from the picture below.
I cleaned my filter (using fish tank water) refilled up the 70% fresh water, Mai ring the temperature (adding dechlorinator in each batch) however, I’m starting to notice a few spots of algae on the glass. What is best to do with this?
Picture of dead rummy and random fish below plus a few of the thriving tank
So I came to do my water change this evening and have my first look inside the filter.
1st:
When I looked at the tank, I saw a snail. This must have come in on one of the plants.
2nd:
Unfortunately one of my rummies has passed away. And it upset me more that I thought it would.
3rd: I’m doing the water change and I see another dead fish… tiny it was… I had to look twice and it kind of looked like a baby rummy as you can see from the picture below.
I cleaned my filter (using fish tank water) refilled up the 70% fresh water, Mai ring the temperature (adding dechlorinator in each batch) however, I’m starting to notice a few spots of algae on the glass. What is best to do with this?
Picture of dead rummy and random fish below plus a few of the thriving tank
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Yeh I did kind of expect that.. however the tiny fish isn’t one I have bought. I bought 12 rummy nose and there’s still 11 in the tank. I don’t know we’re the tiny fish has come from ??
For algae, how long are the lights on?
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The lights are on 7:30 - 8:30 am (1 hour)
Then about 1:30pm till 10pm
Then about 1:30pm till 10pm
That small one looks like one of your neons? Or cardinals?
One continuous 'lights on' is better for the fish that a split.
So in total 9.5 hours. I would cut it down to a single period of 8 hours, wait a few weeks to see if the algae is as bad and if it is, cut down to 7 hours.
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