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Hey Wisp! What a cutie Hamster :wub:

Angels require a tank of at least 18" high also in order for them to be able to grow to their full potential.

How big are the lumps and are they coloured differently than the body? Do you have any photos that might help us?

If they're not moving at all then I'm afraid it's not looking good. The fry should be born free swimming. If not then they are either being aborted by the mother for some reason or have been still born :-(

lol, the forever changing hair colour. I'm sure it was red not so long ago :D

:wub: :wub: :wub: Awwww, what a cutie!

Dont worry it's done against the side of the tank so there's no worry of a huge weight of water landing on the fish, it slides nicely in :nod:

Sounds good to me. I've also sellotaped a picture of a reeeeeeaaaally overweight woman wearing a bikini that I found on google onto the inside of my purse. Now everytime I want to buy something from the tuck shop at work and I open my purse, it's puts me off instantly :sick:

Well done!!! :D What would you say was the key to your success? I'm starting my new and improved lifestyle TODAY and hope to be following in your footsteps :unsure:

I use a battery operated syphon to remove a bucket full of water making sure I suck up all the poop I can see. Then I tip a clean bucket of dechlorinated water back in to top the tank back up (checking that the temperature is similar to that of the tank).

I think that there are a couple of ways that they can abort pregnancies depending on how far gone they are. If they havent been pregnant for long I believe that they can re-absorb the babies which means there will be no gravid spot visible as this dark area is essentially the eyes of the fry...

I have bristlenose plecs and amano shrimp to help control my algae. A grand job they do of it too :nod:

I have a slightly overstocked (and overfiltered) 39 gallon tank that I do a 20% water change on once a week. Between water changes I also have a groovy gizmo that sucks the poop out but doesnt remove the water ;) I do this once or twice a week depending on how messy the sand gets.

Any chance of the nitrite and nitrate readings too? If you don thave the test kits for these take a water sample along to your lfs. They should be able to test it for you. It could be that adding 5 plattys at once has sent your nitrate sky high as they are very good at producing waste!

What event got you hooked on fishkeeping? Seeing my uncles huuuuuuuuuuuuuge tank when I was a nipper. Ever since then I have wanted fish. I loved playing with the algae magnet (poor fish). Mind you thinking about it I never remember seeing fish in there :unsure: What fish was it? Well it's...

I had a tetra do that once. Poof! gone. The filter didnt chew it, I didnt find it partially eaten and it's never been seen since. -_-

I just looooooooove those cons :wub: I bet you're glad you didnt sell that tank now??

WOW what an experience!!! I'm glad everything turned out well too :wub:

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Something tells me you've actually done this?

Awwwwww I miss Turkey sooooo much. :kewlpics: *Makes a resolution to go back there SOON*

Seems to have worked out well! Better than having a huge pile of solid gravel in there anyway! Well done.

Lovely pics Anna ;)

YAY YAY YAY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Edie had kittens! :fun: *runs around manically*

Looks a bit like my Bosemani rainbows

Happy Anniversary to Boo and all your fishes too! :P

Any of the above are fine by me especially since I'll hopefully be driving soon.

Yep, that's the one. I bought 6 female Plattys as my first fish. Added some cories after a while then got Platty fry! Somehow I dont think the cories were responsible :no:

I use a plant weight :nod:

Ohhhhhh how very clever of you. I bet you're really proud of it :nod: The poem brought a tear to my eye too :-(

Sorry to hear of your loss. I bought myself a lil Goldie on Sunday and after a few days of hiding he's out and about all the time now :wub: Mine was £20 just for the one though -_- Anyway to get back on track, what's your PH at?

I think that's about the time we left last time too toggle. I'll be getting into Birmingham station at 10.56am ish (need to grab a birthday card and a CD from somewhere before we meet) OK so 12 noon by the little fountain right outside the entrance to the Sea Life Centre?

Lil show us some pics of the bristlenose fry you've recently had! I can't wait to see them :wub:

Hmmmm, maybe looking at that through sleep deprived eyes wasn't such a good idea. Can I get off the rollercoaster now please? I feel sick :sick: I'm sooooooooooooooo using that on my desktop :fun:

You wouldnt think so unless you had ammonia first. I cant understand why the levels are reading as such when the tank is 1) overstocked and 2) cycling. Oddness *rubs forehead* Well it's 4am here so I'm gonna go sleep on it, see what the morning brings. PS - Get that filter media ASAP :nod:

How very bizarre I'd have thought it would be sky rocketting. What about Nitrites and Nitrates?

Sorry to hear that Tor :byebye: It's probably because of the ammonia that's likely to be building up, hence why you need to get the filter/cycle sorted asap. I hope there's no more fatalities :-(

Glad to see things might be sorting themselves out for you Tor. Come back and let us know how the filter change goes :nod:

I had black gravel when I had my first tank and I loved it. :nod: Only reason I changed to sand was because everyone in here kept telling me how much my cories would love it. They were right too :rolleyes:

Welcome to the forum snappybob and it was great to see you in livechat too! I hope you enjoy your time here.