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I wish, no space till I move out :( Ok I will see if I can palm a couple of fish off to my g/f

Hiya, I am wondering if I should or can get any more fish in my little tank. Its a 35l so v.small but I am overfiltered with a Fluval 2 which is for up to 75l I think. I have 6 cardinal tetra's and 4 ember tetra's and 2 leopard corys. I was thinking maybe a dwarf Gourami (one of the smaller...

Whoops! :D Didn't read the post properly :rolleyes:

Is 10g big enough for abull dog pleco??

I just hope one day I can get enough space to keep the fish I want. I've really taken a liking for MBU puffers recently. They are gorgeous!!!

If you had 2 shell dwellers would you be able to put anything else in with them> I know they like their territory. I was told by a bloke at my LFS that I could get 10 shell dwellers in a 10gal. I told him he was stupid!!! :devil:

Rams Vs Rummys - well Rams are so gorgous I think I would choose them, only problem is they can be territorial so you might not be able to have as much choice of fish with them.

I know how you feel, I only have a tiny tank and I get really frustrated. I can't get a bigger one till I move out. I also have the added tease that my g/f has a much bigger tank and gets all the nice fish :(

Probably in a few months. I've had him about 3 months and he's not grown much yet. Will just watch him and see, I'm movng out v.soon so a bigger tank but my g/f has a larger tank and he can go in there at any time once he's got too big.

I saw a SAP in Iver (just west of London) it was a maidenhead aquatics store. I saw they had quite a few yesterday. Hope that helps.

Hi folks, I have a 35L Elite tank with a Fluval 2 plus (90l) filter. I have a clown plec and 4 ember tetra's and I am wondering what to do next with my tank. The clown plec is only a baby by the way and he will get moved as he gets larger. I was thinking maybe a fighter would be a nice...

Ok got first victim today, one red cherry shrimp. Or could it be that my new Clown Plec went for him? Thanks again!

Hang on I added waterlife Protozin when the neon's had the disease. could that have been part of the cause?

I think the Platy's will be ok but my clown plec might suffer. Anything I can do to help him?

thanks miss wiggle, there are a couple of things that could have caused it. 1. I left the filter off for 4 hours by mistake once :no: which I am totally ashamed of myself for! 2. I had neon tetra disease in my tank 2 week ago which left me with only 3 pygmy cory's and that was it, perhaps...

Hi there, I've had some trouble with a few fish getting ill, I managed to save them but I tested the water to find out that for some reason my nitrite has spiked? I've done about a 50% water change and the nitrite is now down a bit to 0.2 but I know its still harmfull. Tell me if I am wrong...

I got 2 male high fin sunset Platy's. The shop said they would be fine together and now one is harrassing the male. Is that normal? I might take the aggressor back and swap.

sorry I am being thick - what do you mean :blush:

ok cool - I have hard alkaline water, I best stick with my shrimps!

Wow - so what water parameters are your oto's in? My LFS will only sell Oto's if you have RO water?!?!?!

I think you know quite alot! I just thought I would try and give it a go.

Nothing - its just an example they gave for a 30l tank giving 10% for substrate plants etc so a 35L would probably be about the right size tank. There was another bit that said more could go in if you over filter etc.

Is there anyone from PFK on this site who might wish to give us their view?

Me too :hyper:

Did anyone else see the PFK recommended to have 6 x neon Tetra's + 6 pygmy cory's and 5 Endlers? I thought that was quite alot, what do you think?

Yup - they recommended for a 30L tank, 6 Neon tetra's + 6 pygmy Corys + 5 Endlers. I was surprised but like I said, playing it safe and not putting the Elders in.

Na read this months PFK, they recommend 6 neon tetra's + 6 dwarf cory's + 5 endlers! I was surprised too but not going to get the Endlers.

Its not just one fish, they are all at it. I added 6 pygmy cory's now and they seem to be behaving better. Will replace the 2 dead neon's and hope that solves it. :good:

I only added them on Sunday and one has red gills and is less active than the others. Any ideas? Thanks.

Well another neon tetra has now died. I only have 4, not sure if I should replace the dead one's or wait for a while to see what happens?

I took the filter apart last night and put the foam in place, then I restarted it and shook it about a few times. It was a bit quiter last night but still not great, it has a whirring noise which I think could be the motor. I will let it wear in a bit and see how it goes. Thanks folks!

Well that's two dead now, only 4 to go. They seemed to have stopped fighting so much now but not sure if I should replace them or not. Done a water check and everything is zero!

So if I fill it more will it be quieter? I just presumed that filling it would just get it started and that by getting it started the filter would then fill up? I am going to move the sponge to the top tonight, thanks MR G and Kevstir, I really appreciate your help!

that sounds great - I will give it a go tonight - just so happens I have put a bit of sponge from my old filter in the Eden filter (except I put the sponge in the bottom of the Eden. The noise does sound like it could be the water hitting the ceramic actually! Thankyou very much!

No way mate - It seems like a good filter and its a perfect size. Only problem is that I am light sleeper! :nod: I am going to leave the filter to "run in" for a while and see how it goes. I appreciate that you managed to point me in the direction of a small cheap and hopefully quiet filter...

Ok so I got my filter working and then, I managed to get water all over my bedroom! Proper mess! Can anyone help me work out how I stop an external filter? Its a good filter but a bit noisy for me (hardly had any sleep last night) so I want to take it off again. The problem is that the...

Just realised that I am getting excited about a filter - OMG what's happening to me! :look:

I like the first idea! The filter looks the nuts btw, I can't wait to get it running!

Cheers - I need help though! I just checked it out, its looks great. How can I keep the bacteria from my current filter? My one is a sponge filter you see and this new filter uses noodles. Whats the best idea? shall I try and get the sponge in the cannister with the noodles? Cheers...

Here he goes again, putting us all to shame! - George, howe come you took the dividers out? I would have left them in there until I finished. Just incase an of the substrate mixed up. It looks great already!