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Provided there was some decent plants, yay or nay? I dont think they can be its just my sister wants them in with endlers :/

Hadnt heard about that no, i'd love to get one or two more, but cant for a while, skint now :-( Its in my small tank at the minute, will be moving it downstairs when it gets large enough :)

FINALLY GOT ONE! Been after one for a couple of years now :P Its a small blue one, started feeding straight away :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOiE5Js0y1M

Thanks all for the help and advise :) I love them, and have been wanting them for ages, im just not allowed my own fish tank so i have to settle with the family one, and its only recently it hasnt been filled with tiny guppies and the like. Its 36 inches long, 12 inches wide and 15 inches high...

Thanks, i read a couple of stories online of people keeping them with mollies ok. Is it feasible to keep it and then rehome it once it does get too large? I really want one of these but im not allowed to set up another fish tank :(

They are my most wanted fish which i have been after for a few years now. I couldnt get one because we only have a family fish tank and everyone always had small guppies and other tiny fish in there. Well know the smallest fis in there are adult sized red mollies. I was at a fish shop today and...

Around a foot long and found in Texas. http://www.flickr.com/photos/toby_garden/5933392299/

No idea yet, i didnt mean all those animals in one go, just different idea's, hoping to keep the best tank mates out of that together :)

I like the look of the galaxies, as for crabs i was thinking Thai micro crabs which are like 1cm maximum and 100% aquatic i think.

Liking the look of the C.pulchra :D

I guess i can post here, we've had a family fish tank for years now which i've been maintaining more and more, plus i've done a couple of weeks of work experiance at our LFS, plus read up a hell of a lot on fish :P But it was only today i set up my very first aquarium from scratch. I've been...

Before i go off doing tonnes of research in directions i probably dont need to, can anyone recommend a good species to start with? Preferably small species :)

Seen a couple of these advertised in LFS, would they be Atya Gabonensis or are they a different species?

I just found one of my spotted bush fish very lethargic and hiding in corner with a mass of green weed hanging out of its mouth, it barely struggled and i managed to gently get hold of the fish and pulled the weed out, only there was even more down the fishes throat, i managed to pull most of it...

Ok i THINK my purples ones are G.bi-colour right?

I've just got hold of several at a very good bargain price. I've got purple ones and red ones, are the purple ones vampires or "yellow eyes"? Anyone help me ID both of the species? Im reading up on them at every available moment as much as i can. I've always wanted some but didnt think i...

Forgot i posted this :blush: Thanks for all that info, much appreciated :)

I found out about killifish the other day, they seem like amazing fish, stunning colouration and a sea-monkey like rearing. What are they like to keep? What do they need? I am reading up on these now, just thought i would leave this post here in case i find squat and i can come back here :)

I brought a pair of bush fish several months ago at the same size. At the moment though one has grown twice the size of the other one. The smaller on is also much darker, is it sexual dimorphism? When ever i feed them i always make sure to the little one gets some which it does.

Didnt want to turn into one of those annoying "I'll get pics but later" threads which never do so here's the pics :)

Garfish rang a bell so i had a quick google and came up with this, its nearly exactly the same :D http://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/BIG/7429.jpg Apprantly Sea Garfish are found in the UK but still cant find out why its blue :/

Sounds promising :D

I live in the UK and went down south for a long weekend, me and my dad was poking around a harbour at low tide when i found several fish skulls. They were roughly the same size which was around 12cm long at a guess, its a very slim and slender build with a very long snout and loads of needle...

Thanks for the replies, work experience is over now but ive got to return the shirt at some point which gives me the opportunity to buy one :D I asked and the best answer i got was "Security" reasons, so they feel safe together, i've always imagined crustaceans to pick a crevices or area and not...

Is it true they need to be kept in pairs or groups? There's 2 young ones at our LFS for £13.99 each or 2 for £24.00 with a label saying best kept in pairs, i wouldnt of thought it would matter so much with shrimps :sad:

Again thanks for the information :) There's several pieces of bog wood on end with ample room for them to hide under, plus a couple of nice and big live plants reaching the top, should have a couple of things to float on top too :) What about the dead leaves for acidity?

Thanks for the info, will check it out :) Im not particularly set out to breed them and only getting them for breeding, i just thought it would be nice if they did :) Caring for them for a week has been great, seem to have great personalities on them and always look at a molly in disgust when it...

Not sure if this is the right section, but im doing work experiance at an aquatic centre again and they have some real nice small Ctenopoma acutirostre which im planning on buying tomorrow as its the last day. I would be very interested in breeding them if its possible but i couldnt set up their...

Is it ok to add live plants to fairy shrimp? Mine are all mostly adults now and i just added a bit of willow moss i think its called.

Ah i dont matter know, every fish we got from there died within 2 days, crappy Pets at Home strikes again :(

Anyone?

Anyone got a clue what this fella is? They didnt have any idea at the pet shop, he was the only one there and they sold it as a normal fresh water shrimp which they had tonnes of.

I really want to breed some sort of cat fish, but ive never had the opportunity really. Anyway today i just got 3 Banjo catfish for a tenner, really nice individuals :D I THINK i have 2 females and 1 male. Is is possible to breed them in captivity? What conditions do they need?

Popped in a pet shop today and had a look at the little fish section, it was all coldwater, and i was looking at the butterfly plecs. Then i noticed a larger one that had way disproportinate features, it was hiding behind an ornament so i asked to see what it was and it turned out to be a very...

Ive always wanted a birchir, the smallest thing in my tank is a pair of hoplo catfish, could they be kept together when their larger? Whats the smallest fish allowed in with an Ornate bircher?

Thanks the for replies, is this rule written down anywhere? I wouldnt of posted it had i known that, i need to edit it :rolleyes:

...but i just wrote a care sheet for Water scorpions and went to post it in the appropriate section on the species index, however its not being displayed :/ I tried again a couple of times and its still not working, i cant find anywhere where it says they need approval either. If that is the...

Common Name: Water Scoprion Sienctific name: Nepa cinera Size: Around 2cm Distribution: Common but localised Description: Water Scorpions are not true scoprions but superficially resemble them. They are infact true bugs from the Nepidae family. Water scorpions are aquatic bugs that live in...

Thanks for the comments everyone :D I lost 2 of them while they were moulting, which interestingly they do underwater, they both moulted into the jaws of another one :( But i have 6 sub adults now and 2 adults, they are in this set up at the moment. Im making a plastic divider for it when i...

Went for a walk up the local reservoir yesterday and i found a colony of water scorpions in a ditch :D The ditch was formed by a badish flood way back, and since then the ditch has flooded and created a small pond with all sorts of wildlife ive hardly been able to see before. I can only ever...