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I'm quite sure as well that World of Water in Reading has them in too, but if MK's a bit far for you, then Reading certianly will be!

I wouldn't worry too much about the shrimp hiding, they usually will do for the first week or two until they're comforable in their surroundings. I recently moved 3 over from my 29g, where they'll go for anything, including food in the male dwarf gouramis mouth and whatever the BN is munching...

Thanks very much for digging up that link, was a very interesting read, with lots of varrying opinions and views on the subject. Definately some stuff in there to bear in mind and consider, however it's not conclusive one way or the other! The more I hear and read about this proposed science...

Just out of interest, how much smoke from the air and does anything much in smoke from the air easily diffuse and transfer into fish tanks in the same room? I'm wondering becasue I'm a smoker (yes I know it's probably not the best thing in the world for me) and in my bedroom have 2 tanks, one...

I've kept shrimp in with my BN and had no problems so far at all. They all leave each other alone and there's no fighting. The BN even 'tolorate' the shrimps eating the cucumber + algae waffer at the same time as them, as long as there's enough room on the food! edit: just noticed you've said...

I've had experience to the total opposite to this. Foolishly added a betta to my community tank and the beta terrorised both the male and female dwarf gouramis, even though the betta's body is about half the size at the most of the male! He would chase them both around, the other fish in the...

I was always under the impression that the amano shrimp added nothing to the bio load, but have also found them to literally poop non-stop. True - they will scavage food, which stops it breaking down and producing toxins for the water, and also true they will eat quite a few different types of...

I've medicated him as he went from being a very active fish in my community tank, and also for the first few days in the new tank, then overnight suddenly had no energy - would be sat on the bottom of the tank motionless all day & night and not eating any food or even looking for it. Also his...

Hi, I've got a new 10gallon tank set up for about a week. The filter was cloned from with another one of my tanks, and all stats were fine before adding any inhabitants to the tank. Currently in the tank I've got 3 Amano shrimp, who were added 24hrs before the main inhabitant - Elvis the...

Yeah there's a moss ball in there, and one of the plants near the back is a crypt I think, as for the rest I'll have to check when I get home and look at the plants lables that they came with, either that or one of the experts on here should be able to help out. I'm really no expert of plants at...

Here's some pics from my 29g community and then my new 10g tank that the betta's gonna housed in it. Some of the neon and xray tetra's - I love the xrays :hyper: Male gourami in back ground with a blurred pregnant amano shrimp in forground on the bogwood My little BN plec. Only bout 3...

Managed to get his camera off him so here you are: Here's some pics of the tank set up. Ignore the massive filter in there - the one that came with the tank is on a continental plug, then when I tried a plug converter it still wouldn't work! So have got in an old fluval filter with some filter...

Yeah I'll have a go! Not actually got a digital camera, but my housemate's phone camera isn't too bad. Just gotta catch him beofre he flies off to sweden tomorrow lol. I'll see what I can do though, would be nice to just have pictures of this tank so that I can compare and admire how well/badly...

:good: Got a AquaQube 40ltr from this branch today. Stupidly tried my local on (Newbury) then checked the Swindon branches then onto the Oxford one before I found it. Why I didn't just goto Oxford first I don't know, was just hoping there'd be one closer, Oxford was last on my big loop of a...

Ah nice, thanks for the replies :) Checked out my local World of water today on way back from the office, they didn't have it in (no surprises there), but I'll check out my maidenhead aquatics on tuesday :good:

Those are the light on top of the tanks shown yes, but does say in the advert that the tanks (Arc Tank) come in either 20ltr or 35 ltr and are 'Supplied with Arcadia Arc Pod with Original Tropical Lamp; Power filter; and Glass Aquarium with removable lid', basically everything appart from a...

I agree, looks different to fluval filter! I've got the fluval 4 and also 2 of it's smaller brothers, the 3 and the 2plus, none of which look like that! Is it Fluval branded, or were you just told it was fluval when you bought it?

Think I've found out why they're struggling! Last night took a stanley blade to the inside of the tank to get rid of the hard algae that'd been growing on the glass. Took off one half of the front of the tank with the blade, but then left the otherside as was getting late and I was tired. Soon...

In this months PFK magazine on page 115 there's an advert for the Acr Tank by Arcadia, does anyone know where I can find one of these, either online or in store? I searched high and low on the internet last night and even on the arcadia-uk website I couldn't find any reference to it. The nearest...

Has anyone got a link for this? I've searched online and can't find it anywhere. Or names of LFS's (hopefully chains of stores!) that are selling this Arcadia tank? I saw an advert for it in this months PFK magaine, but can't seem to find it anywhere!

Dwarf Gouramis and tetra's are all fine. I've got a male/female pair of dwarfs in my 29gal, and in there I've also got neon tetras and xray tetras. The gouramis literally ignore them all and leave them to their own business. The only real main problem I can see with your set up is having 2...

Know the feeling! We've changed all our bulbs to engergy saving ones, but being in a house with electrics that probably date back to just after the house was built - quite a long time ago, got lots of round plugs that dont fit the now standard 3 pin plugs! Also got no gas supply to the house, so...

Haha I thought their pregnancies might've meant they were happy with something! That and the constant bubble nests from the gouramis and I know they must all be happy in there :good: I'll just keep an eye on the tank over the next few weeks, see how long they take to drop the sprogs!

I've got 9-10 Amano shrimp in my 29Gal tank, and about 2 weeks ago I noticed one of them was looking as if she was pregnant, carrying a lot under her back legs. She's remained in that state for a little while now, but when I did a water change on the tank yesterday I noticed that 5 were...

I'd still be thinking he might be in there. My BN can really hide well when he doesn't want to be seen, although you did say you'd taken everything out of the tank. Have you tried tempting him out with some veg? As soon as I put some cucumber into the tank my BN smells it wherever he is and...

Yep I'd say the same, 2nd pic is definately a male, and the first pic looks male too, just with different colour variations.

If anyone's after some more Bala's, I've got 3 to give away/donations in the reading/basingstoke/newbury area! Rescued them from a tank that's far to small for them, so need to go asap. Also there's some clown loaches :good: http://www.fishforums.net/Various-Fish-For...ns-t188847.html

I think they're a great addition to a tank. I've got about 10 in my 29gal tank and they're very active little things, and also very funny to watch! Make sure you give them some food every so often though, they'll eat the algae, but also benifit from algae waffers and other sinking pellets and...

Haha, impeller, that's the word I was looking for. Had v late & drunk nite last nite, then back in the office at 8am today, so brain is not working 100% yet! When I checked inside, it didn't look too dirty, and literally just needed to be touched with no force for the impeller to start moving...

Few months ago, my old trusty fluval 2plus just stopped working one day after a water change when I plugged it back in. Kept trying the plug thinking it was a dodgy conenction, but just was totally dead. In the end I had to go to the lfs a few days later and got a fluval 3 for the tank, which...

:good: Thanks

The pH level was the same as my tank upstairs, so not too worried bout that as yet. Am just waiting for a mini cycle to happen though, should be fine though. The rummy nose didn't make it though the ordeal :( Him and the tiger barb were the sole casualties, so far

Well have all of the above mentioned in, apart from the courgette, just something about that stuff I cant stomach :sick: Also got some peppers, various green beans, lettuce and tomatoes. Think I might give him a different one each time, to see how he goes. Next thing to do once it's all...

Well from what the old owner said, he was just feeding all of them flakes, and nothing else. Feel a bit sorry for the plec as seems he would come out at feeding time and swim on top of surface grabbing what he could. They also were saying about how he liked to be stroked, but have my doubts...

Ah frozen bloodworm, good idea, not thought of that! got some of them in the freezer, so not a problem. Was gonna try a mixture of flakes and small slow sinking pellets, along with algae tablets for the bottom feeders, but they all look so small compared to the fish in that tank's mouths! I'll...

Luckly we emptied out nearly off of the gravel that was in the bottom of the tank, only v small amount is left in there. Means that in a lot of spaces in the tank there's a bear bottom, which kinda need to sort out as don't want the fish getting spooked from their reflections in the state...

I really wish I had of had some spares kicking about, would've been able to have a lie in today, and none of the stress from last night if I had that sorted before hand! But hey, you live and learn. I did a water change last night at bout 3am before bed, and have jsut done another one, as you...

Well just a quick update, managed to get the temp upto about 22-23degrees all night, with the aid of floating bottles full of hot water, and insulation! Nearly all of the fish have survived, the only ones not to make it were 1 x rummy nose tetra and 1x tiger barb. Both of these though weren't...

Just checked the PH, nothing too high, it's at just below 7.5, but for me in this area that's normal, just hope it's not too different to the water they're used to. Most of the water in there is fresh from tonights add, but i'll change another lot tonight before I goto bed. Yeah, has been a...

Well as per this thread http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=188399 Ive been given a tank, and tonight a collected it - major disaster! The tank itself is 27" x 19" x 17", quite a strange old size, but works out at bout 35 US gal. When I arrived to pick up the tank, still had all fish...