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Ok, my 25 Guppy fry are 3 weeks old, just starting to get colours - how old do they have to be before I can free them from their little fry trap? They look like they could still fit in the mouth of the female guppies but I am not sure... Tank is quite well planted so plenty of places to hide...

So its those darn Cornish Pirates that have captured all the sunshine in England! Had about 8cm of rain here today! I used to go to Pendeed and Penzance every year - lovely part of the world Cornwall. :kewlpics:

Also, did you know you can buy live blood worm and Jokers (Small red maggots) from angling shops for about £2 per pint - which is much, much, much cheaper than blood worm sells for in frozen packs at the LFS. :hyper: Some of my other ideas include: The freezing of the live bloodworm from...

It could be a cheap way of treating/feeding large collections of tropical fish... I know the Golden Orf and Koi Carp in our garden pond love them. And of course, Course Fishermen use them all the time. You can put them in a tub in the fridge (with air holes in) and they can stay in their maggot...

Has anyone ever tried using uncoloured maggots from an angling shop to feed their fish with? You can buy a pint of the wriggling little beasties for about £1.50 in the UK and they look mighty tasty. :P

I have exactly the same problem, I put it down to the wood in my tank. Or maybe you have some dodgy coloured wood, or the inside of the tank is stained brown, or something. I have read on the forum that "Tanin" leaks from the wood quite naturally and helps to sort out some pH problems and is...

Well its 6 weeks on and i still have 7 Neons - I think the 4 that are MIA/KIA were down to "New Tank Syndrome". Sid the Golden Apple Snail has relinquished his carnivorous tendancies and has resigned himself to a life of cucumber eating. 2 of the remaining Neons have grown, 5 have remained the...

well I started with 11 Neons, now I have 7. I can account for two deaths - one the day after I bought them (stress?) the other's head was found stuck in the filter inlet grate after Sid the Golden Apple Snail had eaten the rest of him, the others are M.I.A. I guess they just died and the snail...

They all look the same to me! I hope the fish shop didnt take a load out of the all male tank or something. Oh well, maybe I will be able to tell what is what when they start thinking about sex themselves. :D

Thanks Peaches :P

Howdy, Can anyone tell me how to sex my Neon Tetras - I have ten of varying sizes and varying depths of colour. Some have really dark red stripes from the pelvic fin to the tail, some are pinky coloured... And what conditions are the best for breeding (is this possible) Any help would be...

I wish i could help you as you dont apear to have had any replies yet - I am new myself. Maybe the only thing you can do is to get someone to come round and feed them for you? Or perhaps you can get one of those time-delayed, rotating feeding devices that sit on the top of your tank? I dont...

Dont forget that the crab will need to get to the top of the tank for air! Chris

Thanks Eddie and Cheese I have come to the conclusion that the water in my tank wasn't moving enough and was going stagnant; within hours of putting the air stone in the fish perked up, i should have left it at that but I had to go one step further with the oyster shells didnt i... I have some...

Right, ok, I have removed the crushed oyster shell (luckily I had the foresight to put it in one corner). I will get some peat or driftwood tomorrow then and try that... Shows you how much my local fish shop worker knows. I thought it didnt seem right. Thank you for helping me avert a...

Hi My new fish were experiencing breathing dificultiues so i took a water sample to the local fish shop: p.h. 8, Nitrate: 6.5 I bought an air stone which helped a lot, but I still wanted to sort out the p.h. He told me the test results were ok, but the p.h. was a bit high and there were...

Its called Correx Board ofer here. I have about 400 2 ft square pieces of it in my garage as I use it in my job. Nice idea. I guess I will have to cut little holes in it though to allow circulation

Hi everyone, I am new to the Forum, but I have already posted a few items on Snails and stuff. (My Golden Apple Snail just ate a Neon). I am from the UK - in Shropshire, in the Middle of England. Just out of interest, and to add some spice to my first Newbie posting, how much do Neons cost...

Ok, I have done some research: 1. About 24 inches of fish can go in my aquarium (Juwel 60 litre) 2. My Snail loves cucumber and has eaten a whole slice and is now nibbling at the lettuce 3. My water checked out ok at the LFS (a little high in PH so I am adding some crushed Oyster shell...

Hello All, I am new to the tropical aquarium game (by about 6 hours) and I have a couple of questions already: 1: Do Golden Apple Snails Need any supplementary food - i.e. lettuce leaves, or cucumber slices etc? I remember seeing some greens in a tank in the pet shop, but I cant remember...