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Bignose I don't suppose you could name a plant that sends shoots above you water could you please?

Yes, as they don't know what species it is, or if is a hybrid, or if it is unidentified.

Synodontis sp. isn't exactly giving a species though... that's just saying what genus it's in. Also I believe most hybrids now-a-days come out of Czechoslovakia?

Have a look at synirr's waspfish clicky.

Where abouts in South Wales are you?

Most likely planaria and they are harmless normally, fish will occasionally eat them.

Waspfish.

But that scientific name isn't valid... Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis is the valid name it would seem.

The air is neither adding pure O2 or making that much difference, whereas if you have little surface agitation the pure CO2 will make quite a lot of difference. I'd either use the CO2 and not the air pump or not bother. What fish are in the tank?

The guy seems to move the fish around a lot to bigger tanks, even though I don't believe it to be a real pic, it could well be he's put them in there for a short space of time or something.

The person who's fish they are does have some huge tanks, I saw them on youtube once. But the pic still doesn't look real, it that was a fishes tail then it wouldn't be so bright as it would be in shadow? Also have a peeksie at this

Hmmm could someone explain the bright patch of colour under the mother of snails catfish (the one over the stones)?

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CO2 and O2 are independent of each other. But it's tricky to keep CO2 in the water whilst getting a good level of O2, as you need surface agitation for this and with this you normally "loose" some of the CO2. CO2 is better avoid is you are keeping large fish or fish from high oxygen level...

Glad to have helped :D

Potamotrygon scobina are the only rays for the tank size, teacup rays are too big.

Hmmm I can't think of the exact name myself come to think of it... Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis, sorry all. Next person to post can have a go :)

Search through the profiles of syno.'s on planetcatfish, Syno.s are a pain at the best of times for a true ID. Link to Syno.s. It may of course be a hybrid from a fishfarm in which case, you will never get a true ID.

It indeed is a cichlid.

Axelrodia stigmatias. Orrrrrr Brittanichthys axelrodi.

Ctepnoma spp. are different from leaf fish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus), they aren't the same thing.

I'd try feed them up for a few days first, also think about cleaning the tank out a little, taking any of the algae you can out and doing a water change.

There are other ways, i.e. dosing medications, the blackout will just get rid of it, it would be better to get rid of the cause, I just cut back my light and added some floating plants. Search around the planted section for more information on the subject.

3 day blackout, cover the tank in newspaper or something so no light can get in and don't turn the lights on. Reveal 3 days later to find a pristine tank, or at least I did. I'm not sure I'd do that with fry in the tank though, as they won't get food :/

How much lighting do you have over the tank? Any direct sunlight? Any plants in the tank? How long are the lights on?

I prefer the look of boulders over ocean rock, but the holes in ocean rock would help fry survive if you wanted them.

Welcome back. The algae issue was something I suffered when I had my shell dwellers, mine was a case of BGA (blue green algae) which isn't an algae at all. Congrats on the fry, how big are they now?

By bumble bee catfish you mean what? Give me a scientific name...

I have a huge pot thingymabob to boil wood in (I've boiled 2' pieces) :D I just wanted to boast. You could always put carbon in your filter, though I'd never do it.

I'd be interested but I couldn't make it all the way to London. They could go with my other 10 if we could meet somewhere or something?

You could try and get hold of some of these Altolamprologus sp. "Compressiceps Shell" if you like the general calvus look. Are you aiming for breeding any of the fish in the tank? I'd go for something like this: 2 Neolamprologus leleupi (Yellow) 3 'Lamprologus' ocellatus 1 Julidochromis spp...

I see no reason why not, as long as none of the fish can eat each other.

What are you going to do with the fry once they are a few weeks old and the adults want to breed again?

How big is the dat? Lovely tank, I like the layout.

30"x12"x12" isn't 29g, it's more like 20g. 19 US gallons, I think? About 72 litres.

I'm going for a gibby.

*Eheim ecco 2234: 6 (I bought it off wolf)

Can you post a picture of the end of the tank? So looking the length of it; as I still can't see how it's 2' high and 2' wide at the ends... Also what will you do with the rays when they outgrow the tank?

Breeding something with only two ten gallons isn't going to bet that easy. A bigger grow out tank would be a good idea.