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No swear words were used! I'd tend to view it like a Carry On film, or even the Disney films that sneak in a subtle joke that will fly over a kids' head, but keep the adults amused too. I certainly watched plenty of Carry On films when I was a kid and laughed along with family, but not really...

I love this journal so much! So happy it was bumped and I happened to see it today, and thank you for sharing your progress! :D Shrimp are so much fun, and I'm really impressed with the scientific way you approached this, your ingenuity for making and adapting devices, and you clearly know the...

I agree about testing before and after adding fish for the first time, and not just trusting manufacturer's claims. As for choice of store, I personally have yet to see a PaH that would ever buy fish from. They're generally "better" in terms of animal care for furry mammals, and dubious at the...

Since you're in the UK, I recommend the eSHa products for worms, both NDX and GDEX, to treat both round and flatworms. Super, super likely to have both when you're dealing with livebearers in particular. But given that you're going away (how long for?) I'd order both now, then begin treatment...

Any factor could have thrown you off. A distraction at the wrong moment, or more confident in the process the second time around, so brain autopiloted on the easy step and didn't flag that you'd forgotten it. We all know the times we've walked into a room, then stood there for a moment, and...

Oh no, I'm sorry. :( :rip: I know you don't want condolences because of the guilt, but it's because I know you'll be feeling horrible about it, and I know that there isn't a fishkeeping in history who hasn't killed a fish through one mistake or another. I know I have, cried tears over it, felt...

Oh! and baby brine shrimp! Useful for search results. I'm sure lots of others I can't think of right now.

I just tested it by wanting to do a search for Celestial Pearl Danios, and sure enough, typing in CPD brings up tons of threads, since people usually shorten it at least in the replies (I searched titles only). Lots of fish with three letter acronyms I think

Alternate title: The thread where you add anything you find funny! Talk about your favourite funny comedy films, TV shows, clips, novels, quotes - anything you find amusing and would like to share or recommend to other forum members, and people can visit when they want a quick pick me up. :)...

Ah yes, all those tragic tales of beauties with 'consumption'. I also suspect we'll be seeing yet more diseases we thought we'd beaten making a comeback. It's already happening.

Just LOOK at these little ones!! I'd like to be able to observe this kind of behaviour, and how they act when breeding. Oohh, they're gorgeous too! See? So many options to check out, source and choose from! These are definitely going on the list of possible ones! I like yellow too, and both...

I'm still planning to go to our tropical fish club bring and buy sale event on the 28th - only plan to buy some more live plants at the moment, and perhaps some shrimp if there are some nice ones for a good price. But also saw that someone is planning to bring green and blue moscow guppies, and...

They really are stunning, and I'm seriously giving it consideration! Would like to know why you suggested Aphyosemion in particular? Given that you specialise in killies, I'd really value your input! Are they good for a beginner to killi's? (I don't know which way to shorten it, help!) Other...

@Magnum Man 's thread about fish TB has me reconsidering my tank plans again, but that's good, it's why I made a thread and have been mulling over what I really want to do with what I have now, and future plans. :D As I said above, fell in love with P. luminatus when a hobbyist traded a few...

Having to give this really seriously thought now. Especially since I have and want to try breeding P. luminatus, which I discovered are from Indonesia, not Australia like most of the pseudomugil's I was looking at, and thinking of putting in a tank with the luminatus. And after reading up on...

Really glad you were able to speak to an aquatic vet! Plus with your background and being able to use a microscope, I have every confidence in you. I was watching a documentary about oarfish the other day, was a brilliant doc (did you know they swim vertically, rather than horizontally...

I've been seriously considering getting more Pseudomugilinae and focusing on them for some breeding... so is this likely to be something I need to worry about? It seems as though it may be less of a problem with these dwarf species, since they're more of an "annual", short lived fish that...

While I loved your previous pygmy cory pic (a fav of both of ours!) The new betta is very pretty too! 😍

I know this is a super late question, but what kinda fish is it??

Def platies! Congrats, cuties, fun to watch any fry grow up :D

Sounds like their might have been a build up of anaerobic bacteria pockets underneath the undergravel filter - and that's what caused it since it would have released toxic gases once shifted. I'm sorry that happened to you, and I believe from what others have said here, especially @Seisage...

I already explained in reasonable depth exactly why it's bad advice - I can't spell it out more clearly than that for you. It's not about which way I establish a tank, or the way you want to do it. There are lots of threads in the cycling section of the forum if you or anyone else wants to...

Aaww, she's adorable!! Looks a lot like my friends puppers. Hope you can get back to longer walks soon, hope there's some nice woodland or something similar near to you, I'm sure the Cocker Spaniel part of her especially would love them! (sorry, I'm biased towards Spaniels/gundogs in general!)

Given what @Essjay has said above, and she is a qualified chemist while I struggled with GCSE chemistry - I'd definitely trust her word over which products are worth it! I do remember there's a specific brand that holds the patent to sell the proper aquarium-needed nitrifying bacteria... But...

Eeehhh...!! I guess there isn't much I can do in a productive way just by worrying... :( Aawww! What kind of puppy??? :D Short walks usually better for puppies anyway (fully vaccinated now?) and UK heat doesn't even compare, but I usually take my dog out very early am and very late evening...

Main community tank sounds good! The main one or the 70L will be fine for pygmies, and they do have a low bioload... especially if you seed the cycle using media etc from your more established tank, then a 70L would be fine for a group of pygmy cories (assuming it's a rectangular tank, more...

Please stay safe, you guys in places where the weather and natural disasters are happening. Thinking of you all.

Sorry, but this is terrible advice to give to general people who may or may not have water testing kits, may never have kept fish before, might not even know what the nitrogen cycle is, and is how plenty of people join the hobby by buying an aquarium starter kit for their kids, fully, badly and...

Can I ask what the numbers for ammonia/nitrite/nitrate are, please? What method(s) did you use to cycle the tank? How long has the tank been set up, What size is the tank, is it well planted, what substrate etc? Cycling is a bit more complicated than the numbers looking good, and while pygmy...

Agree that mollies thrive in harder, and often brackish, water - I would go for adding aquarium salt to the tank water itself rather than epsom salt baths if you only have mollies and platies.. and the rift lake cichlid salts for raising the GH if these fish survive and you want to continue...

Please try to let go of the guilt - accidents happen, netting or not, and the video wasn't to make you feel bad about the injury! It's to help boost your confidence about netting him and/or other fish again if you need to, for any future treatment. ♥️

There might not be anything useful to you in here, but I've found the different techniques helpful even though I'm generally adab hand with the net from toddlerhood in the shop, lol. And Aquarium Co Op's content can be hit or miss, depending, but he covers so many techniques with a net here, to...

Can't beat linen for beauiful "finished" projects, especially for gifts! I need to take new photos of my finished ones, soon. Last linen I did was a pair of cardinals on a pale blue linen as a gift for my dad. My first project on black aida was a magazine pattern of the Northern Lights, so...

They're only really a concern if you're a shrimp or a very small fish/fry! But nightmare fuel if you dream about a giant one, or that you've been "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" into your tank! They and damselfly larvae most often make their way into our tanks via plants that have been grown...

Lots of options, for sure! :D Too many, especially in my slightly feverish brain, I'm asking for ideas and input while having very little idea of what I'm even after at the moment, haha! :lol: But glad I made the post anyway, since it's opening my mind to other ideas, like the plants that could...

Are my eyes playing tricks on me, or does it look like a dragonfly nymph that's had its back half bitten off?

I hadn't heard that, but it wouldn't surprise me! I remember reading something about a type of liverwort that's known to inhibit the growth of duckweed too - because I loathe the nightmare that duckweed turns into when it infects any of my main tanks!! I was looking into it for a reason, lol...

Absolutely beautiful! And I should have guessed you'd suggest a killi :lol: Perhaps for one of the smaller tanks where I could do a 50/50 mix of tapwater and rainwater to bring it into a good range for them? I'll pm you the name of the shop I have in mind (not that I'd be difficult to dox...