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once you manage to remove them for the tank I would do a massive water change too.

No idea where I got the 5litre difference from...:crazy: Yeah although I would rather hope they were served in Litres...

I would be happier if we didn't stop half way and still use, miles (+MPH), feet and inches, pints (although I do like this one, asking for a pint sounds better than litre) ect. It's trying to figure out who means US gal and who means Imperial Gal (or UK gal, for the older UK residents) that gets...

I am assuming you mean a 35gal? (from the UK so I work in Litres) Numbers of fish would be helpful as well?

Interesting thanks guys, :) For me keeping the record is part of my hobby ( probably the scientist in me) but I always wonder how/ what everyone else does. Admittedly I have yet to find someone as committed/weird (delete as appropriate) as me to keeping that record but it's good to know. :)

By set up two weeks, do you mean the whole tank has been running for two weeks? or its been running for longer and fish have been in for two weeks? If you have added this amount of fish into a tank which is only two weeks old, it will not have cycled at all. This link shows how to cycle a tank...

From what i could make out in other places it seemed common in people doing high tech planted only tanks, even then I still wouldn't recommend it really but at least in that case it isn't harming fish!

Ah that's the dream :wizard: Got to move out of my 3rd floor flat.....:whistle: I am more religious with it with more tanks, my memory is like a sieve, It means I don't have to remember what it was

That's fair enough, do you run a lot of tanks at a time?

Looking nice, keep us updated on how they do

I have looked at this a couple of times now, and I don't think it is Ich, as colin says they are not round and look a bit large, especially when its not on the body either. They seem to follow the rays of the fish and I wonder if it is some form of odd growth in the rays. I have seen something...

So you don't do anything for your personal tanks? Interesting, I was like that before I started working with fish for a job and i kind of picked it back up again. It' interesting to see what others do

is there any reason why you stopped, or just tailed off?

Just curious what and how people keep records on their tanks. if they do at all. Do you use an app? which one? or is it paper and pencil? I am looking to see different ways of doing things, and maybe things I can incorporate into my records. I have a notebook for each tank and record Temp...

I have had a couple in my early years, and I have never really had a problem with them being aggressive. If you are worried about keeping your fish happy and healthy, just make sure you keep up on your maintenance, water changes ect. keep the water parameters as stable as you can and keep...

The white ones you can probably get rid of they are dead. But the black ones look good. how far along are they?

They look DIY with some capsules which are then filled with plant fertiliser which seems to be the Dynamite select plant food https://www.amazon.com/d/Fertilizers-Plant-Food/Dynamite-887776-Select-Purpose-2-Pound/B002CAG992 I would suggest that this is probably not the way to go about making...

It is possible it could be cataracts, does it look like its in the eye rather than on? It is possible to get it in just one eye, with a multitude of factors including genetic and dietary. This link is a Cod example but you get the idea...

Yes quite possibly many calcium rich sands, rocks ect which people add into their tanks, will begin to dissolve into the water.

Why are you looking for a fish which eats guppies?

I always forget this, good tip! Some people use methyline blue, or sodium Hyperchlorate as alternatives.

If this is a new tank set up with nothing coming in you don't necessarily need to quarantine as you are not introducing any new fish, plants ect to an established system. The main aquarium is in it'self a quarantine system However that being said, having a quarantine tank which is relatively...

I would suggest you don't buy this fish, as Colin says they are large fish and require large amounts of food care and have long life spans. I have seen quite a few people starting to look at these fish, as they have become more popular as the King of DIY has on youtube. Nemo effect i think...

Colin is right, Most fish can go a long time without feeding. And in most cases fish do not need to be fed every day like many people think. I have been away from my tanks for a month, and come back with no casualties. It's just knowing how to manage the tanks. As Colin suggests before you go...

That's because most people don't realise it is supposed to be dissolved in ethanol before being used. Dilute in 1ml clove oil and 9ml ethanol then mix into water https://www.research.psu.edu/arp/anesthesia/fish-anesthesia.html http://users.jyu.fi/~jpirhon/clove oil.htm...

Euthanasia is an unfortunate aspect some times of animal care. I am sorry you had such a bad experience with this but the fact you have taken a lot of effort and care shows you did care for this fish. I would put a caveat to your suggestion to take to a vet, my partner is a vet and received no...

Go Ahead and take everything, Obviously if anything looks knackered throw it away. But What I do/ have done in the past is soak everything in a non-scented bleach, In the UK I use Milton fluid it is just bleach (sodium hyperchlorite and salt) which is safe for children and used for milk bottles...

I have never stated that harder sciences have "fact" You'll see I have attempted to show Byron this matter. And is not the issue I have with Psychology. Science requires reproduction. Psychology has been unable to reproduce over 95% of the experiments which have been conducted in the field. It...

Well, I will apologise for causing any offence to you, that was not my intent. I take it you work as/ within that area, I am more than happy to change my opinion regarding Psychology's standing as a science should you like to help me to improve my opinion of the subject. Always happy to...

I am an Aquaculture scientist specialising in Fish, Broodstock management, with two undergraduate degrees one masters degree and a Phd. Might have an idea about fish science...:teacher:

You are right, there are differences in the way that different aspects of science are conducted. But all published science is subject to peer review. But you have to be careful, journals such as Nature, Aquaculture, Journal of fish biology for example have higher standards of publication than...

All of these studies you have looked at are done entirely differently to those done on non human animals. In human trials, in (most) cases the Scientists look at correlations between, to use your example aspirin intake and heart issues, or bacon intake and cancer. 1) correlation does not equal...

I would personally keep the water quality as good and stable as you can. small often water changes to keep everything nice and stable (i know small water changes are less effective but large fluctuations can possibly cause stress) and Monitor the fish. He will heal on his own, just monitor for...

Ah I love to see a nature/ Nurture argument. I would like to start by saying that you both have some very good and valid points. Byron- I have read the study you are on about, interesting stuff, not a brilliant methodology mind and possibly oversteps findings for the discussion. I actually...

Stripping fish is usually done to improve egg management eg disinfection and incubation. In high value species, Salmon, trout ect it is done to ensure the best chance for each egg as well as disinfection and better incubation. Even in some other species It can help, but requires good knowledge...

I can't really reiterate this enough, if you don't know what you are doing you WILL end up killing the fish. I do this regularly with fish that I work with, and would not consider doing it to any fish for my hobby and certainly would not recommend it to any hobbyist. Just let your fish spawn...

Who is it on here who has their signature as the solution to pollution is dilution? says it well enough i think ( though I know its not what they had in mind. Yeah it is the same stuff as "Milton fluid" here in the UK ,it is sodium hyperchlorate.

lol, ah well, it was on the active threads bit and I was just reading along, never really paid attention to the dates!

You do know that they are found in a varying range of grades in the wild, from sand to gravel? (Axenrot and Kullander, 2003,Casatti, Lilian, et al 2010) free at this link http://www.corydorasworld.com/img/upload/files/C_%20diphyes%20-%20O_%20mimulus.pdf Casatti L, Romero RM, Teresa FB, Sabino...

Could you maybe post a photo to give us a better idea of what it might be?