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Have you checked the thermometer? I know water is a thermal insulator but that surprises even me. Perhaps the room is warmer than you think, or is the tank receiving any heat from sources such as sunlight or radiators? Have you checked the thermometer? I know water is a thermal insulator but...

Ha ha, its no camera trick, or at least not an intentional one. I see what you mean though. Its not a tube either :P Its a dead vallis leaf twisted around (told ya java moss is the only plant the polleni leaves alone). From what I remember, the polleni was behind the leaf, comming under it...

Ok, I have pictures, they aren't the greatest as he's only been in the tank one night and like I said in my other post, my good camera isn't working. Its also very hard to get side on shots of the little guy, every time I come near the tank he rushes to the front to greet me. First picture...

Smaller fish aren't as interactive as larger cichlids in general. The obvious candidates would be dwarf cichlids such as german rams, apisto's for colour, but then they aren't very interactive (in my opinion).

If you like the 'squat' look, perhaps consider the keyhole cichlid, Cleithracara maronii.

Agree, while 2 would be enough to start a colony, much better to get 10 or more. When they are as cheap as red cherries are you might as well get 10. This guarantees a mix of sexes. All you need for breeding is clean water, enough room to expand the colony and food. Though its important not...

Well, the little fella's still there. Things are going well, he's eaten some pellets and is currently rearranging the tank to his liking :P

They are omivores, algae eaters naturally I believe. They like to feed on the 'biofilm' that is present in all aquariums. I just feed mine powdered flake food, algae tablets, blanched veg. You can buy specialist food, but to be honest mine are breeding and happy with what they get. Though...

I think before we can make suggestions we should know what sort of puffer you have :P

Dwarf shrimp would be fine in that tank, the most commonly available being red cherry shrimp. These are also the easiest to care for and a good beginner shrimp.

I'm no tetra expert, far from it, but they don't look like lemon tetra's to me. The body shape is wrong. More over they don't have an adipose fin, which lemon tetra's do. Looks more like some sort of barb to me, but like I said, no expert. EDIT: Took too long serching net, wills beat me to...

Yeah I've seen that one, hope mine turns out like that. I picked the one that swam straight up to the glass at the LFS and was showing the best colours, so I'm quitely confident I got a nice fish.

Hi all, I've been thinking of having a swap round for a while now, so today I took a trip to my LFS. I've not done a massive overhaul, quite the opposite actually...just added a single fish. Now my 90 gallon houses 2 BN plecs, a polleni and.... a Vieja Argentea. I must admit, I went with the...

Depends on what your other fish are as to whether or not they will eat cucumber. I'd feed cucumber in addition to flake, I normally put a bit of lead through it and feed it at night (for my plecs) then remove in the morning.

2 8" oscars is overstocking it by some way. Since you have guppies there aren't many 'large' cichlids you could have due to the risk of them eating the guppies. Perhaps Honduran Red Point cichlids might work, they look very similar to convicts but grow a tad smaller and are more mellow.

Word of warning on the giant danio's, a friend tried them out as dithers and they got eaten. I think it was due to their body shape (silver dollars are tall while the danio's are pencil shape - making them easier to swallow). If you did try the danio's I would get them quite a bit bigger than...

Unfortunately both of those fish are unsuitable tankmates for the fish you listed. Frontosa require specialist conditions that don't suit the fish you listed, and also grow big enough to eat some of them. While convicts are too aggressive for the existing fish, and possible will eat the...

What are the dimensions of the tank, usually 55 aren't really suitable to larger fish due to their narrow footprint (depends on what you call large though). Also whats interesting to me, might be totally boring to the next person, even so I would suggest red wolf fish, exodons or puffers. If...

Hmmm, although they would all be the same gender, I would advise against it (especially if they were all males). I would do a pair in that size tank, though you then have the problem of offspring (which depending on your fish keeping beliefs might not be a problem at all). Two females would...

Bah I'm not keen on JD's so I'll sway you the other way! Salvini!!!

DUCK HUNT!

There growth rate is not too rapid, though fairly quick to 5" - 6" or so, then they slow down. With an EBJD I would say they could have a year together in a 55 gallon before I'd be looking for an upgrade. EBJD's aren't the fastest of growers either. I'm not sure of any definitive common...

Hi again. If you went with the pair of Red Terrors, I wouldn't put anything else in the tank, even then theres the chance the male will kill the female, or visa versa. They are very aggressive fish. A pair of GT's is a safer option, I like silver dollars for dither fish - large enough not to...

Now knowing the dimensions of the tank, 5ft might be a bit cramped for a RD, GT and a Jag. Bearing in mind jaguars do reach 15" in aquariums with larger specimins not that rare. Now knowing the dimensions of the tank, 5ft might be a bit cramped for a RD, GT and a Jag. Bearing in mind jaguars...

Doesn't surpise me that there would be more than one location with tropical fish introduced. Just wish there were thermal springs in Sheffield (would also settle for a nuclear powerplant outlet) :P

Yeah mines dated 1964, to be exact is is called 'Additional Introductions of Tropical Fishes into Southern Nevada' by Hubbs and Deacon. I haven't read the full article, just the abstract.

Agree that a jag and RD (and green terror) may be asking for trouble, though I wouldn't rule it out. If I'm right 500 litres is a tank around 6' x 18" x 24"? Which could house a jag, RD and GT though it would be very dependend on the indiviudal fish. Much more of a chance of it working with a...

JSTOR is a collection of journals that you can access online. I used it quite a bit for uni work, it was also quite interesting to scan through the more scientific side of things relating to fishkeeping. If I have the article refered to in the original post, the pond is in Nevada. An update...

So you just need lights and a stand? Lighting doesn't have to be expensive. I've read people use lights from hardware shops, but cannot recommend it personally as I have never done it. There might also be an issue with electicity close to water. I've also seen people use breeze blocks for a...

I too can vaguely remember a post like the one you describe. It was some sort of tropical spring. Whats your story out of interest, might warrant a new thread :P

Any pictures and congratulations :good:

Certainly seems a nice idea. How long has the tank been running?

Firstly congratulations on getting your tank :) Stocking plans are addictive, I think every fishkeeper looks at their tank and imagines something else in there, or do things a bit different. I would say that your 'middle' fish (rams / apisto's) will probably spend more time hovering around the...

I haven't seen fish sold as 'Grade A' personally. I know shrimp such as crystal red shrimp are often sold in grades that are distinguishable. I agree with Discuskeeper403 in that is no sure way to know if your fish are F0 or F1, F2 etc. You can only really go on the reputation of the seller...

Most likely attacking its reflection. From the behviour you described, I wouldn't be too worried personally if its just every once in a while, most likely just stretching his fins or seen something interesting. Though obviously I havn't actually seen your oscar myself so can't definitively...

Depends on your stocking really. If it isn't broke don't fix it in my opinion. Though having said that UG are a hassle to clean as Kinzo said.

I'd always opt for 2 heaters instead of relying on 1 given the choice. If one breaks then the other will hopefully keep the temerature up. I like Jager as they are part of the Ehiem group (good reputation), plus they tend to use lower wattage than other heaters. One thing to watch out for is...

Care to expand on that point? Off the top of my head, a 'recent' extinction I would have like to have seen would be Haast's Eagle.

3D backgrounds are the best in my opinion, some of the tanks with these look like they are a chunk out of the environment. If you're looking for a show tank then I'd definately suggest having a 3D background. If I ever win the lottery I'm getting a 'Back to Nature' background, then I'll only...

Things might have changed, as its some time since I've looked at the hardware side of fishkeeping, but from what I rembmer the Tetratec EX1200 might suit your needs. Plus a quick search of prices on the internet shows they go for around £70 - £100 new. Of course the cheapest filter is the DIY...