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Just thought I'd share a pic of my current little project. Very much a work in progress. Forgive the poor quality, phone camera, plus terrible cameraman anyway.

From a lockdown perspective, ebay, amazon, all Pond Solutions. Im sure there are more, potentially better ones. However as a fellow UK resident, they are my go to's.

So, I expect there's a few fellow PFK subscribers on here. I took delivery of the June issue today. The tail piece by Nathan Hill was particularly relevant in this issue. Discussing the hobby and its struggles with the impact of covid-19. I just want to share the very last part of what he...

Really looking forward to seeing this. Fascinating insight.

In Iran you can be sentenced to death for a huge amount of crimes. Including homosexuality. It is unconfirmed but widely believed they have the highest rate of execution per capita. They are not a country known for there care of prisoners. I doubt they have TV.

I'm a tight fisted Northern b***ard so I always recommend All Pond Solutions. Just give them a Google, ive used a lot of there equipment, never used there lights but based on my experiences with other equipment I'd expect them to be decent enough.

Hoplias Curupira. However, more likely I'd end up as someone's feeder guppy to one.

Both. For example, personally a fish I've wanted for a very very long time but just not been able to get my hands on is a little group of betta brownorum, chances are if I saw them in an LFS they would be wild caught, would that put me off? Hell no! I'm considering killis, never had them, it's a...

Yours might be. Plenty aren't. I have no issue with wild fish, in fact personally I prefer them. Also, im not a fisherman. I'm just saying before you point a finger of disgust in someone's face, be aware of the fingers that could come in your own direction. It helps with perspective.

We keep fish, regularly wild, in glass boxes. There are people who campaign against our very hobby as cruel. In fact, the unfortunate reality is there is undeniable cruelty within certain aspects of our hobby. The point? One man's trophy pike is another's guppy in a tank. People in glass houses...

Seen enough of the world to understand the cultural differences are exactly that. We have a lot more in common than what we are seperated by, regardless of location. Saying that, a part of the world I have seen nothing of is the far East. Definitely on the bucket list. Im going to be keeping an...

There are undoubtedly cases of cruelty to animals in every sector which involves them in China. I get the impression efficiency takes priority over wellbeing. The thing is, it's a cultural thing. It's not people being nasty, it's people who's entire thought process is different to ours in regard...

I remember an article in PFK last year in which the main focus was on the upside down nature of Chinese aquariums in comparison to the Western world's. The whole sump on top thing, do you have much experience of that, if so what do you think on a day to day basis? Given a little more time I...

All of that iss undeniably true and I don't want to be 'that guy' but it does have to be said they still spend the dry season essentially puddle hopping. Also, I don't for a second want to come off as the guy who condones a betta cup, I don't. I just feel it does need saying, the habitat itself...

Get a pea. Deshell it, bring a bit of water to boil on the stove, drop the pea in, boil for a couple of minutes. Drain the water, break the pea in half, just leave it a while until its cooked down, feed half, you may struggle to accomplish that in a community setting. There are ways around that...

Looks like a vent prolapse to me.

If your saying a six would work, then clearly so would a five. Certainly not knocking you or anyone else for going bigger, just saying the OP does imo certainly have the option of going smaller if they wish.

All Pond Solutions equipment is worth a look. I'd probably go for the 1000EF. In terms of flow rate, you have options in terms of spray bars and stuff like that.

Do you have a QT tank? If so, problem solved. Buy a bunch, half a dozen or more. Provide a couple of coconut caves or similar. QT them. However as well as making sure they are healthy what your going to do is observe and wait, once you have a pair, return the rest to the LFS. If you speak to...

There's one small piece of driftwood really annoying the hell out of me. Every day I seem to be rearranging my scape to try and accommodate it but it just isn't happening. Already messed with the tank quite a lot this morning so I'm keeping my hands out for the rest of the day, unless I can find...

I personally wouldn't put a male betta splenden in anything over 5g. Particularly with the more over the top varieties. The downside of their extravagant finnage is its impact on swimming ability. Combine that with their natural affinity for living in small bodies of water and you just end up...

Wow. It really is a different world. The scale of the place is incredible. Id love to hear more about your fishkeeping experiences in China and how it compares..

I've seen it on the news. I've seen several of the reasons being given. There's a lot of conflicting information right now which given the circumstances is to be expected. Most likely in that sense this is gonna continue to unfold for years. No doubt sooner or later netflix will come along and...

Yeah I've seen the stuff about ethnicity that's the first I've heard of them rumours though but it'd make sense. I know they've documented thirty three mutations of it so far, i dont know how significant that is in reality, its not a subject I know enough about, but I know thirty three...

That's brilliant!!! Everytime I see something like this I curse the fact mine doesn't have so much as a mosquito larvae lmfao. If you haven't seen it already, you might find this interesting.

As a British member I'm still trying to wrap my head around certain things. I expect a lot of us saw the videos of the horrifying scenes of the scenes as hospital systems of countries such as Italy collapsed. Our hospital system didn't collapse, its an achievement to be marvelled at for sure...

Never had an Electric Blue, I had to get one from about 2.5 to 5 though and to be honest, I don't recall it being particularly long winded. Seriously though, especially if your looking at a longer time in the 29, you need to go way way overboard with lines of sight. If you don't once the EBJD...

How many times a day do you feed the tank as a whole? It shouldn't take very long to be honest, i wouldnt be shocked if its ready to move within a couple of weeks, I'd be pretty surprised if not by the end of the month. At that sorta size I would just add an extra feed on a day, don't feed any...

With regard to the 29, watch it closely. IME Dempseys behaviour as they mature changes pretty fast, there behaviour changes a lot faster than their bodies do. If you are careful and move it as soon as it has enough size to be confident of its safety you should be fine but it is imperative you...

For what it's worth I would wait if possible. Try to add more decor to the 29, think functionality not appearance. Break up the lines of sight within the tank as much as is feasibly possible. Once the EBJD is at a more similar size to the convict go ahead and do the move. That's the approach I'd...

What a find! I get jealous when I hear of people finding stuff like a tank abandoned lmfao. What substrate is it your using? Very aesthetically appealing. I always use black sand but looking at this I'm considering doing something different when I get the 75 up and running.

1. Channa Blehri. This fish is the only one that makes it onto my list based on an individual fishes behaviour. It did not conform to what was expected of it. Quite frankly it was a jerk. I expected that, but i was surprised by just how much of a jerk. However it was a particularly likeable...

In the past in the scenarios I've wanted to reduce the water flow in my tanks I've done it with two seperate methods. The most obvious is just utilising adjustable pumps however in the past I have also pierced holes in piping. Now whilst I was at least seemingly successful in that I've done that...

I was under the impression, that in very simple terms, it slows the fishes system quickly enough to avoid any pain. Just slows the system until they die. Being neither a fish nor a vet I'm not one hundred percent but to my knowledge and to this moment it's a pretty humane way of doing it. Edit...

Even if I'm wrong, I didn't come on here claiming to be a genius. The whole point of what this was supposed to be has been lost on picking holes in everything I say. Facts remain tetras and live bearers have been kept together just fine for many many years and will continue to be so. Facts...

No, I haven't been hit with any either way though. If your referring to my case about GH not being the be all and end all to fishkeeping in every single case, the proof is all over the world. It has been for decades.

To my knowledge, your not a doctor. Your a hobbyist. If the sorta species we are discussing couldn't cope without a life support system strapped to their fins they wouldn't have reached there respective places within our hobby. You cannot prove me wrong because the evidence is all over the...

Your right, there is zero reason behind them being as widespread and successfully kept on a long term basis around the world. My mistake, in fact, come to think of it your right, only one person has successfully kept one happily for the duration of its lifespan. My gosh that chaps GH sure as...