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I forgot to mention my peppered females like to lay eggs on the flat leaf plants too, my anubias are always worth checking.. and I always get the odd one just pop up in community whether I collect eggs in time or not, the peppered are better at hiding them than the albinos in my experience...

How could she possibly know it's energetic in that jar, my suspicion/ (desperate hope) is that it's just someone's sick idea of a joke because £20 is a lot for a £2 fish in a £2 jar, even with "free food" and you would have to be really really deluded to call that well-loved! Or maybe it is a...

You think they might have survived me bleach rinsing new plants in feb and been so small I haven't seen them all that time?? Would you say it is an adult? Fingers crossed I haven't already spread them to my 4ft with cuttings then :( I can't say it's an overpopulation, YET! but it is an unwelcome...

Other side, it righted itself in no time, had to swirl cup to keep it upside down long enough to take photo! I got the sand sieve out and moved 3 assassins in there yest, but that was all I could dig out/ find, I suspect it's too late for that & they don't stand a chance & I'm gonna spend the...

Thank you all for your posts, I'm terrible at taking photos because my right shoulder is busted, I hope it's clearer now.. it is definitely a pest snail regardless, I've no idea where it could have come from! If anyone feels different feel free to send your email and I'll post to you!! Lol I...

I've just found this little snail in one of the tanks, I know it's small but can anyone identify it for me?

Very Nice! I love the 128L the most I think, but I love a tank full of plants... mine is recovering slowly! Since our first conversation I have now sold 21 Cory fry (to experienced local keepers) and the local fish shop man mentioned wanting some when I picked up some black tetras yesterday, so...

I have a designated fish towel on the tank cupboard door, not just for WC, at all times! I have a broken right shoulder though, probably shouldn't still be keeping fish! (I frequently pay friends for help with maintenance) I am particularly clumsy, once knocking a 40L trug of ( thankfully fresh)...

Don't I caught a tank just 3cm above the braces before it started flooding the floor earlier!

No not really, In most cases anything else would be bullied to death even by a female! Nerite snails to clean up maybe

Nice tank, If that link's the Maidenhead Aquatics on the Mcdonald's roundabout it's also my LFS! they have a pair of teeny tiny black clown's in theirs on the counter atm!

I wasn't trying to patronise or chastise you, I was just clarifying for Violet and other silent users reading this thread :)

Agree until "down the drain" *On the lawn not drain, specially not a rain water/ storm drain, if you don't have a lawn/ plants at least tip it down the toilet so it *hopefully if in UK * gets treated. Don't risk introducing anything foreign to wild water ecosystem. Used tank/bag water is great...

I'm not certain it will help but seeing as you've had no other ideas yet it's better than nothing, may be worth slowly increasing temp to 30° for a few days to wipe out any germs. It may help if it's constipation too, but I am not an expert, it just worked for a mild case of ich/ bloating in my...

Couldn't eat Prawns, I don't eat anything with eyes cept potatoes! Totally agree about loving/ saving the shrimplets though! 👍

Even more reason to keep a colony! lol

I don't know what the height is, I guess 30cm? You might already have some, but the only plural thing I personally would put in a tank that small is shrimp. The smaller the tank, the less forgiving with parameters and in a planted tank shrimp almost clean up after themselves! I love my shrimp...

Only thing I would add is if in British winter( or this heat), buy a polystyrene box from your local fish store to avoid temp stress. They would also be able to provide you with bags but I have transported fish loose in the box when desperate (Whether Polystyrene or not, get one big enough that...

I agree it's not looking just gravid, but I haven't had this issue before, don't feed it for a couple of days and see if swelling goes down, it may have a blockage/ constipation that will pass. If it is the only one from shoal I would be surprised if worms have got that bad without infecting the...

Totally Agree!

My albinos are a lot bolder than the peppered, they will eat from my fingers as long as there isn't a net in sight! I think A) I'm not sure my albinos have the same level of vision as the peppered and pleco, there is some debate about the level of vision they have. B) They also have rather...

I think people actually do hybridise (crossbreed) chilli peppers to keep making hotter ones! :D

I saw a youtube vid about that and he said it wasn't all that successful, I find if the eggs aren't laid on glass the eggs don't stick and end up being hoovered up by the adults in no time! I have 6 adult Albino Bronze and 6 peppered (as well as about 60 fry across three tanks, at a 75-25...

This forum is generally far friendlier than most I tried first!

Don't look at it as lecturing, if someone takes the time to reply, they do want to help you. The more people that reply, the better the catalogue of knowledge you can aquire. There is ALWAYS more to learn/ improve when keeping fish, that's the point of posting to a community for the consensus...

Aqadvisor is great for compatibility, stocking and water change advice. I rely on it heavily 😁👍

Just thought I would update you all, I have 59 surviving from the two clutches, there are only a few from second batch judging by size, they are big enough to see their little eyes and fins now, they've just had a bowl upgrade, I have sacrificed a casserole dish, with more floor space so they...

I did say it was for the Infusoria that live on the moss ball & algae leaves in the big tank.

I was just after advice about resealing a corner of my 80L

The Wrigglers are ok, I lost a couple, and I'm not sure mixing the albino eggs in was a great idea after all, I have had to remove a few to fungus, but I've just been doing daily 50% water change, liquifry and swapping their moss ball with one from big tank, and adding a couple of algae covered...

I would agree that they are past saveable, where did you get them from, Pets at Home are good at bad quality/ defective neons, I have 9, 3 from PaH, and they are much paler than others, like a cross breed between neons and gold neons, you can see the difference, 1 of them developed a tumour on...

I use Aqadvisor.com for stocking/ condition compatibilities, it's really helpful. I agree 250L is not enough for 4 clown loaches, it will stunt their growth and shorten lifespan, will also be inducing stress, they are Very small for 4-5yrs old. It also has a good volume calculator, not sure that...

I know the feeling, Oase didn't think that through great either, they are cool looking, but you do have to wonder if some of these aquarium designers have ever actually kept fish!! I had to widen/ drill out the wire hole in the lid for 60L biorb I acquired to run enough wires/ tubes for...

I second the Pets at Home caution, if you have a local gardening centre, sometimes they have better quality fish, failing that sometimes I look for local fishkeepers on ebay or pets4homes, posting them can be stressful, it's better to collect, but as a rule fishkeepers are more passionate about...