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The mirror, mirror bit is derived from an earlier experience. I was keeping about half a dozen Odessa Barb and one of them was so damned annoying. He couldn't stand any other fish coming anywhere near him and bullied the hell out them. I stuck a small makeup mirror on the front of the tank so...

Why the hell do fish seem to swim endlessly up and down the glass? Can they see their reflection and try to join with it, or are they trying to pass across into the adjoining tank? Perhaps they're eating algae off the glass as they swim up and down?

Sshhhh. Don't go telling my missus. I don't really want to go on holiday and keeping fish is a good reason not too...........

You could do a partial fill of the tank so as not to put too much pressure on the glass. That way at least you can start a cycle. Oh, can't remember the name of the program but those guys down in Vegas who make tanks on TV seem to just throw water into a tank as soon as they finish the build.

That's a good bit of knowledge. Only problem is that most tapwater is above 7 so can't see how to use the info.

$100? Hows about £1000. My wife put an envelope with a thousand pounds in a safe place about 3 years ago. She has dementia although at that time it didn't manifest itself much. Never found the cash again....... and the dementia is really going strong now. She even forgot she doesn't like fish...

I would have thought there's very little chance of it. See this I had vampire crabs myself and they don't breed in a tank either but they are nowhere near as big as a blue crab. As they can lay up to a million eggs at a time, imagine the size of tank you'd need. Funny thing: my grandaughter age...

Nice lookig tank there. Oase? Are you near Horizon Aquatics by any chance

I had a large kill one night that I can only put down to the use of Easylife Easycarbo. This was in a decently planted 120ltr tank that I thought may just get the plants growing better. As a precaution I used half dose. The next morning I found upwards of over 60 dead Yellow Sakuri Shrimp and...

I'm all ears. Same thing here with hair algae in 1 of my tanks. Strangley this is one that actually has a CO2 feed. I'm cutting it off right now with aquascape scissors but next time I cut back the grass I'll drop the water level and trry to scrub it off the plants and hardscape. I bought half a...

Simple answer: No. However, there's always a However isn't there, I think I live in a relatively rural suburb compared to most cities and large towns. Most of the rain that falls here, in my home town has come directly in from the east which is the northeast coast about a mile and a half away...

It's a thought. Of course no-one can be certain when an uncontrolled substance is added to a tank, However, the precautions are pretty good. The inline filter in the downpipe is much the same construction as external canister filters, ie sponge, floss, very fine mesh gauze to stop anything...

I've now completed day 5 of the Myxazine treatment and things seem to have settled. No further apparent sick fish and those that were just looking poorly although showing no external signs, have perked up. Having done the 5 day course, I would like to know what is best from hereon. Do I now do...

Seems like the cycle has been killed. At least, to put it better, it seems that the tank has lost the beneficial bacteria needed to process the ammonia/nitrite/nitrates. You should start all over on a fishless cycle.

That's a damn good idea. I don't know of any place though. I would also like a list of carers who would be able to drop in to check on them over holiday periods etc. It's my wife's biggest gripe that we are stuck in the house as we can't go away for a break as we (I) need to care for 7 tanks of...

We have a friend that adored her gorgeous black cat. It was almost always on her knee being stroked/cuddled. Then one day, for no reason at all it leapt up, bit her cheek and badly scratched her arm. Over the next few days she almost died of septicaemia. Hate the damn things. They are takers...

You'll probably never find out for sure. I accidentally added what I thought was a small worm into my tank for my Dwarf Neon Tetras to eat. As soon as it hit the water, it flattened out and I could see right away it was a leech. It went straight into the substrate and I've never seen it since...

And in the menatime the 4 shrimp you start with will be into the thousands...... Seriously. I keep Yellow Sakuri and started with 4. They were at it from day 1, and before too long my tank was filled with them. I sold a good number to my local fish store. Then I got up to around another 250 of...

Now if you can find how to plug your filter and heater into the tank powered by the blue green algae, you'll be well satsified

Food for thought: https://medium.com/@aquariumcreation/caridina-shrimp-chart-bbae6236fdf5

Pretty good. It has a problem with hair algae right now though the velvet blue and coral red shrimp are enjoying the feast. Also the oto's have a go at it. I'm due to give the short grass the first cutting soon so will also try to rub down the wooden hair algae, and trim the plants that have it...

They are hooligans. If they don't have a constant supply of snails they'll eat bits off any other tank inhabitant. They are antisocial and it's sort of like watching paint dry trying to see much movement. They are slow except for the time they sneak up on a prey fish or snail then they make a...

It's hard not to go and come out empty handed. I wish I had a bigger room for more tanks. I have lots of ideas from visiting there. My first aquascaped tank was as near a copy as I could get from one of the tanks. Details and pics on https://www.fishforums.net/threads/just-like-this-one.480385/

I had a couple of them myself. The tank dimension didn't appear to be important as they spent a lot of time just hanging out in the area between the sponge filter base and the bottom of the spongs. I did have hardscape that poked up out of the water and they climbed up on that from time to time...

I'm hopeless on plant names but I think some of those in your jar are pretty slow growing, especially the anubias. (if I have the name right). You really need plants with a good oxygenation rate as obviously they are growing quickly and using the waste as the nutition source.

Ah, cross posting.

If you haven't then I suggest you get aquainted with them. They have become my absolute favourit go-to place. They have most everything you need to set up a tank or 2, and some fantastic display tanks all fully aquascaped that will make your eyes pop. I just got the Chihiros from them and it's...

They are easy to keep and you don't need a big tank. You can almost breed them in a jam jar

You could go "All In" and try your hand at interbreeding to achieve some marvellous results. Take a look at this: https://www.deviantart.com/rah-bop/art/Caridina-cantonensis-family-tree-369067539

A regular small drip feed will still accrue a fair amount over time. It will be the case that chlorine of some diluted density will always be in the tank and that can't be a good thing. It's a bit like having a constant bad headache instead of a full blown screaming migraine. It's best if you...

Apistogrammas are nice fish, very colourful but tend to be a bit slow in breeding. However instead of them you could go for Kribs. They are so colourful and it's amazing watching them herd the young fry around. I just love them but they are really a bit on the big side for my tanks.

You know, Every time I see the word "Hokitika" I step back in envy. It has some of the best salmon and trout fishing in the southern hemisphere. Take a look at my avatar. That's me beside the river Wear where I spend hours trying to find a trout that hasn't been eaten by herons, otters and a...

Just another thought..... I was in Lidl last week and they had the 100ltr butts for £19.99. I got mine at Home Bargains for, I think, £25.99.

I have those in one of my tanks. They are shy fish and as already pointed out, the more the merrier. Also, mine do tend to prefer to be amongst the plants at the back of the tank. Low light levels are good for them too. The correct water parameters is an important factor so if you don't have a...

A water change of say 30% on a weekly basis is all you need just now. If you have plants theyll utilise the waste, and if you don't then GET SOME PLANTS. Seriously, a substrate/gravel clean is entirely down to whatever your tank is filled with.

Been there: Done that. It's working well for me. I mix it with treated tapwater and/or Asda bottled water to achieve the correct pH/GH etc. It hasn'r rained an awful lot but hey - I'm in the northeast so that will correct itself. In any case I have about 25 empty Asda 5ltr water bottles that I...

All that aside, are you ging to take action against the supplier? If you paid by VISA you can make a chargeback. First though you need to start a process with the supplier telling them what the problem is and asking them to do something about it. They may refund but if they refuses then the...

I got some on fleabay. They arrived in a squashed packet with little water left in it, and no sign of the eggs except for small dried dots on the envelope. I got more when I explained but they didn't survive my wife. She knocked the dish over they were being kept in until hatching. I prefer live...

I started the hobby after catching local sticklebacks out of curiosity. They're very common where I am, but not good keeping males in the same small tank I had. Also, apart from a flash of red on the males they lacked appeal. Having moved to tropical, I would be really chuffed if my local waters...

Fungal growth around the mouth is really evident for a start, that's aside from the other white growth on the body. The water parameters, to answer that question, are checked daily on the tanks in question. The pH and hardness levels are set to different levels for each tank to suit the fish in...