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Do you ever feed them pellets? Or any food that might be too big for their mouths? I've seen that happen temporarily when my rainbowfish have been too greedy and tried to eat something bigger than their mouths allow. Are you able to see if anything is trapped in its mouth or throat?

I used to have some of these guys, but never came across this. Having said that, I only kept them about a year and a bit so can't say for certain that it doesn't develop with age. How long have you had yours?

Made my brain sore!

I ended up netting them. Tried the siphon technique with the first one, but it simply clung tighter to the moss ball and didn't move an inch. I'm pretty sure it was mocking me! Eventually, I got tired of trying to siphon it, so simply scooped up the moss ball with a net. That did the trick...

Seems I spoke too soon: However, it didn't take long to catch: As much fun as it's been catching them, I seriously hope there are no more!

Got that sucker! With a little luck, this is the only one.

Ok, thanks for the assist. Hopefully it's just one that found its way into my tank.

Thanks for the swift reply! I've just read your thread and seriously hope I don't have as many as you had!

Hi guys, I found an unexpected aquatic insect in my shrimp tank this afternoon. No clue what it is. Can someone tell me what it is and if it's any threat to my shrimp or fish fry? Sorry about all the algae on the glass - I normally let it grow so the shrimp have something to eat...

That's a very impassioned post there! Where are you getting the 10 million figure from? I had a quick look at their website earlier this afternoon and it says 1,600 have signed up. That's quite a few people, however, I think we can both agree it's very far from 10 million. Here's where I found...

How easy is it to set up and maintain the reactor? Oh, and glad to hear you're finally getting one over nitrate!

I'm not sure the Thatcher example is entirely relevant. This would be the equivalent of Thatcher closing the mines, power stations, and every entity in the power/energy sector not only in the UK, but in all of Europe. But getting back to the matter in hand, just because an obscure lobby group...

I'd go for either 4 or 7...don't know why, but they just look better to me.

I've only had very small acrylic tanks (mostly for keeping shrimp), and to be honest, didn't notice much difference between them and my glass tanks of the same size. If cost is a big factor, then go for glass as it tends to be cheaper.

Bit late, but I often use this seller: http://www.finestfishfood.co.uk I've found their standard flake food is a bit fatty, but have had good results from their pellets

+1 That's a shame because I really like the look of TMS. I thought part of the reason it was so expensive was because it was smoother than other sands.

+1 Will never happen.

I can't imagine the EU would introduce a blanket ban on exotic pets - surely even they're not that foolish. It would have a destructive effect on industry, and at a time when almost every government in Europe is desperate to facilitate economic recovery, I can't imagine anyone would go anywhere...

This is the best I could manage....

I bet given enough time they'll colour up nicely.

Thanks for the heads up, I'll have to be extra careful as there'll be geophagus in the tank. I've been looking at Limpopo & Carib Sea's Tahitan Moon Sand. Hopefully one or both of these will be fine enough and smooth enough for geos. If not, then it's back to pool filter sand. Sorry to hear...

From my comments on your previous post you'll know I share your frustration with seemingly high nitrates in my tap water. If you do opt for a nitrogen reactor, can you let us know how effective it is? I'd be interested in comparing it's efficacy with what I currently use (matrix, nitrazorb and...

Mine's currently Lake Tebera rainbowfish, closely followed by Geo. winemilleri. Photos to follow once I get can them to stay still for 2 seconds.

Looks like black sand is the clear winner. Thanks for the input everyone!

Lol. So harsh

I'm in London, so a couple of hours drive from you. Funnily enough, I travel to Bath every now and then as I have a friend that lives near the university. I might be your way at the end of the month, so ok to pm you closer to the time?

Hi, I'm looking for either daphnia magna or pulex...payment via PayPal. Thanks

So, I'm struggling to decide which type of sand to use for my next set up...which would you go for?

It's the nitrate test that gets me every time! Doesn't matter how hard I stare, I can never see the difference between 40 & 80ppm

Hello, Are you still selling daphnia?

Wow, I knew they had to be fed little and often, but it didn't realise it was as high as that! I've never kept discus so, won't pretend to have a wealth if experience when it comes to their husbandry. What I do have experience with though, is high nitrates. My tap water has ridiculously high...

Thanks. That's you're red devil, right? Looks in good condition. Have long have you had the little guy?

I'm not sure there's an aquatic plant in existence which is completely cichlid proof, however, anubias and moss balls have been the most durable IME. Anubias can be secured to wood quite easily and is very hardy. On the presumption that you have very little experience with live plants, I'd say...

+1 Is there a particular reason why you feed three times per day, rather than once or twice?

Thanks for the heads up. I'm heading that way in a couple of weeks so will stop by. A lot of good shops have closed down in the past few years.

30% WC on the fry tank and fiddled in vain with the air curtain on the main tank.

Not necessarily - it's in PDF format so you can download it to your PC or phone.

Make my rainbowfish look better? Say no more, I'm sold!

Adults are fed twice a day and fast on Sundays. Fry are fed between 3 and 5 times a day depending on which species.

About a year ago I came close to buying one for my 3' tank. I saw it in the shop, at only a few cm and it looked so attractive. The LFS girl told me it would grow to 4" max! When I got home and did a little research, I found out she might have been just a little bit wrong. Good thing I didn't...