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Tasmanian tigers are extinct - I think you mean Tasmanian devils. They get a a nasty cancer (from memory, it think it’s called devil faced tumours) which is directly transmissible. That’s an anomaly though - most cancers aren’t transmissible. There have been a handful of cases where cancer has...

It’s really hard to tell with them (at least in my limited experience). I found even looking at their genitals unreliable as what I thought was my biggest male turned out to be my biggest female when “he” paired up with a female and started breeding. Her ovipositor didn’t full descend until...

Cretaceous

I have 4 of these, and found them really hard to sex until they start mating. If I had to guess I would say two males, but the smaller one might be a female

There’s also Aquariums4life. Apparently their tanks are really high quality, but they were too expensive for me, and the build time was ridiculous (16 weeks)

If you have a Maidenhead aquatics nearby, they can order custom made Seabray tanks for you. I think they do up to 450l online, but larger custom tanks can be ordered instore (not sure if you can do it over the phone too). They quality’s pretty good - I got a 6x2 from them before Xmas. They...

But crucially… Would You Explode?

Assuming the tunnel didn’t collapse, or the you weren’t incinerated by the molten core, I wonder if you’d explode once you got to the centre. I don’t think you’d fall back if you tried to walk out of the hole, because there’d be less mass to pull you towards the centre. Instead, all of the...

Exterminate

The fx6 is a great filter. I’ve had mine almost 10 years and it’s still going strong. It should easily provide enough flow and filtration for his 180 (I’m assuming this is a 6’x2’x2’ which is what my 180 is). Maintenance can be a bit tiresome though, as like most big canister filters you have...

Deodorant

Resistance

Holidays

I think he’s asking if his tank’s too clean because his bristlenose is looking thin despite him dropping in algae wafers overnight. He thinks the other fish may be eating the algae wafers

Crayons

Like some of the other posters here, it goes back to my parents. My mum has always had fish tanks and when I was around 8 I became responsible for looking after her tank. This was back when undergravel and box filters were the height of technology, so a lot has changed since then.

Politician

Another option is unipac Limpopo sand. It’s more of a dark grey, but creates a nice contrast. There are quite a few online calculators that’ll help you figure out how much sand to buy. You just need to know the grain size and tank dimensions and it’ll give you a figure based on how deep you...

Bullet

Vampire (as in that’s where they bite)

I don’t even know what my eyeballs just saw!

Robots (as in AI will take all of them)

Cake

Life

Concussion

Yeah, it’s safe. Their brand of glue is cyanoacrylate

Vader (as in Darth)

Fish

I’ve just completed the survey, and hope you get sufficient responses. It’d great to be able to see the results once they’ve been analysed - will they be made available to the respondents? Or will we need to get them from the appropriate journals?

I don’t think anyone would call it enlightenment, but this old school weetabix advert popped into my head when I saw sherwood:

Weetabix

I have a U4 and wouldn’t recommend it for a 4ft tank - the flow is just too weak so I wouldn’t use it for anything over 2ft. It can also be a bit unreliable and the flow will sometimes drop to trickle after maintenance. Have you thought about buying a second hand filter? They’re sometimes...

Denial

Arctic

High

I currently have: Electric blue acaras Geophagus sveni Red spot severums Convict cichlids Denisonii barbs Siamese algae eater Bentosi tetras Red phantom tetras Black phantom tetras Cardinal tetras Harlequin rasboras Red whiptail catfish Bronze cories Peppered cories Sterbai cories Pearl...

5 at the moment, but gradually working my way down to 2.

Yeah - they’ve have the kind of colours you notice as soon as you step into the room. I also like how curious they are. My oldest one always wonders over to have a look when I’m in the room, although it can be a bit weird though when you turn around to see a fish eyeballing you. I mean, he...

Anansi

When you get old like me, the years start blending together