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the temperature is fine, and i dechlorinate the water first too. I thought it might be something to do with behaviour during seasons when pools might flood.

After I do a water change in my nano tank of 30L some of my fish go crazy, i usually only change about 5-10L. i have a black and a striped khuli loach in there, a killifish, cherry shrimp and some dwarf chilli rasbora's. the black loach and the killi fish go completely crazy swimming around in...

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/bonifacelan/pleco/134.jpg finally, i think this is them. get to 11cm.

This might be it, or as close as I can get to it. the colours were electric yellow with just a few big black bands on it. http://www.frybabies.com/gallery/albums/userpics/normal_FryBabies_L134_pleco01.jpg

Looked a little like what a small flathead would look like if it had yellow and black tiger stripes. just combed the internet, cant find it.

Hey all, would like some help with a fish I saw at the lsf about 2 months ago that none of the employees seem to remember or know about ( but the manager wasnt there and he seemed to be doing something with it then) It was a bottom feeder in appearance, shaped like a catfish. was bright yellow...

Ive tried several photos etc, so small they dont even show up or dont look like anything other than a tiny smudge with no discernable features.

Doesnt really look like the hydra, they are very small and dont really have spindly arms, Its hard to draw what it looks like, all the strands i drew seem connected by thin film, thats why it kind of looks like egg sacks of some kind. Ill just keep watching them, see what happens.

Cant get pic, too small and too transparent. theres some tiny little dots inside them, look fairly evenly spaced. dozens of these tiny little things on my glass. I tried to draw what they look like as far as i can tell, however its pretty fail. forgot the pic.

naw they arent quite that simmilar, they look like little bushels of clear leaves i guess

Hey all, just a quick question about what appears to be some kind of eggs in my tank. they appear to be about 1mm in size, clear little feathery masses that attach to the glass by what looks like one tiny strand. makes them look like tiny clear sea anemone. I have cherry shrimp (I dont think...

thanks guys

When you all do water changes, do you use a thermometer to test the temp? or just use your finger for a "close enough" guess. Also is it ok to use water from your hot water tap to add? not sure if there could be issues with old hot water systems being made of copper or something.

Does adding water conditioner increase ph? I tested local tap water and it was neutral. then when I add the conditioner it jumps to 8 and over. Im doing a fishless cycle at the moment, because I use a very small 30L tank im worried that water changes might stress fish when I eventually have them.

thanks alot. I got an anubias today :)

I have a small 30L tank, the lighting that came with it is pl 11 watts says, one marine blue and one sunlight. I think i can get 18watt versions that are the same size or will still fit in the hood, what would i need to grow some of the hardier plants in there?

I do have a test kit with everything from a temperate salt water set up i had, will its on an island though :( i might just buy some new stuff. he was about to change the water of his tank, he stirred it up a bit too, so its got some particles etc in it. going into the shop tomorrow. thanks for...

Ok, so if ive had the tank running for a day or 2, it should be fine to add the friends water now?

Hey all, justa question, this is my first freshwater tropical setup, little 30 litre job thats hopefully going to have some chili rasboras and cherry shrimp.Im about to start fishless cycle, i just got some water from a friends tank to introduce some bacteria but i havent been to the shop to...

Was trying to come up with a way to quiten down my durso/internal weir overflow and on another forum came across the " it depends" system. you drill a second hole below the main overflow and have a tap to restoct flow and siphon off 95% of the overflow leaving a very quiet almost silent trickle...

Yea the fittings and pipes are all plastic, so no worries there. ooeerr frags hey? be nice but i reckon im gonna go have a chat with the local fisheries guys and see if i can set up a natice temperate tank and see how it goes, then again the g/f IS pressuring me to go tropical if i ever get it...

The box i put up was like the one i saw on this forum on a journal by aquascaper made from acrylic. i went out and changed the downpipe size to someting ridiculously big and put it on an angle, undid the end cap a little and it stayed constant, blows out alot of bubbles mind you but is still...

Hey there ive built a durso box to overflow back into my sump, when i fill my tank with water to test it, it fill up completely till it forms a siphon then it sucks the box empty over a few minutes then gurgles loudly and repeats. how do i solve this? maybe cutting some grooves like teeth into...

Ok, ive looked at a few overflow systems and decided to build the type with the hole drilled at the back with two boxes around it (not sure of the name) one box with no top on it and another smaller one that slots inside with no bottom. what is the purpose of the second smaller box? i gathered...

heh yea, whenever im fishing we call them bait pinchers becasue they sit next to your hook and chew the bait off without taking the hook, u can feel it when your line gets heavy and can usually jag them, only to hear a pop noise as they get out of the water and half your hook is missing lol. my...

Hey all, just figured since i cant really contribute any experience or advice since im a tankless nub for the time being i would try get some pictures you might enjoy instead. i snaffled a good camera and although the water quality was fairly poor i managed to get some pics that werent altogther...

Hey all, ive been finding bits of rock for the tank im gonna have together (at some stage, time/money allowing) ive got a few decent sized chunks of dead corals ive found along deserted coast over here on kangaroo island including one whole coral that looks like it was a brain coral, big sphere...

This is the same kind of tank i was looking to get at some stage, was just having a bit of a rough time figuring out how to get a skimmer in it without using a sump. i think in the end i decided id have to find a skimmer that had a small inlet/outlet or something that can squeeze between the two...

On the topic of rock, i got alot of really interesting looking brown sandstone from along the coast, thin flat sheets with holes all through it where its eroded faster, i dunno if the brown colouration means its heavy in some other element like iron or something, dads had simmilar bits in the...

Okay went for a dive today and noticed that most of the rock that had corals and sponges living on it in my local area was limestone, (newby question) would having limestone rock (small pieces) in a tank be bad?

with a $700 chiller, airconditioning, moving to cooler climate or stop breathing so heavy when your up close on the glass admiring fish :drool:

I was wondering if there were any many other aussies on here, converting things to gallons and inches and the like so sucks hehe! metric ftw! yea id love to collect my own stock, i had to choose between 700 dollars on my water chiller or a new wetsuit seeing as the ocean here is sitting at about...

Yea temperate is cold water, looked at a few water chillers whilst in adelaide for the week, ouch! ill definately be ordering one online, a few hundred dollars cheaper for the same product name and brand!

for starters ill just say i love this forum, i joined in 04 with the intention of having a marine aquarium and had decided tropical due to cost and so forth of having temperate eg cooling and also in south australia its oh so hard to find anywhere that actually has anything to do with temperate...

Ok ive been trying to find a picture of the style of tank ill most probably end up getting as there arent really many shops in this city for this kind of thing, most LFS's being normal pet shops with 3 kinds of puppy and 2 different types of goldfish :(. i found a site where someone has a much...

Thanks for the input guys, its not so much the money im that worried abotu when setting up my tank if i fail, its the livestock cos its not really their fault they're stuck in a tank with someoen who doesnt know what theyre doing trying to look after them :( but ill give it my best shot!. Im in...

Hey everyone, Ive wanted a marine reef setup for aslong as i can remember but never had the money time or the real motivation to go out and get one. Now ive got the time and money and from reading this forum and seeing how interesting it all is ive finally decided to...