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Just released fry from floating breeder after 6 weeks. No problems with the adult mollies. They seem to recognise them as fish and not food. The fry seem fearless and are getting their share of food.

All useful comments thanks. M.

Ah yes I see your screen name above. I think you are both correct I will try and manage what I've got and venture into the planted route at a later date. If I phased in some ferns how do I know they won't contain snail eggs. Had this problem in the garden pond with lilies that I bought. Also...

Hi fish addict &.egalesaquarium. Love your live plants. Plastic here at the moment. Maintaining living plants seems to me like a hobby on its own. Just started this hobby from scratch in Feb. Any plant tips from either of you would be welcome.

Fair point. Looks like months rather than weeks then. Good job I replaced my internal filter with an external one. I've got space for the floating tank. Hello from the North of Ireland by the way. Few miles from the coast, Giants Causeway, Bushmills etc.

Hi eaglesaquarium Thanks for the reply. Yes, I can see how this could turn into a baby factory. Still it's amazing to see these tiny scale models of the parent fish. My first batch got eaten and I felt so quilty. I've saved 7 and would like to keep them to maturity if I can. Not sure how long...

Success with new Mollie arrivals. Put them in a separate breeding tank. What now? Powered flake food? What is the growth rate of these amazing little creations? Powdered fish flakes I mean! M.

Well done. I'm new to all this and sadly my mollie fry got eaten. I thought some would survive but no. For the next time, I've increased planting, and have constructed a little hide made from conduit strapped with cable ties and a sucker. Don't know if it will work but I've got a breeding tank...

As far as I know, yes. M.

Thanks to everyone for help with pictures.

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http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u538/Causewaycoast2013/5e823ab101abfee41502d9a1553eff31_zps10a125a7.jpg Second try? M. Bit better. Just need to select more carefully. Thanks for that. First picture shows the reclaimed space where box filter used to be. External filter running clear, but I...

Lets see if this works. http://photobucket.com/albums/u538/Causewaycoast2013/Juwel tank after bio filter removal M. No that didn't work. Sorry, I'll try late.

Not registered until yesterday. I was able to view previous questions as a visitor. Glad to see that most of my questions had been asked before. Made me feel that I wasn't the only nervous newcomer. Thankfully no casualties from yesterday's filter removal and replacement. Tank is bow fronted in...

Thanks. Just letting things settle down after all the tank work. The mollies and tetras have been very tolerant of all my fiddling about. Transferred media sponges into the new external filter so I hope it seeds ok. Must confess the first few mornings I set the tank up I was scared to look...

Thanks. I find them fascinating. Didn't realise they tone down at night. M.

Hi Thanks for comment. New to this hobby. So far so good. Mollies and tetra neons. Not sure what else to stock. Bit warmer where you are, tank heater rarely off these days In N. Ireland. M.

New to this forum and its format but just wanted to record my thanks to all forum users for the wealth of knowledge available here. Recently bought a second hand Juwel 180. Hated the internal filter as that end of the tank greeted me on entry to the room. Couldn't have completed the removal and...