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I've got 7 seemingly doing well in 76F soft water on a nice sandy substrate. Every now and then they spawn, unfortunately in a community tank so only a couple of survivors.

I found it a really good read, well done:thumbs:

Just about any fish that realises you're trying to catch it:fish:

I'd stick the cords/tubes to the tank, I agree that if you stick them to the lid they'll have to keep on moving every time you move the lid and maybe get stressed. Also you might need to allow some slack into the cords to allow the lid to move enough.

Just read this, so a few days behind everyone else, but just wanted to add my congratulations on a well written paper with a decent understanding of how these fish, and all fish, should be treated.

This seems to be a common problem with metal tank stands, and has been for years. As suggested earlier, I've always just put a thin shim under the short legs(s) to level the stand off, a little harder on carpet as the weight will cause the legs to sink into the carpet a bit which may mean extra...

Originally from the UK & like others I started with a goldfish won at a fair when I was about 9, but had always been interested in fish & marine life. That goldfish went into a small tank then was joined by others, of course the tank got bigger :D . We had a couple of really good LFS nearby so...

I had a pair of these back in the UK before I moved over to Aus. Both were almost round and had grown to around 4" in length, and were still growing when I gave them to a LFS when I moved. Both looked fit to burst, although 1 definitely larger than the other, but seemed happy & healthy. On my...

It’s easy to just say something is not true with a minimal amount of facts, or opinions, to support that statement. In order to provide the proof of the truth a lot of input of facts to show the realty. For example if I said the Earth was flat proving me wrong, persuading me otherwise, would...

Tea for me🍵 everytime, even in really hot weather, it's a cure for all ills. Got put off coffee by my parents who, when I was just starting on hot drinks, partook of something called "Camp Coffee" which is a coffee/chicory essence, put me off anything even remotely coffee like for life!

I'm in WA, so because of quarantine restrictions find it hard, if not impossible, to get plants online, all the above listed are over East so can't dispatch to WA. Fortunately there's a few lfs that I can get to who have decent plant stocks; in fact last few months the varieties available seem...

I probably didn't need to do it, but as with a lot of things I do I enjoy getting into the detail & knowing for sure that things are OK, not just with fishkeeping but around the house & at work. That's just me. Using technology where available satisfies the geek, I like gadgets (I have the...

I don't have a regular testing regime, 75% water change every 2 weeks and may test everything in my API kit now & then, pH, NH4, NO3, NO2 just to satisfy myself nothing is changing, but in the last year very little shifts in any reading. I occasionally overfeed but see the effects in algae...

Thoroughly enjoyed the article, one of many of yours that make a lot of sense. The link to Aquarium Science is good, he (?) makes a lot of sense & I'll spend hours reading it all to see how well I've done over the last 50 years:book:

I keep finding 1 or 2 Panda Cory survivors in my HOB filter body when I do a fortnightly clean. Usually about 3 to 4 mm long, have to net them out & put into a net breeding trap in the main tank, they grow quickly then in with the growing shoal of Pandas :D

One thing I forgot to mention, and sort of why I went to the "pill box" way, is that when I used an automatic feeder (several years ago I admit) the humidity/damp got into the chute/slot the food came out & the food ended up clumping & not coming out properly. I know the newer ones are better...

I'm often away for up to a coupe of weeks at a time & use the little containers that are made for setting out daily medicine/pill doses, only costa few dollars & a useful size. Currently have one that's got 14 compartments, marked of with days of the week. I then put into each pocket what food I...

I agree with Colin & Bub, looks & moves like a leech.

Pythons are OK if you don't have to pay for water; in Australia we're on water meters so every wasted litre down the sink costs. I just use a siphon out the back door onto the lawn, the hose has one of those squeezy bulbs in to start the siphon so I don't have to suck - learnt years ago tank...

Try a camping/caravan store for a rolling water container like this one off Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07P6L48HQ/?tag= You can fill with a hose from the tap, get the temp. right & even add dechlorinator, roll it around the house, then use a small submersible/powerhead to pump...

Probably stress from moving, mine did that when I got them home. Also now when I water change etc they all hang around right at the surface in a corner of the tank and will stay there for an hour or so. Almost as if they are sulking 'cause I disturbed them:(.

This is where common names get confusing; The commonly named Chinese Algae eater is a "sucker mouthed" fish - Gyrinocheilus Aymonieri, however it is also named by the UN FAO as the Siamese Algae Eater (a.k.a. Honey Sucker, Sucking Loach); The commonly named Siamese Algae Eater is actually from...

From what I’ve seen in the past bloating in a fish just shows as appearing really fat & maybe a rounded body, depending on body shape. Dropsy gives a similar effect on the body with severe swelling but the scales can be seen sticking out of the skin, almost like a pine cone effect. I’ve lost a...

Nice fish and a good clear photo, congrats :)

Hi Jenn, welcome to fishkeeping:) As a general guide to how the fish will take food look at the position of the mouth relative to the face/end of the fish's head. Facing up or slightly up they will take food from the surface firstly (e.g. Guppies); Pointing more forward they are middle water...

It seems that a lot of this discussion hinges on the definition of "thrive". Yes small numbers of fish, that in the wild would normally be in large groups (either schools or shoals), can survive apparently quite happily in the small tanks we allow them. This survival can mean they grow to full...