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No more shrimp for me :D

I'm in Dorset and you're welcome to have some if i'm close enough for you.

Sadly, my only other tank contains CPDs and minnows. I don't think they will dine on the shrimp

Hi all I was gifted 5 blue shrimp about two months ago. I was very happy at the time. Now I have more like 500 blue shrimp of varying sizes and the rate at which they're multiplying is worrying. Everywhere I look there are little blue shrimp, from the top to the bottom of the tank - the pic is...

I agree. My four get on great with each other and live happily with ember tetras. I only have females though. Initially I had a male but he was fierce with the other fish. His territorial instincts were too strong so he had to go back to the LFS.

Lovely looking Ram. I have one Electric Blue (Pamela Ramela Tah-Dah). She's very sparkly and very greedy

Congratulations @nik_n A beautiful angelfish ?

Awww, here they are. They always come and say hello when I get home. I got two of them in mid how-do-yo-do ?

I love my honey gouramis with their little how-do-you-do feelers. They are all females so the days are spent greeting and eating

It could be. I didn't notice anything yesterday but they were all subdued when they first came home, so there was nothing to notice. It's party time for the other four now so this little guy stands out. I hope he can recover. Having said that, the last thing I want is for him to suffer :(

All I can say is it's the same length as the other one. It hasn't spread out like the other one when he swims to the surface.

Hi all I purchased 5 pygmy cory's yesterday to fill out my gang to 10. They are currently in QT. One of them clearly has damage to the side of his little body (the pinkish bit) and his fin is not moving on that side. He spends most of the time at the bottom of the tank but does scramble up to...

My 8 embers only group closely together for about half an hour after a water change. Otherwise they hang out loosely all over the tank. They sleep in separate places too. The pygmy cory's are more of a gang than the embers :)

Nice choices. I also have a 15 gallon with 4 x honey gouramis (2 honey coloured and 2 that look chocolate brown in the water) and 8 ember tetras. The scape is blackwater with a chaos of plants. I love it! My only frown is the heater, which must be the ugliest heater ever made, One day, when i'm...

Cheers nik, perfectly sneaky :). I realise I need to be more savvy!

Thanks @Slaphppy7. I don't have problems with over feeding. There's no uneaten food. As I said, i'm very careful to not overfeed. I will try your feeding trick to fool the greedy gouramis.

Hi all Apologies if this seems like a stupid question, it feels like it could be! My honey gouramis (4 female) are very greedy and apparently can eat as much food as I put in the tank. I worry the embers (8) are not getting enough because they don't get a look in. I crush up some of the food...

Aww, I got the feeling he was happy from the mother of all bubble nests he built. I felt terrible taking him back but I only have a little hospital cube spare and he couldn't live there permanently. Hopefully he'll find a more suitable home soon.

Thanks for the heads up @mark4785. Will do

Just thought i'd update: Furious Pumpkin became even more furious. He stopped the embers and female gourami from eating and started ramming all the fish. His black temper deepened with the black on his belly and throat so I returned him. The lady in the LFS gave him a proper telling off ...

Thank you for the comprehensive reply Essjay. I will keep an eye for the next couple of days and if the newly named Furious Pumpkin doesn't calm down, the shop (a Maidenhead Aquatics branch) are happy to have him back.

Hi all I have a male and female honey gourami and 8 ember tetras in a 60 litre, probably medium planted tank - mixture of all sorts of plants, tall and short, some floating. Ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 40, PH 6.8, heated to 79 degrees, almond leaves for tannin (I like the blackwater look), low...

Thank you for the welcome and tips Wills. In the process of rising ammonia so all is progressing. I'm in no rush to get fish in as it's not fair to be browsing the local aquatic shop at the mo even though I know they're open. The temptation to stock up would be too strong. I'm happy to...

Hi I have lurked a little so thought i'd come up for air, labyrinth style! I have a 60 litre nano tank, a Dennerle I think. No fish yet. I'm deciding on fish while the tank cycles but am drawn towards a little sunshine gourami and a few tank mates. I'm still researching really. I have planted...