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Looks like shotgun damage.:(

Well this tank is only a few weeks old ,our other tank sprung a leak and we had to change. Wondering due to swapping everything over and renewing stuff it stifled the the little darlings food chain somewhat. We have java fern also getting a little bit paranoid about our shrimp .:(

What's a ducks favourite Taco topping? Quackamole.

Amano dinner time. There has to be a reason for this - lack of food or the new plants are soft and vulnerable perhaps. Can't see the shrimps this morning they must be off sleeping somewhere after that meal.

I believe you ...Amano shrimp eat plants and they can indeed do so at a rate of knots. We have three as I said before. Never an ounce of trouble in all the time they have been here. Bought a new plant for the rear of the tank and since it has been in the tank the Amano have turned on it. The...

Do you have friendly neighbours? Thinking use their water to do a change ...makes it a bit of a grind but it might save your fish and also eliminate your water source if no change in fish health.

What do ducks like to eat for lunch? Jacob's cream quackers.

What do ducks like to eat for breakfast? Quacker Oats.

Well I did my water change today as stated. Cleaned out pump sponge,body,impeller and everthing else...... nothing found GaryE not even a snail;) No cables caught under lid or fouling anything that I could find seangee. But between us I think we have perhaps - dare I write it a result. It would...

Thanks for the reply, The tank is sort of new it was a display tank and on offer. Last water change we repositioned the pump but two days later back to square one. I reckon you are right about the suction pads perhaps they are not doing their job properly. Tomorrow(monday) is my next water...

I rotate the fish foods but I would say the seem to like Hikari vibra bites the most.

I have a 3foot from the 70s and an angle iron framed tank from god knows when. It was given to me in the mid 70s I never used it far too ugly but it did hold water. In the mid sixties I had two acrylic type tanks. they were bow fronted tanks but now long gone. As for resiliconing my used tanks...

Look on the bright side Gwand....It could have been booze,fags and sex he banned.👄

Here in South Wales we have escaped it all. Its rained Quite a bit the last few days but sunshine this afternoon. Looking at the pictures on the BBC news is saddening - I do feel for those unfortunate to be caught up in this latest storm and for some its not the first time they have been flooded...

Pizza night- made me smile.:)

I have read through the link but will have to read it again.All very interesting and perhaps a little worrying.:)

Still cannot get the Amano plant eating bit....but who knows. Anyway I have been looking for more examples of of this and have read they seem to indeed like and scoff tissue cultured plants.(someone else's theory who has had this problem) Tissue cultured plants is another thing I've never heard...

Ah- right not the same thing then? I think GM tropical fish are banned in the UK and Europe also.....but I could be wrong.

I think they may be banned in Wales and England and maybe all the UK. Practical fishkeeping magazine started a campaign against dyed fish. Just looked it up it was 1996 "Join the global fight against dyed fish"

Satnav on the blink?:)

Wind up?

This is how we tackled the problem when we had to change tanks. Put plenty of paper and such on floor to collect drips and spills. The tank water was taken out a bucketful at a time and put into a clean ....clean garden Trug (syphoned out) . Next the fish were put into the Trug along with...

Yes me, I spent 40 years looking after another man's daughter and I'm still paying. Expensive hobby keeping fish but not as expensive as my wife.:)

I have open shelves also and yes not the best looking at fish food and such. My tank stand is a funny shape but your solution has given me food for thought for the future.

Every day is Friday the Thirteenth in the country I live in. You never know what's going to happen next with the idiots we have running us.

A herd of shrimp seem to be the equivalent to a swarm of locusts. For goodness sake Magnum Man don't put your hand in the tank! But seriously I wouldn't have thought they could munch so fast but then I only have 3 liquid locusts.

Must say the plants look ok, Haven't been to Pets at home for years until today. Our nearest stockist is about a mile away he runs his business from his house but had to close his shop another victim of covid. Next is two Maidenhead aquatics both about 7miles away. Wales is well known for rain...

Today we decided to get out of the house, going stir crazy.Raining here in Wales dull, dark and right miserable weather. We went shopping and also called in at Pets at Home to have a look see what's on offer. Bought a couple of plant for our tank. Never bought plants dry packed before always...

Thanks for the offer GaryE I'm a bit too old to start a new life in Canada. Wollen hat wouldn't of helped me either sept to pick up the bits of teeth to put in. Bucket on the head may have saved the day. And yes missing teeth did slow me down for a while...not easy chatting up the girls by just...

I broke my front teeth when I came off my bicycle as a teenager....about a year later I did a proper job of it......Knocked out my top three teeth trying to eat a goal post whilst playing football. I looked a bit like Nobby Stiles for a while (English footballer from way back before the game...

I sometimes give mine a bit of veg but never leave it in tank for long periods as it may go soft and melt. My Amano's also spend time on the driftwood and I have often wondered if they actually eat the wood as some bits of wood seem to be getting smaller as the years pass or do they just nibble...

It does indeed look like she is carrying....they are indeed hard to catch and put up a good chase. They are also good at jumping so look out.

Well I must say you live and learn. I would never have thought Amano shrimps would eat plants. I did know they are partial to a bit of algae and dead matter. I have three of them and have indeed seen them pecking on plant leaves but never shredding them, as in your picture, but I guess with 20...

Panic over. Just been told its European hops that are at risk. Our hops in the UK left the European Union years back. Seems old Boris may have saved our bacon for once. Beer saved our beer not bacon.

Just read "Climate change could make beer taste worse" Hops it would seem do not like the warmer weather(that makes three of us). Its hard to find a good tasting beer as it is....could this be another scam to raise the price another13%. Wondering if I should send the wife out to Tesco to stock...

Made pictures with unused stamps.

I used to collect stamps mostly commonwealth also British first day covers....but they seemed to start bringing out new stamps every five minutes. I stopped collecting covers some time back I also still have my albums -they are not worth much unfortunatley. Never collected money spent and wasted...

Things that I like beside our fish- my wife,listening to music,early westerns before all the blood letting,working with wood,steam engines ( fan of sir Nigel Gresley and sir Henry Fowler)and Lego technic. Things I dislike-cats destroying our wildlife and messing in my vegi...