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Hi, I have a 3 ft tank with Tanganikan Cichlids and I have to move them about 2 miles to my new house. I really want to minimise stress as they are very settled and are almost at breading stage. What would be the best way to move them? Someone said drain the tank to 3 inches of water and...

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JBL ProFlora CO2 Setup Ideal for Planted Tank Enthusiast This is a complete Carbon Dioxide and fertiliser setup with everything you need to run your very own beautiful planted aquarium or could be used to run a calcium reactor in a Marine Setup. This includes the following Items: JBL...

Hey dwarfgourami!!! I know what you mean about this area... what shops have you been to? i have been to most in hampshire, dorset and wiltshire. maybe i can point you in the right direction... most places will get stock in if you ask, but it is definately worth the trip to London. best shop I...

Ok well I'm sure there are going to be some good shops around your area or even in manchester area. You have to talk to the retailers and see what they can get in for you, most LFS will try their hardest to get what you want. My LFS now stocks cherry and bumble bee shrimp because I asked them...

Just checked it out... �3.30 each or 10 for �25 + �10 delivery so I would of saved �5... Trying to justify spending the money lol! + I wouldn't of got a cup of tea out of Trimar! Now thats gotta be worth way more than a fiver! :)

Well if you do you have to go to Wholesale Tropicals on Bethnal Green Road. That is one fantastic shop! such a range of fish and loads of rare stuff, all for good prices too! The shops around us have a lot to learn from that place.. puts me off going back to places like Creature Comforts in...

Where do you live dave?

Hi all, I just had to share my happiness in getting my latest editions to my low light planted aquarium. Microrasbora sp. Galaxy These fish are brand new in the aquatic trade and where only discovered a couple of months ago. Have a look at this article in Practical Fishkeeping's website...

But surely if you dont have any fish there won't be any waste so there would no need for bacteria????

I would advise soaking it in a bucket of tap water for a couple of weeks at least before adding it to your tank. New bogwood often leaks tannins into the water which will not harm your fish but can turn the water very yellow. Some people like this effect as it looks quite natural but...

I believe this is a salt water fish called - Red Gurnard Aspitrigla cuculus. It lives in British coastal waters and is a bottom dwelling fish that feeds on mainly on small crustaceans and worms. I recently caught one of these while mackerel fishing 2 miles off Bournemouth beach. The one I...

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I'd say that means 120 volts AC (Current) or basically American mains supply.

The moss will have had enough time to root itself by the time the cotton has gone, but this depends on what you attach it to. I've found that wood is best, moss can attatch to this very quickly. Smooth stones or rocks will take a little longer and the moss may disattach once the cotton has...

According to a very well know person in another forum, you should never fishless cycle a planted tank. As plants remove ammonia from the water it is absolutly pointless to add it in the large ammounts needed to fishless cycle. His website is here www.rexgrigg.com and he mentions it in bits of...

I reckon you might be right there Themuleous! Have a look at these pics of Monosolenium tenerum and i think they look pretty silmilar, although maybe a bit darker in colour.

Hi, I have been using 2 Nutrifin reactors and lader diffusers for the last 5 months but I think its now time to go pressurised. I have been looking at the various options and have seen some reasonably priced systems about but there are a couple of questions I need answering: 1) Do I need a...

I'm trying to grow java moss in my planted aquarium but my SAE keeps stripping the moss down to thin stems. I have seen lots of pics on the net with SAE's and moss and they always seem to have good lush growth, even Amano himself has had tanks with the two together. I thought maybe it wasn't...

Yes they are sea monkeys, I've often thought about saving a couple and keeping them as pets too... oh dear how sad am i???? :lol:

You could try Malaysian Trumpet Snail's, they live in the substrate during the day moving about and aerating it. At night they come out and eat dead plant matter and left over food missed by the fish. Some people say that they breed like mad and you could have hundreds when they get going, but...

Excellent! I would definatly recommend getting a couple more if you can, I have 6 in total. Shrimp are very social animals and prefer being in groups for especially safety, all my shrimp hang out in their own little gangs :lol: All shrimp eat algae, dead plant matter, food missed by the fish...

Hi laurasmith, Did you see them at Creature Comforts in Totton by any chance? :) I asked them to get them in for me and they are cherry shrimp. I bought six of them and although they are very small they are definatly cherry shrimp. Unfortunatly that shop will only label up things as it is...

Popendetta furcata is what this fish was named as in my LFS, found a good page on the net about this fish that explains how the name was changed over the years. have a look here. SAE's can be kept singly as many members of this forum do. Also profiles I have found on this fish also advise that...

Hi, I bought 4 Poppondetta Furcata on monday and seemed to be doing ok, but now I have noticed that on a couple of them the bottom of their caudal fin seems to be nipped. Also I found one of my WCMM dead this morning and one with the same damage to its caudal fin. It only seems to have...

I think you theory is totally correct. I have been using the siesta period of 5 on 2 off 5 on and had a lot of algae from the start. The siesta did not seem to stop the algae but when the plants took off the algae has been significantly reduced. I tried one day without the siesta and noticed...

Well I bought it from my LFS in southampton, it wasn't labelled unfortunatly but I liked the look of it so thought i'd give it a try. Here's a photo of what it looks like now. There were no roots at all when I bought it, just a bunch of stems with leaves. It looks same all the along the...

I've never heard that before either.. made me chuckle! :lol:

try asking in the Plants and Planted Tanks section. All the plant experts hang out in there :D

The stems aren't rigid, they are actually quite flimsy. I have noticed that under the leaves the stems have small hairs on them. I've been searching for Hydrocotyle photos and can't find any with red stems. I bought them on wednesday so they have been in my tank for about 3 days now. There...

Hi, I bought this plant the other day but i'm not sure whether its an aquatic or not. I have tried to ID it with tropica and greenline website's but to no avail. What do you reckon?

Anostomus anostomus (Striped Headstander)

Well I took the paint back for a refund today, which was no problem. I've bought some antique pine wood stain and a tin of yacht varnish to seal it with. I will leave the hood in my garage for a few days before putting it on my tank. Thanks for all you help peeps! :D :D :D

Sorry BigC i wasn't very clear, I haven't actually used the paint yet. If there is something better I should be using I can take the paint back and get a refund. What do you recommend I should use?

Hi, I am in the process of making a custom hood for my tank out of wood. I went out today and bought some dulux weather shield one coat exterior gloss in black to paint it with. After reading the back I found a warning on there about it being harmful to aquatic organisms, I'm hoping they mean...

I'm getting old at 24 :blink:

Thanks very much, doesn't look good really. I have noticed that the cories fins are fraying a bit, thought this maybe due to stress. I'll get the med tomorrow and treat asap. Should I do a waterchange before adding the new med?

Hi, This week I lost a cory to what I believe was a bacterial infection. Its gills we're pretty red and looked like it had hemorrhaging inside its body. I decided to treat the tank with melafix just incase the infection had spread to my other fish. It has been four days into the treatment...