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The same thing recently happened to me with one harlequin rasbora fry. It's amazing what they can survive. Mine was pretty colourless to begin with as well, but it's getting brighter and brighter as the week goes on. Congrats!

Wow. Gorgeous tank. Makes me want to try goldfish. Boofer's magnificent. Your names make me want to get down to the cinema to watch the Hobbit pt 2.

I asked one LFS but they changed their policy recently and they won't take fish unless I can prove I bought it there (which I didn't). I'm going to ask my nearest Maidenhead next time I'm there.   I have wanted to try cichlids for a very long time. I was really hoping to lower overall aggression...

It's a shame really. He was a very peaceful fish up until about 6 months ago + I really haven't known how to deal with him since. I've been looking to rehome the clown loach for a while, as I don't feel the tank length can accommodate a proper group of them, but I'm struggling to find somewhere...

Aww he's so cute! I love his little beady eye.

Hey y'all. I'm after ideas for tank-mates for my super aggressive 4 year old red tailed shark, Lenny. He's my baby, and I love him to bits, but he really is a violent little tyke.   He currently shares my 75g long with a single clown loach having harassed a common plec, 2 sailfin mollies and 1...

Thanks guys. I feel terrible about it and I didn't really want to make a post about it, but I thought I should conclude this journal.

That's my current philosophy. I'm just a bit concerned that the red tailed shark will take more of a notice once it gets bigger - he is not a friendly shark.

I wasn't thinking straight because I was worried about a fish, and I left 2 anubias plants and 1 java fern in a salt-treated tank for 2 days. When I noticed that 75% of the leaves had turned brown, I took them out and put them in different tanks. Although there are still green leaves on all 3 of...

I had 6 harlequin rasbora living in my 75g but moved them upstairs to my 35g when I cleaned out the bigger tank in preparation for my African project. I completely gutted the tank: new substrate, new decor, 100% WC. The only thing that remained in the tank was the boxed in filter. However, about...

I hate to update this with bad news, but Cas died on Tuesday (my birthday ) I'm still not entirely sure why. He seemed to be relatively young. I noticed that he was getting pretty lethargic over his last couple of weeks so I was doing daily water changes along with salt treatment. He didn't...

Cheers for the nightmares dude.  

My female angel, Juliet.   Verification: Hope the verification image is good enough. She just spawned (you can see the egg shadows on the second anubias leaf) so she wouldn't come to the front for any more pics.

Cheers. They're starting to face the right way now - the leaves adjust to the light surprising quickly, which is why thehy all ended up at weird angles in the first place. I didn't expect them to be so fast, because they're normally such slow growers.   I'm really glad i decided to tie them...

Anubias really is the best   I'm having a bit of an algal bloom at the moment. Also, I noticed  a really tiny fish in the tank. I think it's harlequin fry from when I had harlequins in the tank - although I never saw them spawning. Not sure what on earth I should do. It's about 1cm long and I...

I thought I'd do an update here seeing as it's been over a year. The tank is doing well. Romeo+Juliet still spawn regularly, although they're terrible parents and I've given up the idea of raising a spawn. New scape: I had a whole load of anubias left over from my 75g scape, and I left them...

Cheers! I don't think i could have handled any bigger pieces of wood. I had a hard enough time trying to get those 3 saturated.

No evergreen wood is suitable for fish tanks. Sorry. Pine would be dangerous as the resins it contains are toxic to fish..   Hawthorn, Apple, Cherry, Alder, Rowan, Oak, and Heather are good for tanks. Just make sure that the pieces you take aren't green and have been dead for some time.

Oh no, i'm sorry. Oliver. I'm sure he had a great life.

I have considered it. I'm not sure how I'd get behind there to secure a background. Even with the tank empty, it's in a hard place to pull it out.

He's looking so good now! it's great to read through his progress. I'm sure he'll love the 10g when it's ready.

Those are stunning pictures, and bettas. Morgan looks like a real sweetheart, and his colour is just so beautiful now. I'm jealous.

what an angel. pretty unique looking too. His tail must be gorgeous when he flares.

Woah, you know how to pick 'em. What beauties. I'm not a fan of double tails either, but that guy's a stunner. Red.

Hello, and These forums are a real knowledge-bank. I'm sure you'll find everything you need and more.

The water is clearing a little today. I've decided not to adjust the plants or add any more until the big piece of wood has become fully saturated. This is still the nicest bit. I think it's a bit over-planted, but mother likes it so i've gotta leave it.

Well I worked on the tank for 8 solid hours (4pm - midnight (and yes my mother was angry)), hit a whole load of problems and nearly broke my back. Here begins the epic tale.   I emptied the tank completely, somehow managed to fish out Lenny and Socrates (shark + loach). Neither of them were very...

Tank: Juwel Rio 300 (350 litres/75 gallons)   Substrate: My usual mix of play sand from Argos and JBL Manado.     Plants: -2x Anubias hastifolia -6x Anubias nana -4x Anubias barteri var.caladiifolia -10x Anubias heterophylla (my favourites, and they were on offer) It was my first time ordering...

As some of you may know, it's long been my dream to do a (fairly) large central African biotope. This journal is going to follow my progress in fulfilling that dream.   Kind of.   I'm posting this part early to get it out of the way before I go on to the actual planting etc. Basically, guilty...

ooh and i have 5 assassin snails called Altair, Ezio, Nathan, Connor and Edward.

I don't name my shoals because I can never tell them apart. But I have:   2 male gouramis - Sam + Dean 2 female bristlenose catfish - Eve + Faye 2 male bettas - Castiel + Pluto 4 female bettas - Hannibalina, Jacqueline, Alana, + Freddie 2 angelfish - Romeo + Juliet 1 red tailed shark - Lenny 1...

Due to re-decorating, I've had to empty my 75 gallon tank and the inhabitants are being spread out across my other tanks. Among them is a shoal of 6 regular harlequin rasbora.   I keep a male betta and 8 purple rasbora in a fully planted 10 gallon long (he doesn't have a problem with shoals). Am...

Mermaid keepers should be advised to keep tanks sealed so they can't hear the mermaid's sing and therefore won't be lured to their deaths. Mermaids are fully carnivorous and will attempt to snack on their owners, specifically of the male variety. Combs must be provided for the maintenance of...

Thanks guys!   I was really paranoid about spiders in my room when I went to sleep last night. So much regret.

I enjoy taking very close-up pictures of flowers, insects, spiders etc. I have a pretty basic camera and I never use the zoom function as it ruins focus. Therefore, I have to get physically very close to the subject, which I enjoy as a challenge. Here's a very small selection:

I'll check Aquabid and ebay out. A friend just recommended Aquaessentials to me as well.

I really need to plant my 75 gallon central African biotope and, because I'm incredibly boring, I'm going for 100% anubias. I'm going to need A LOT of plants and I want a wide variety of types so that I can get different leaf sizes etc. I'm estimating around 30-40 individual plants to grow out...

Yup. Back then, the 10 gallon was my quarantine tank. I never use live plants in quarantine tanks because I can't boil them. I decided to leave him in there because it's a nice size/shape for a betta, planted it, and now I use a 5 gallon for quarantine instead.

Congrats! I changed to all live plants about a month after I got him. The plant in the pic is needle java fern.

I know it's been well over a year, but I thought I'd update this journal instead of starting a new one. The tank is still fully planted with java fern, anubias and vallis. Pluto's doing good. He's a real bull of a betta. He now lives with 8 purple harlequins as I had something of an epidemic of...