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Well I changed to courgette and I have seen him on it-ONCE! He has been on the bogwood and is still devouring algae and pooping for England! The gold barbs eat the algae wafers-even after lights out-made their mouths quite sore on the first day :rolleyes: He seems a happy chap, but I would like...

I got a tiddly BN at the weekend, and he/she eats nothing but algae-tried dropping the algae wafer in and it was demolished by the other fish-put a piece of cucumber in, and it's untouched-not even by the other fish! The bn hasn't even been on the bogwood yet (got 2 large bits in the tank) lol...

lol! I just put an algae wafer in for Burnie-my new baby bn-he's far too interested in the gunk on the heater suckers to be bothered, but the gold barbs are all over it!- all 6 of them heads down squabbbling over Burnie's breakfast is a sight to see :rolleyes: lol I will try the lights out trick...

"Were you born looking like that?"

Who invited the gooseberry?

I thought when I was kissed I was supposed to turn into a handsome prince :shout: I want my lawyer-I am going to sue!

My halogens definitely make my readings more yellow-I was quite surprised!

'I thought someone said fish were stupid-I just looked and this bloke has zero brains.......no seriously!!!' :blink:

Hey! Who put superglue on the glass? :crazy:

That sounds interesting! I really shouldn't read this forum-my DH will be confiscating my credit cards!!! Carole x

It's also worth making sure you check your stats in daylight-not artificial-I worried a lot about slight ammonia levels in my water, but was advised that some artificial lights make the readings look slightly green-checked in daylight and the results were fine!

My nephew is really interested-just moved from Carshalton, so knows where it is!!! I will pm you his phone number Carole x

Can I have a portion of riccia if you have any left please? I should have ordered when I got the fern, but I thought the frogbit might go potty! As I am controlling easily at the weekly tank maintenance, I think I could cope with some more floating plants-especially as I have got rid of all my...

Me too-and here!

http://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/ ??? ebay ????

I got some on my hands at the last water change-couldn't believe the stench! Carole x

There was a good thread on that a while back and the OP explained why it wasn't too bad, but I have a condensing boiler so not a problem any way Carole

I like the slow flow-means I can do all the glass cleaning, gravel vac, filter clean etc while the tank is empying-I strap the hose to the tank cross bar, and don't have to worry about it falling out, so I can clean at the sink, using tank water collected from the lower outlet! As I gravel vac...

http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/250013-how-to-make-a-diy-python/ discussion and instructions here-very easy to make-even I managed! Could you not just put a long hose piece attached to the third prong of the Y connector and run it outside? Then remove and replace with the end stop...

I have managed it every time so far-draping it over the door while the water is running, then dropping it down when I turn it off-works for me! Carole x

Being in the UK I have never seen one in IRL, and so can't comment on whether I like them or not aesthetically, and as I said before, I am on the fence with regards to the ethics, as I would have to read a whole lot more to be an expert, so I'll leave it to those of you are already experts to...

thanks-I am going to try to attach the fern to stones and bogwood later today Carole x Edit: Done it! I was very proud of myself, now all I have to do is keep them alive-I am a proper arsenic fingers when it comes to house plants, but maybe the fish will look after these? :rolleyes: ;)

They arrived today thanks and look lovely! I haven't had a chance to fix them to the bogwood, as I am in and out today, so I have them floating in a bowl!

Is this any help, or are you looking for info with particular reference to tanks? I suspect that many fish simply follow the pattern of feeding they exibit in the wild, so maybe you can find some ideas in this article? http://www.myoan.net/fishingart/fund_fish_habit.html Good luck Carole x

:lol: I don't know what their fancy name is, all I know is they aren't too big lol! They are lovely little fish-lively and playful-they love the filter bubbles! My LFS told me they were ok for my 35 L Biube, and he was right-they didn't grow massive, but they are much happier in their new des res!

My golden barbs aren't very big fully grown-and I had them in my 35L tank-I think there are several varieties known as gold or golden-including the gold tin foil barb, which is a really big beggar!!!! correct me if I am wrong!

correct me if I am wrong, but I think it's illegal to dye fish in the uk, but not to sell dyed fish in the uk-go figure that one out! (not glofish) Interesting article about modified fish here-TFF http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/7123-dyed-and-hybrid-fish-what-we-all-should-know/ I...

PIZZA?! I will have to have a word with your DW - I would have held out for a lot more :hey: :lol: Love it (but I would have gone mental if my kids did that too!-nimby I know!!!)

I am no expert, so can only tell you what I have, and I think they'd be ok with what you have. Don't know how long you've been set up, but neon tetras don't seem to like new tanks, and I have never had a great deal of success with them-others have said the same. I have some x ray tetras which...

Done! C x

Lol! Sorry-I can be very dim at times! I am no help-total noob-I will let others help you-now they know you have 6:4 ratio female to male :lol:

I love cories, but my substrate is too sharp!

64 females ?????????????????????

I would like about 3 bits of fern, please could you pm me your deets? Thanks Carole x

No probs for me at the moment Carole x

glad to hear that things are picking up in your tank!Thanks for the explanation about the salt-I have never used it, but funnily enough I read another post about its use in treating some diseases-I have sooo much to learn!

Well he seems a bit perkier tonight-it was harder to spot him against the others, so perhaps whatever he was stressed over is calming down now! He is still puffing a bit, but not so bad and seems to be displaying his reds again more frequently!

Well this morning he is still breathing quickly, but not so wide when he opens his mouth. He's not displaying his red fins, and they are still a bit pale, but he isn't off his food-he eats like they all do-like a horse! He doesn't look right, mostly because he isn't displaying his red, but I...

this isn't a critcism, only a question, as I don't know the answer, but why 1/2 cup of salt? Carole x