Tyler777
Fishaholic
Thank you for your advice brother
The minimum absorption, and therefore the greatest penetration is around λ=420nm, which is on the boundary between blue and violet light.
Well, you gave him a lovely big tank, so I assume they just need some time to feel more comfortable and their new surroundings. Maybe dim the lights a bit. Or buy some surface plants.Hey there, I finally cycled my 125 gallons tank n to start I added a few platties n a male swordtail. After the first day the swordtail n 1 platty just disappeared n don't even come out when I put some food.
The other platties are there but they don't swim in front much they're pretty much hiding. Any idea bout what's going on ?
No, I think they're gone. It's been several days since they disappeared they don't even come out to eat.Well, you gave him a lovely big tank, so I assume they just need some time to feel more comfortable and their new surroundings. Maybe dim the lights a bit. Or buy some surface plants.
I checked but not dead ones. I had a problem with one of the filters. The strainer fell off n the tube sucked a yoyo loach in n crashed it also killed a baby black molly. I checked the filter but no platty or swordtail bodies inside either.Hornwort, drop it and let it tumble and do it's thing. It's not foolproof but it should take off and is great for livebearer fry, especially as they start roaming the surface areas. Platys hide a lot, especially pregnant females. Swordtails are great jumpers, make sure they have no cracks. The MIA may be behind the tank right now DRY.
Yes that's exactly what I'm askingAre you asking if you can take an old established filter pad and use it in a new filer? If so sure. I've used every variation I can think of. Moving old cartdiges to new filters, moving the cartridges and bio inserts, etc. I frequently run two filters on tanks so in some cases I just take the entire old filter and move it to the new tank putting the new filter in the old tank. I've done that with parts to entire HOB's down to just last Friday doing that with sponges. I even took the airline tubing that felt slimy and dropped it into sterile tanks since the slime coating was the good stuff we want. Might as well use it as more seed material.
I found the silly female that was hiding. I cut 1/2" CPVC pipe into tiny pieces to make a baby maze but the silly mother decided she was going to force her way into one with just a tail piece showing. Of course disturbing the tank now has the male in hiding right as I'm ready to try taking video's of the adults and babies. In the other tank, I lifted the mat up and the pregnant female giving birth came out then tucked back under the edge when I sat it back down.
I had to move away from the tank to stop myself from feeding them 15 times today. I'm already up to 4 or 5 times in the last few hours.
OkI tend to stick to one or two brands for most of my needs so everything is swapable and interchangeable for new tanks and any other surprises that may need something. You can also directly move decorations from one tank to another. If it's in the tank, bacteria live on it. That applies to heaters as well although I usually have enough alternatives I don't need to go that far and I'm not using heaters currently this time.