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Fish settle down pretty quickly once they have been in an aquarium for a while. They might hide while you are cleaning but half an hour later they should be back out acting normally. As long as you don't chase the fish around and don't make sudden movements in the tank, they will be fine.
They've been hiding since a few months ago. They don't swim often, just hide. There are 3 silvertips left, the longest living inhabitants of that tank. Everything else slowly died, including all of the cardinals.
 
If there are only 3 fish left and the tank is bright they could be stressed from that (low numbers and a light tank). The other reason fish stress and hide all the time is if the water quality has gone bad.

Have you checked the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH of the water?
What colour is the substrate in their tank?
Does the tank have a picture on the back?
Has the filter been cleaned in the last few weeks?
 
What's lighting like? If the brightness is a lot they may not go to open swimming areas. My first tetras (ember) had a similar issue with hiding. Byron suggested floating plants which I added and saw a huge improvement in their behaviour.
 
If there are only 3 fish left and the tank is bright they could be stressed from that (low numbers and a light tank). The other reason fish stress and hide all the time is if the water quality has gone bad.

Have you checked the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH of the water?
What colour is the substrate in their tank?
Does the tank have a picture on the back?
Has the filter been cleaned in the last few weeks?
My old tank doesn't have a dimming light, and I turn off the light for the majority of the day. Light gravel. The tank has a black background, for housing the pump and filter sponges. I don't have a test kit, but would like to have one in the future.
What's lighting like? If the brightness is a lot they may not go to open swimming areas. My first tetras (ember) had a similar issue with hiding. Byron suggested floating plants which I added and saw a huge improvement in their behaviour.
Affirmative, but floaters would overwhelm the tank quickly, as I'm concerned. I would move the remaining tetras into the bigger tank. It's been 3 weeks since the new tank's cycled, but I might wait 1 more week before I move them in.
 
My mum and dad isn't going to care about the new tank anymore and they want to leave it into my own hands because the cycling process is a 'waste of time' and they just want to put my fish into the new tank. I'm disappointed at them for showing a defeatist attitude towards my hobby. It's been almost a month since it started cycling. Parents are supposed to help their children look after their pets, not just leave the matter into the child's hands.
 
My mum and dad isn't going to care about the new tank anymore and they want to leave it into my own hands because the cycling process is a 'waste of time' and they just want to put my fish into the new tank. I'm disappointed at them for showing a defeatist attitude towards my hobby. It's been almost a month since it started cycling. Parents are supposed to help their children look after their pets, not just leave the matter into the child's hands.
That's funny. They didn't want fish at all, now they want fish in the new tank asap :) They just don't understand the cycling process and want the tank looking nice for Christmas. Will it be ready by Christmas?

Parents don't always encourage their children's hobbies. My mum let us do pretty much whatever we wanted as long as we looked after the bird, fish, animal and didn't get in trouble with the law. If anyone commented on how nice something looked, she took the credit for that :)

Unless one of your parents is into the same things you are, they probably won't want much to do with the tank or whatever your hobby is at the time. Don't be discouraged by it though, most people that have fish tanks are the only ones in their family that is interested in fish. One of my cousins had fish and none of his immediate family cared about fish except eating them. I was the only one in my house that kept pet fish, dad used to catch and eat them, mind you so did I when I was younger. More recently one of my younger cousins started keeping fish and none of her immediate family had any interest in fish. everyone I have worked with in pet shops have been the only ones in their family to keep fish. It's your hobby now, just enjoy it :)
 
That's funny. They didn't want fish at all, now they want fish in the new tank asap :) They just don't understand the cycling process and want the tank looking nice for Christmas. Will it be ready by Christmas?

Parents don't always encourage their children's hobbies. My mum let us do pretty much whatever we wanted as long as we looked after the bird, fish, animal and didn't get in trouble with the law. If anyone commented on how nice something looked, she took the credit for that :)

Unless one of your parents is into the same things you are, they probably won't want much to do with the tank or whatever your hobby is at the time. Don't be discouraged by it though, most people that have fish tanks are the only ones in their family that is interested in fish. One of my cousins had fish and none of his immediate family cared about fish except eating them. I was the only one in my house that kept pet fish, dad used to catch and eat them, mind you so did I when I was younger. More recently one of my younger cousins started keeping fish and none of her immediate family had any interest in fish. everyone I have worked with in pet shops have been the only ones in their family to keep fish. It's your hobby now, just enjoy it :)
Affirmative on that statement.
 
Happy Birthday 🎂
Is it the big 18?

Bit of a crappy time for a birthday, a week before Christmas. Do you get separate presents for birthday and Christmas?
 
What is the most relaxing language dialect that you've listened to recently? For me, it's Rioplatense Spanish, in Argentina and Uruguay. Especially when you hear it spoken by that Argentine forward who captained the Albiceleste to World Cup glory at Qatar in 2022 (You know who he is... :nod:). The shushed pronunciation of the 'll' and 'y' sounds is the dialect's signature nuance, closely followed by its singsong cadence. When you hear it in casual speech, that dialect turns normal conversations into an art form, like engaging and relaxing to listen. Probably more interesting than most dialects of English, IMO.
 
I usually listen to languages for content rather than form, but since I only understand 3 or 4 languages, and 2 of those are weak, I do listen to rhythms. For its sheer calming, zen effect, nothing beats an angry person from Glasgow.

To be serious here, having the ability to appreciate the rhythm and cadence of languages should make it easier for you to learn them. Every language has its music and its beat and a lot of people get stuck trying to catch that.
 
I usually listen to languages for content rather than form, but since I only understand 3 or 4 languages, and 2 of those are weak, I do listen to rhythms. For its sheer calming, zen effect, nothing beats an angry person from Glasgow.

To be serious here, having the ability to appreciate the rhythm and cadence of languages should make it easier for you to learn them. Every language has its music and its beat and a lot of people get stuck trying to catch that.
South America is truly a melting pot of Spanish dialects (except Brazil, which has its Portuguese dialect, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname) and when you truly appreciate the Spanish over there, it would be a mesmerising auditory experience, especially with RPS spoken in Buenos Aires and Rosario, and the Spanish spoken in Peru, Chile, Ecuador and others. Each have their own unique nuances, which is worth exploring with (I don't learn languages but I might in the future, I just listen to the soundscapes of Latin American Spanish).
 
I was a teacher of English as a second language for many years, and you have to hear what those versions of Spanish think of each other. I heard ferocious debates on how every other country in Latin America had an awful dialect, compared to whatever version the speaker's country had. It was endless, group after group after group.

I'm fascinated by accents - Canadian, Australian, Indian, Jamaican, US (some of the wildest), British (even wilder). Part of my extended family spoke Newfoundland English when I was growing up, and I could hear accent differences in different parts of my city and from different social classes, let alone from different parts of this country, or other countries.

In English, there aren't a lot of differences in how we write. I mean, Americans have their own spelling for some words, and we see exotic "y'all" structures or many British expressions. It's fun.
 
I was a teacher of English as a second language for many years, and you have to hear what those versions of Spanish think of each other. I heard ferocious debates on how every other country in Latin America had an awful dialect, compared to whatever version the speaker's country had. It was endless, group after group after group.

I'm fascinated by accents - Canadian, Australian, Indian, Jamaican, US (some of the wildest), British (even wilder). Part of my extended family spoke Newfoundland English when I was growing up, and I could hear accent differences in different parts of my city and from different social classes, let alone from different parts of this country, or other countries.

In English, there aren't a lot of differences in how we write. I mean, Americans have their own spelling for some words, and we see exotic "y'all" structures or many British expressions. It's fun.
Like people from Chile value RPS poorly in terms of correctness. People from Spanish-speaking Latin American countries do debate on which dialect is the 'most correct' version of Spanish. I do speak Australian English (that's my native tongue), but interested in RPS because it gives us a sense of warmth and home even when we're not from Argentina or speak their native tongue. Argentina (the national football team) are the most recent World Cup winners (2022) and while their playing style dominates on the field (especially with Messi, Dybala, Angel Di Maria, Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez and others), their Spanish accents are their secret weapons off the field, as shown in interviews, especially with Argentine media. There are regional variants of Argentine Spanish, RPS included.

On Messi's Spanish, his way of speaking was influenced by his time at FC Barcelona until 2021, speaking more in European Spanish or Catalan in interviews than RPS. EuS appeals more to worldwide audiences (i.e. Adidas campaigns or formal interviews) than RPS, so watching videos of him informally speaking in his native dialect at full display are somewhat rare. However, RPS has this kind of soothing magic that carries it. It has Italian roots to the dialect mainly due to the immigration of Italians to Argentina in the 19th century. Even at Inter Miami, his current club, he still preserves the Rosario accent of RPS, maintaining his relationship with his hometown that he grew up in, but the influence of EuS still lingers.

EuS has its own nuances and appeal to the worldwide audience, but RPS, especially when spoken by Rosarian natives, has its own unique cadences that are equally as soothing a few other languages that have a singsong quality to it.
 

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