What fish is this?

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Me and my girlfriend have been trying for awhile to catch them i have several nets, they are fast.

Chasing fish always stresses them out and they learn to be afraid...very afraid...whenever you're then doing work in the tank. The less space they have to manoeuvre, the less chasing is necessary...especially if the size of the net corresponds to the restricted space that they're in.

Some good news though found two shrimplets, they are tiny, going off the video i've just watched i'd say they're a couple of weeks old they have colour but not much. How are yours doing?

They're doing great, thanks. I now have a plethora of Red Cherry, a myriad of Blue Velvet, a troupe of clear (probably Ghost) and even a few new Yellow Fire. I keep finding them amongst my Salvinia roots, when I'm removing excess.

 

[Animallover😍]

Chasing fish always stresses them out and they learn to be afraid...very afraid...whenever you're then doing work in the tank.

Yes it does stress them out. Mine got slime disease after I netted a fish out(I didn't do it quickly enough). However, I hand feed them, so when I put my hand in the tank to do work, they are pecking it... super cute.

 

[Slaphppy7]

The easiest way to net fish from a tank is during a water change...scheduled, or not

Do a large WC, remove any deco/plants that can be easily replaced afterward, and drain the tank as much as possible to allow the fish to stay submerged

Low water volume = less space for them to escape a net = less chasing

Be sure the tank they are being transferred to is ready for the new fish, they will be stressed, release quickly and lights out, give them acclimation time to their new surroundings

 

[CRS]

Chasing fish always stresses them out and they learn to be afraid...very afraid...whenever you're then doing work in the tank. The less space they have to manoeuvre, the less chasing is necessary...especially if the size of the net corresponds to the restricted space that they're in.


They're doing great, thanks. I now have a plethora of Red Cherry, a myriad of Blue Velvet, a troupe of clear (probably Ghost) and even a few new Yellow Fire. I keep finding them amongst my Salvinia roots, when I'm removing excess.

That's good, i still need to have a good read through your project thread when i have a full afternoon spare Can't remember if i've already mentioned this but i got a couple of Kuhli loaches last weekend, i'll be getting a few more as i understand these should be in a larger group.

The easiest way to net fish from a tank is during a water change...scheduled, or not

Do a large WC, remove any deco/plants that can be easily replaced afterward, and drain the tank as much as possible to allow the fish to stay submerged

Low water volume = less space for them to escape a net = less chasing

Be sure the tank they are being transferred to is ready for the new fish, they will be stressed, release quickly and lights out, give them acclimation time to their new surroundings

Makes sense, i'll do this thanks

 

[Slaphppy7]

That's good, i still need to have a good read through your project thread when i have a full afternoon spare Can't remember if i've already mentioned this but i got a couple of Kuhli loaches last weekend, i'll be getting a few more as i understand these should be in a larger group.



Makes sense, i'll do this thanks

More than welcome

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Can't remember if i've already mentioned this but i got a couple of Kuhli loaches last weekend, i'll be getting a few more as i understand these should be in a larger group.

Absolutely...my dozen are very active and visible.

 

[CRS]

Absolutely...my dozen are very active and visible.

I got another 3 Kuhli loaches this afternoon and a couple more plants to make them feel comfitable

Ooh and some crystal red shrimp

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

I got another 3 Kuhli loaches this afternoon and a couple more plants to make them feel comfitable

Besides plants, mine have a variety of caves and other hidey holes to explore and rest in.

Ooh and some crystal red shrimp

Once Upon A Time, you had lots of money.
Probably too late now, but these need to be gently acclimatised to do well and are the only creatures I used drip-acclimatisation for.

 

[CRS]

Besides plants, mine have a variety of caves and other hidey holes to explore and rest in.

Once Upon A Time, you had lots of money.
Probably too late now, but these need to be gently acclimatised to do well and are the only creatures I used drip-acclimatisation for.

I kept them in the bag for 15-20 minutes, they are my favourite up to now
The money is running out haha, im happy....for now

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

I kept them in the bag for 15-20 minutes, they are my favourite up to now
The money is running out haha, im happy....for now

All keeping them in a bag will do is equalise the temperatures.
Hopefully, if they're still with you in the morning, they'll have survived the transition.

For info, drip-acclimatisation involves a length of airline pipe and an adjustable tap/valve. You keep the shrimp in a bucket, in their fish shop water and introduce your tank water to them, one drip at a time, over a period of an hour or three.

 

[CRS]

All keeping them in a bag will do is equalise the temperatures.
Hopefully, if they're still with you in the morning, they'll have survived the transition.

For info, drip-acclimatisation involves a length of airline pipe and an adjustable tap/valve. You keep the shrimp in a bucket, in their fish shop water and introduce your tank water to them, one drip at a time, over a period of an hour or three.

They're still alive but i have an issue, so the loaches don't seem to be eating, done some tests tonight ammonia 0.5, nitite 4ppm,

gave the gravel a good clean, so much food waste, done a 20% water change, will retest in the morning as i'll be doing a water change on my main tank. I'm hoping removing all the uneaten food will help stabalise the conditions.

Maybe i'm over feeding, or maybe kuhli loaces dont eat much, the shrimp are fine, the loaches seem to have lost a bit of colour but they're still moving about.

I have watched videos of people doing drip-acclimatisation on marine fish.

As always, no issues on my main tank.

 

[CRS]

So i finally got rid of the Serpae tetras last week, i'll get a few more red phantoms when i am next out, is it safe to put black phantoms in as part of the group or are they different?

 

[Byron]

So i finally got rid of the Serpae tetras last week, i'll get a few more red phantoms when i am next out, is it safe to put black phantoms in as part of the group or are they different?

They are two distinct species, so you should try for a good sized group (9-10 minimum) of the Red (Hyphessobrycon sweglesi), and the same for the Black (Hyphssobrycon megalopterus), if both are intended.