dimebag

nice snookie apart from my kids names, this is my favorite tat so far and this is my latest work in progress, still got 2 or 3 hours to go

arent you going to show us yours snookie?

its 285 litre i think heres a pic taken couple of days ago, camera working again heres one of my 2 favourite catfish in there sorry bout the crap pics :oops:

heres mine from a few months ago, camera has issues at the moment, but havent done anything to it , other than grow the plants some

awesome photos and fish jake

sure it would work, but i connect from the outside tap. the filter is a benchtop drinking water filter that you could probably get from any plumbing wholesaler, i picked up a second hand one for next to nothing, and just had to replace the filter cartridge, $12-15 from memory

looks awesome adodge

water ager works, so does letting the water sit for a while with strong aeration . personal preference i guess? as far as getting the water to the same temp as the tank goes, i personally just use cold water from the tap through a water filter, but refill over about half an hour so theres no sudden temperature drop, only gradual. i do roughly 40% at a time and get 3-4 degree drop in temp at the most. alot of people do however get the water to the same or similar temp, allows you to do larger waterchange, and faster. you have probably realised by now that there is a heap of contradicting advice when it comes to discus, best to read/listen to everyones point of view then do what works for you definately not extremely hard to keep at all, and you are in the right city to get nice sized fish at a fair price

honestly i think you should consider getting at least 2-300 litre tank to start with, and try to get the biggest discus that you can afford/find. growing out young discus is hard work if you want to end up with nice size ones, eg. lots of feeds, and lots of waterchanges. they also die a lot easier when they are small(in my experience anyway) and that can be enough to put you off. on the other hand, if you start out with a few larger fish they dont require as much feeding/waterchange etc. i only do 1-2 waterchange per week, and would do even less if i didnt have quite so many fish in there. good on you for researching it all first though, i wish i had put in more thought and research before getting discus, as i ended up learning all this the hard way. good luck with it they are awesome fish, especially when youve had them for a while and they get to know you

there are heaps of tropicals that are cheap, hardy, and will live happily together

i understand where he is coming from, because it was a transfer it has to be put through the books. cash means cash. too many people ask for a cashy then want to give you a cheque :evil: . dont think id ever find any money for new fish/toys etc if it werent for cashys. its only wrong if you get caught

id say it will be leaking from the taps if you didnt open the cannister itself. you should find new taps etc from any good lfs. no need to go out and buy a new one just yet. check also where the hose fits on to the tap, i found the hose gets stretched over time and leaks a little, and may be fixed by just cutting off 20mm of hose and re-attaching. the grey bit that screws over and locks the hose on can also crack quite easily.

personally i would leave it a few more days with no water change. test water and if theres no nitrite/ ammonia and nitrate is present, then add your fish. just my opinion

how long is a piece of string? i think doing regular large waterchanges will prolong the cycle a bit, but also lessen the levels of ammonia/ nitrite in the water, and causing less harm to your fish. please correct me if im wrong

2 cf1200's? :lol:

yep cf1200 will be fine, great filters for the price, never had any problems with mine

no not really, however if they are protecting eggs or fry they will nip anything close. awesome cichlid to start off with

they cant attack fish that arent there. if there are other fish in the tank they will learn pretty quickly not to go near krib territory

meh smashings would be ok i guess, if i go it will be for queens of the stone age

jeez man you lost me at the first line

if you know someone thats a builder or the like, and has a bunnings or oregon account (or anywhere else like that), get them to get it for you, they will get it quite a bit cheaper.

i would just isolate the fighter, i have 3 or 4 out of ten rummynose that have only one eye and they are fine. not sure where the eyes are going mind you

unfortunately im not this year. rage is the only decent band playing, and ive already seen them live. all you that are going are in for a treat tho

i drink stuff out of boxes

1 male will get hammered and put in the corner