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Wasn't there yesterday, appeared overnight. Any ideas? Do I need to do something? Its bigger than it looks in the photo, and is visible on both sides. Hangs underneath him/her.

Hutt Pets has a breeding pair of Oranda at the moment. I didn't know goldfish needed pairs :-? but they have a pair in a tank of their own labeled as just that.

White reflects light sure, just not as well as finishes like mylar do.

BBT=Bare Bottom Tank, no gravel etc, good for raising baby fish where waste isnt tollerated. I use ramshorn snails in my fry tanks, but getting them out of my egg laying tanks is impossible, will need to get myself some copper sulphate or bleach or something. Pond snails breed in my cannister filters, then crawl out eventually and get eaten, gives the clown loaches something to do. Apple Snails certainly aren't a problem unless you like plants or an uncovered tank.

lol cannister filter first timer eh You need to prime it, this is how I do it: Disconnect and turn off outlet hose Disconnect inlet hose Turn ON inlet hose Suck quickly on hose, creating a syphon, spill the water in to a bucket or something then turn the tap off. Connect inlet hose to filter Turn Inlet tap on Turn Inlet tap off when water dribbles out the outlet Connect outlet hose and turn on Turn Inlet Tap ON Plug filter in and do a dance as it pumps water That will prime anything with an impeller, but if you're scared of spilling water, another technique I use, is when the filter is making its gurgling noise, is to tip it over on a strong angle, so the impeller gets wet enough to pump. The inlet hose MUST be full of water, and the filter must be full also. Sounds like a pain in the ass, but its only a 20 second procedure once you get it, and the good news is you shouldn't have to clean it for months 8)

Fluval 205 would be a good pick for an 80L tank. If the current is too strong, you can aim the spray bar towards the glass etc. Congrats on the new tank too

Most heaters work underwater, including the Visi-Therm (I have one here, 300W). Only cheapass heaters like the Masterpet need the top sticking out of the water. Caryl has answered your other questions Also in addition to what she said about question 2, make sure the heater is not hot. Paticularly if you're removing the heater from the tank. What I do during water changes, is just push the heater lower in to the tank (since you shouldn't change more than 20-30% of the water at once anyway).

Dont have these problems on the Jebo...... :lol: sorry in advance

I recommend white cloud mountain minnows, they're small and quick, which means you wont find the neighbours cat chewing them. They will also breed quickly, and keep those mosquitos at bay Not really suitable with goldfish, because the goldfish (assuming the cat doesn't get them) grow easily to a size that will suck up the poor wee white clouds.

Male angelfish will fight for dominance. My breeding pair of veiltail marble koi never have complete tails, and my black lace veiltail male gets mutilated if I put him with our male standard Angel (within 2 hours he'll look like you picked him off the ground). Just mentioning this, because its a likely cause, paticularly if your tank is established (and you want to be testing for Ammonia and pH more than nitrate/nitrite). Higher temps, new environment, or softer water can activate territorial problems. Watch for the fungus though, I've had lots of beaten angels, but never once have I needed to treat for fungus. Melafix will help with the fin grow back, the fish should be able to get rid of the fungus themselves. EDIT: After reading your second post, red fins are ammonia poisoning isnt it? How long has the tank been setup? I'd do an ammonia test and make sure you dont have a reading higher than a clear 0, also check to make sure the pH is above 6.5. Salt was a good idea, and angels love higher temps, I keep mine 28-32C.

A 460L tank will not cause damage to the house!!!!!! Honestly you are worrying over nothing. You'll notice Warren was talking about a tank that was 2500L, thats over 2 and a half tonnes of water, now THAT would need piles! ~500kg isnt anything to worry over, especially when its distributed over a large area of flooring. Distributed like that especially, that is safer than having 4 fat people at a party, and I've never had a friend damage my flooring. Good luck and ENJOY your new 460 litre tank!

Ours is all wood. Was built in the 1970's. A 460L tank will not harm the house (due to weight) assuming you put it in a sensible location. The biggest thing is making sure the weight is spread out, which it is in your case, and thats just to protect the carpet/tile from being ruined. To help with her peace of mind you can give your insurer a call, I'd say if your aquarium's weight damaged the house, it'd be covered. Helen works for an insurance company, and you'd be amazed at what they out for

In our dining room we have 200L x 2, 150L and 650L, and will soon be adding our 450L. As for weight in a small area, our 650 and 450 tanks are on the same stand, so thats over a tonne when setup. 460kg isn't much weight, thats like 4 fat people hanging out. I think you're worrying way too much.

When they 'colour up' or are sleeping the stripes show. At night they go pale white, but the stripes go dark, when they colour up they go a dark grey with black stripes. When stressed I've found Firemouths go pale, not dark. Mine 'colour up' e.g. go darker when they've found a rock to guard, or are at least in breeding condition. Unsettled or frightened they are pale. The stripes are much less noticable on the larger adult Firemouths. Younger Firemouths also tend to have blue eyes which looks sweet.

If you want more light, you may want to look at upgrading to T5 high output. Might be able to do a google, and find someone else who has done it before. You'd need to replace the light fittings and the ballasts, but you'd get more W/L and it'd be more efficient. For reflectors, Switched on Gardner (www.sog.co.nz) sell Mylar which is very effictive. On my DIY setup I was a bit of a cheap-bum and got a roll of tin foil and some PVA (worked tho!). Was also told by one of our local club members, that painting the inside of the hood gloss white worked well too.

It'll raise your pH too much. Would be good if you had African Cichlids, but anything else will not like it at all. Best to get a gravel that doesn't contain lime. Really don't want it to contain anything, otherwise it'll produce dust and muck the tank whenever you're working with it. They (bunnings/mitre10 etc) also sell garden pebbles, which are perfect, however $5 for a small bag, but they come in a variety of colours. A cheaper alternative is propagating sand, which is available in white, and looks really good. Most cost-effective way (besides sand) we found was landscape supply, they sell river pebbles for $7 per 25kg or so, we did our 650L tank for under $25. Might be worth a look at what your local landscape suppliers have.

Sounds like bristlenose eggs.

It wouldn't serve any purpose besides making the filter proprietry and unadjustable. But if you insist then any store that sells plumbing supplies will be able to get you whatever size pipes and joins you need plus the plastic cement. If you want something better looking, try the Eheim accessories, they have piping upgrade packs for their cannisters. If the end of one of your hoses is kinking, you need to cut that bit off. When the hose comes in a roll, the last little bit kinks but the rest wont kink.

Welcome! Club night on Thursday!!! Even if you don't like us, you get free biscuits and coffee yey lol I might even bring cake

Heya, congrats What I used was a HOB with a sponge filter over the inlet. It's fine as long as you're sure the babies can't fit in the inlet pipe. Mine are now in a Jebo R338 tank, with a sponge filter jammed over the intake. I left a small hole exposed by accident and I can confirm they're not smart enough to avoid it. They can handle water current, just not smart enough to avoid the fillter impeller. These Kribensis fry seem very hardy. I haven't lost a single one to stress or anything. When moving them (3 weeks old) to the Jebo tank we just used a normal net. No losses. Only losses we had were to the filter sucking them up. They're in with gravel, algae, plants, its all good. They're strong guys. Sorry I can't help on the 'how long' question, mine are the same age as yours. I wouldn't give/sell them just yet, I'll wait until mine are adult platy size. I fed them mosquito larvae the other day, which was good except they missed a few and to do a water change I'm going to have to let out 4 or 5 adult mosquitos You're welcome to visit and come have a look-see Food I used was that 'Fry Staple Food' Paws and Claws has it for 5 bucks. Sponge filter is ~$10 at hutt pets.

Thanks It's a crack up. They're having a bit of a 3 way relationship here. The white koi is being a normal mum, and chases everyone except the two males away. The smoked grey male fans the eggs and keeps anyone from getting close. The black male defends the border too, but isn't allowed to fan the eggs. Poor confused little guy! I'll take the eggs out tomorrow and raise them artifically. I dont trust them and daddy here will be on his way up north in a week or so anyway. I'm going to go read up on angelfish genetics again, see what possible monsters may come out of this.

Me too, I use the hose. Paticularly on the 650L tank, weekly 20% water change is 130 litres. For fry less than a week old I get the temp exact, and use water ager. Fry 1 week and older get similar temp water using my finger as a thermometer, plus some water ager Anything thats not a baby gets the hose, most of the fish like it, those that dont keep away and you know to not point it at them.

I have a female laying eggs right now, and the eggs are being fertilised by two males. The males accept each other, and are fighting off all other fish while the spawning commences. Is this normal? One of the daddy's is a big grey angel (called a 'Smokey' on the angelfish genetics website), and the other is a dwarfed double black (with koi in him). Mom is a pure breed white koi. I'll keep you updated. The smokey is a fish I'm looking after for Melanie while she moves, and they're breeding on her plant, hope she doesn't mind :oops: btw angel fish really seem to like live mosquito larvae

1200x450x450 - 243 litres

What are the other dimensions? Need to know how many litres. If it's under 300L then: 2 x 200W heaters ($25-30ea) (AquaOne,AquaClear,Elite all good in my books) 1 x 1200L/hr external cannister, + maybe an internal for extra flow (optional) (~$138-$200) (Aqua One CF1200 is $138 + 5 postage from petplanet on trademe/on here) Double 4ft Fluoro, (AquaOne 40D ~$120 incl tubes www.sog.co.nz) Thats my pick see what the others say If you dont mind spending a little more on filtration, an AquaOne Aquis 2200 or 2400 will keep the water cleaner, promotional price is $229 and $260 but that wont last for long. As for gravel I've got my loaches in with some dark 3-5mm pebbles, they were $5 a bag at Mitre 10, they're not sharp. I needed about 10 bags though, maybe more if yours is bigger than 1200x380. I figured they'd love sand? not sure