Joe

Hey everyone, I need to get some stainless steel wire (kind of like lacing wire or something) to tie the panels of mesh for my breeding traps together. I am having trouble finding some. Thanks

Hahaha thanks Sam Yes I cultivate them myself. They are the easiest type of live food to cultivate, they're extremely productive and make an ideal staple food. And you don't need to start new cultures after a certain period like you do with whiteworms when the soil becomes full of waste. I use a 50x25x25cm tank, and a 2cm layer of dark pea gravel. I find a temperature of 18-23°C works best for the worms. I just use plain tap water and I also run an air pump in the tank. The pH is around 7.5-8 I think. I feed them Omega One flake. I put the flake in a small dish with some water until it becomes soggy, and then I suck the food up with the turkey baster and then I gently squirt the food onto the gravel (I turn off the air pump first to allow the flake to settle on the gravel). The best way to feed them is little and often. Too much food and it starts to rot and kills the worms. When I harvest them I suck them up with a turkey baster and feed them straight to the fish. Once or twice a week I do a large water change. I use a gravel vac and siphon them into a bucket, and then I wait until they have settled on the bottom of the bucket and then I decant off the dirty water. I pour the dirty water down the drain, and them put the worms into a cup. I refill the bucket with fresh water and pour that into the worm tank. I then feed the amount of worms required to my fish, and the rest go back in the tank. I also sometimes do small water changes every now and then (without vaccuming the gravel) just to keep the water in good condition.

Blackworms. And I also gave them a bit of daphnia last night. But otherwise all I feed them is blackworms

Thanks I bought him from Dan earlier this year. He has some more juveniles for sale if you're interested - viewtopic.php?f=11&t=60622

Looking great Sophia! :thup:

Apistogramma trifasciata male

Awesome video

Woah Sam that looks incredible !drool:

I've put sand in the trifasciata tank. They now seem a lot happier, and the sand looks awesome too. Huge thanks to Caryl for the sand Also I have decided to move the Licorice Gouramis into the main tank soon, because I really want to breed the Green Neons, and now that I have the mesh I just need to get some stainless steel wire and a piece of acrylic for the breeding trap. The acrylic is for the front of the breeding trap so I can see the fish properly, and the wire will be to tie everything together.

You should do an African cichlid setup instead. They're just as colourful as marine fish and easier and cheaper to look after :thup: I personally don't see the point in having a marine tank unless it's a reef.

Nice CO2 setup Sam :thup:

180x60x60cm Iwagumi by George Lo 120x45x60cm by Amano

120x45x45cm

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Oooooh yes that stuff tastes amazing! !drool:

Mum and I used to make lemon cream cheese icing, but we now make a butter icing (with a very small amount of cream cheese) and no lemon and it is the most delicious icing to go with carrot cakes !drool:

Ooooh it's so FLUFFY!!! :love: :happy1:

!drool: http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/index.cfm

Oh right I get what you mean now :facepalm: :thup: Here's P44's thread... viewtopic.php?f=4&t=45578

No that was just for the last holiday. It was pretty much just experimenting and learning new techniques and stuff like that. I'll still take upload some photos these holidays though Not as much though, but hopefully they'll be a lot better. What makes you say that?

Yay I'm so happy that school's finished. I was really starting to get sick of it.

Yes that's definitely C. helferi. Awesome plant and much nicer looking than Val !drool:

If you bought a GLO unit, which take 48" bulbs, why do you want 46" bulbs? Also PowerGlos are excellent for growing plants and are much better than 6,700K tubes. Have a look at Phoenix44's tank thread. He uses them and has amazing plant growth.

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