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Dave+Amy

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  1. Have invested in a 10/15L nano tank for my male fighter, will be fully planted with dwarf sags and some anubia nanas and various others. What filtration do people recommend? Would I be fine with doing daily water changes if I don't ue a filter?
  2. well I did a 60% water change and the other GBAs don't seem to be effected so that's good at least. Was told that it could be columnaris (from my recently added BUT quarantined Cardinals) - so I'm keeping eyes on the rest of the fish. Sinking tabs don't last more than a few hours in my tank - the Discus eat EVERYTHING
  3. Welcome! what kind of fish are you setting up for? the Council were giving away free riverstones in the Hutt River last year and we loaded the car's boot with so many riverstones that it was almost dragging
  4. there were plenty of leopard fish - the tiny ones were so cute! The raffles were pretty decent - after going to the show we had to take Dave's lil sis to Billaney's house 'cos she wanted swordtails :roll:
  5. usually they eat those spirulina sinking tabs, brocoli, zucchini and bloodworms. Have only started introducing the beef heart to my Discus he was my only male as well
  6. from what it looked like when I turned him over - his intestines look like them imploded...poor little guy
  7. nope his scales wern't sticking up - found him dead when I went to isolate him
  8. never thought about it, wil try it now - his body's gone a bit rigid but still manages to swim every now and then
  9. it's blended so should be fine enough, all the other GBAs are fine though and they would've eaten the same food, still alive and stomach seems to have gotten bigger...will he explode? Should I take him out?
  10. have two huge driftwood logs but he's not eating anything or doing much other than laying above the pot and swimming to get air
  11. dam he must have eaten some of the discus' beef heart...can't think of what he would eat that I wouldn't usually feed him. he's got a speck of blood on his left gill coming through too...
  12. Hey, I've only noticed my male GBA acting different yesterday, his stomach is all swollen and he has to swim upto the surface of the tank for air. None of the other GBAs are doing what he's doing. what should I do to cure him? he hasn't eaten for a while either but his stomach looks like it's going to pop. Didn't think it was dropsy because his scales haven't spiked outwards.
  13. have made a new batch of beef heart feed, will wait till the granules run out before I switch them for good - I'll try the tough love method lol (beef heart or nothing)
  14. I am using NSL granules but people coat their NSL in this growth powder to further enhance growing, apparently it gives really good results. I'm doing daily 40% water changes (the pro's do something crazy like 75% water changes daily), if I get a second canister then I can slack off a little bit I guess.
  15. I'd love a copy of Age Of Aquariums doco, Jewels of the Rift don't worry about the Amazonia doco (have gone to youtube already) will PM you my address
  16. I've been peoples' contraptions of these - can't see much since they're immersed. Can someone describe in words how to make a hatching thing? I'm not too technically inclined..so it MAY be fun
  17. and they make an awesome back drop - makes bright coloured fish stand out even more! downside being it's really easy to break - often break it when re-planting
  18. it was a painful hour and a bit when I had to fish the last bits of it out of my riccia.. I'm hoping for a much larger plant though
  19. do the LPS sell decap? also - how much do you feed at once?
  20. Hey, I have riccia and indian ferns floating but wondering what other kinds of floating plants are available? Preferably something that's not too flimsy.. cheers
  21. good economic thinking there cichlid7...
  22. hahahaha use a car battery and temporarily stun them and you can just pick from the floaters...my uncle does that whenever he goes to a fish farm to fish but doesn't succeed the owner just flicks on the electricity and he goes to pick out the best fish 8) would be awesome to own chain of petshops, especially if you were a fish breeder yourself
  23. have seen the advertisement of growth formulas for Discus on an overseas Discus forum - wanting to know if anyone's ever used this before (apparently you mix the powder with a little bit of water and mix it in with the granules before leaving granules out to dry) and if it's effective in boosting growth? Also - any bad effects?
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