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I'm really hopeful that they will, but I know they probably will eat them. Thanks for the advice.

I got a breeding pair of angels and put them in a temporary tank while their new home (thanks to Mystic!) was cycling. They went in their new tank today, and look very happy. However, upon cleaning their temp tank, I realised that they had already begun the hanky panky, and had deposited a few hundred eggs on the filter. I've taken the filter hose out, and put it in their new tank, but I'm not sure if they'll recognise their eggs. Any ideas?

PP is really good for getting rid of parasites. Your best bet with new fishies is to quarantine them. If they show signs of anything, then treat them. I prefer not to treat my fish unless I really have to, not as a preventative measure (There may have been some overmedication experiences!). Of course, others might have completely different opinions, and prefer to treat all new fish.

Good point Navarre; I was just thinking - fresh water is cheap in terms of livestock if you're buying fish that are $5ea. However, as soon as you're purchasing $100+ fish, or 100 $12 fish, it adds up very quickly. Since it's your first go, you might want to see if you can visit some tanks; there are heaps of people in Wellington on the forums who have stunning tanks, and have lots of knowledge that they are willing to share too.

Congrats. The mummy and daddy look fantastic!

PP is really easy to get, just go into a pharmacy and ask for potassium permanganate. It's only about $5 for a jar that will treat much more than your tank. PP is quite harsh, so be careful if you choose to use it (good water changes, and make sure your tank water is clean before you start). The metro should be fine. You may find that you're seeing things that aren't really a big deal - lots of fish spit food, so maybe try some live food to give you peace of mind. I'm with majik, you're best off treating the whole tank. Good luck!

Welcome! Marines are awesome, very beautiful fish but IMO, expensive and harder to get right. You can always start with tropicals, and then move into marine later.

Let's dredge this up: Name: Lauren Age: 19 Colour: Lilac-grey Interests: underwater hockey, fish (duh!), weird news stories, comedy, technology I'm a student at Victoria uni in Wellington, doing law. I have 8 fish tanks (but 2 are tiny, so don't count :oops: ). I spend disgusting amounts of time on the internet - in fact, I got an iPhone so I can spend more time on there!!! I'm a bit of a geek, but like to pretend I'm cool in my own head.

Congratulations, that's so cool! I'm jealous, I love baby fish!!! :lol:

My partner still hasn't given me the acrylic yet....he keeps leaving it at uni. I should be able to have it all up and running by the end of the week, so I'll do a couple of different types to see which is the most effective. Thanks for all the tips guys!

Generally, if they're bigger than the mouths of your other fish, and have good places to hide, they should be fine. However, if you have really aggressive fish, or fish who usually eat large live food, this will be different of course. I'd leave them for longer than you think they need, just to be safe.

I do all my water changes with cold water, even 50% changes. The only exception is fry tanks, then if the fry tend to be sensitive, I use water from their parents tank. I figure that it rains in the wild, and there are slips and floods etc, so what's the big deal about clean, fresh water?

From my limited knowledge of discus, I believe when they're young, their stripes come and go depending on their mood. Have you ever seen adults 'flash' their colours when upset? They can darken considerably. I think until they're full grown, and fully coloured, they can't 'turn off and on' on demand, and appear to flash pretty randomly. Maybe the darker ones get picked on because they appear to be a threat? I'm sure there's some discus f anatics out there who can give you more of an idea.

Chlorine could be an issue, but it was only a 15% water change, so I wouldn't have thought it would have been to noticeable. And if the pH has been stable, the you wouldn't expect different species to die...

What's a large number in regards to the worms? The worms are probably hookworms or something, and I think would probably kill the babies. I'm not sure if you're going to be able to treat them without harming the babies - maybe salt? Otherwise you're going to be getting into harsher chemicals. I'd be treating the parents and other fish too...

pH is fine, the only one I'd be worried about is nitrate, but if you say it's alway been those figures, it should be ok. I think we can rule out that the water change was the issue. So, the new fish: I doubt it's parasites - they have only been added a week ago, and I'd expect parasites to either take longer to take hold or to show visible signs before killing the fish. My guess is some sort of virus; or a bacteria. It's pretty hard to treat with no symptoms... You haven't noticed the fish breathing harder or anything?

I'd really consider moving him to a hospital tank, just in case whatever it is is contagious...you don't want all the fishes sick. If that isn't an option, then a salt bath is the best alternative. Good luck!

Adding salt can also help. I'd def. second the water change thing - you really want to be doing more in that in my opinion.

The cardinals must have had something the other guys weren't immune to...did you quarantine?

Do you have any pics of the parents??? I love seeing fish with babies! awesome work!

You need a quarantine facility, MAF checks ect. It's a huge deal, and unless you're importing thousands of dollars worth of fish, not worth it.

Nah, I've gotta get the pH up to about 6.4 for them to start. They're growing healthily though.

My BN seem to be ok at low pH's as long as you change it slowly. Mine live in about 5.8 and are totally fine.

Why not buy 2 some from the pet store and breed them? They're really easy to breed - boy + girl = food for fishes. Not sure if mice are good for them thought - I can't imagine they'd eat them in the wild. And just so you know in future, you could have started a new topic for this thread, rather than dredged up an old topic with something not relevant to the subject

Catfish, I'm going to have the same problem with my flatmates next year - they want to to pay for the extra fish power (fair enough) so I thought I'd just get power meters before every fish multibox and work out the exact usage to pay for it. Finding where to put tanks is an issue for me too - no idea where 8 tanks are going to go in a flat, but who needs a bathroom, right??