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+1! David R cut a hole in his wall to fit his sump piping lol.. Do it.. (hypnotist eyes)

Eww.. I barely want to touch them, so I think boiling and chopping is out of the question, haha! Maybe I'll road-test one on my oscar first haha, he's quite tough.. Next slug I see is a gonner! ..I'll let you guys know what happens.

Hi all Since the weather has started turning, I've been noticing more and more slugs hanging around the garden which really annoy me lol. Since I'm constantly on the lookout for new types of fish food, I was curious: are they edible for fish? I'm thinking that theoretically yes, since they are similar to snails and some fish eat snails without any problems. But at the same time I'm worried that the slime could be either poisonous or just bad for the fish. Anybody know anything about the issue or tried feeding slugs before? All comments appreciated!

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Jealous!! But congrats on your windfall! If you've got a nice deep tank then go for an aro.. Minimum depth would be 60cm.. One other tank can be used to breed feeders lol!

Maybe it's the theory that the other fish are too small to be worth chasing down for food.. Something about the calories consumed being worth the effort put in catching the food..

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I recently bought a new heater as well (300W AquaOne). When I was looking on Trademe, even though there were really cheap options out there, I didn't feel safe buying a brand I'd never heard of. There are too many stories of heater malfunctions to take a risk, IMO. Why scrimp on a few dollars when your prized fish costs $400+ lol. I still ended up going to my LFS to get it because the price difference was about $5 and the seller wouldn't allow pickups. I didn't want to run the risk of the heater getting damaged or broken during shipping and go through the hassle of sending it back. I was better off paying $5 at the LFS down the road. I guess what I'm trying to say is: 1. People won't buy it if it sounds like it's a cheap, made-in-china, no frills brand. 2. With something as fragile as a heater, allowing pickups would be helpful towards a sale. 3. It might be a bit of an uphill struggle establishing the brand name here as trustworthy, because people will still go back to the Germans for their equipment. Just a few thoughts!

Very interesting post about fish behaviour, because something similar has happened in my tank as well! I've got two M/F pairs of convicts in my tank and both had their own caves, but one male was obviously dominant since they were wee little things. The dominant male, of course, got the more attractive of the females, which had a bigger body and better colouration - the other female was the runt of the pack, very small/ no colouration. Recently, the submissive male went through a growth spurt and outgrew the dominant male, proudly displaying his newly-developed head bump. I came home one day to find that the submissive male had become the dominant AND stolen his girl as well! Now the disgraced dominant male has paler colours and has paired up with the smaller female. ..much more exciting to watch than Shorty St! :lol:

Agree with the rest, probably best not to introduce any tank mates which swim in the middle/ top. Even at the bottom, it's a bit of a risk because apparently jardinis feed from all levels of the tank..? Something I've heard, but maybe someone can confirm this? Especially since the jardini's already in the tank, adding new tank mates would be intruding on HIS territory now, so they're going to suffer. Plecos should be OK, but mine gets its fins nipped by my green all the time. Would advise against an oscar, even though many people/ logic would say that it's possible. I got one recently and had to remove him after a few days - he was so badly beaten up. The aro basically forced him to stay in a corner of the tank and wouldn't let him come to the middle/ top. Now I've got an excuse for a second tank! :happy2: ..but yeah, jardinis are known to be cra-zyyyy, so just be careful.

Haha, I used to subscribe but I didn't renew it because every time I read a new issue I would get so inspired to try whatever fish/ biotope they're featuring, but could never afford it.. My heart can only take so much, so I've stopped reading TFH and learnt to be content with what I have lol. Still the best aquarium magazine to read, IMO - Takashi Amano is the man. !drool:

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Agree with Alan and GZ, carbon should not be a staple in your filtration system. Use it only to remove medications/ chemicals and then throw it away. I've read that having carbon in the filtration all the time as also been linked to hole-in-the-head disease in cichlids, so it can't be a good thing for other fish as well. If you're worried about filter media surface area, ceramic noodles/ bio balls are much safer and have much more surface area than carbon.

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One man's poison is another man's meat! :lol:

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Yeah I agree with Ryan, if you have some old media available that would be the quickest way. However, it's a juggling act because you'll need to feed the fish enough so that the bacteria colony can continue to grow, but not so much that the ammonia spikes suddenly. Prepare for a lot of water tests!

I think it's mostly a case of the initial period when the tank is first set up, our noses are more sensitive to the smell of the room because it doesn't smell "neutral". But after a few days we get used to it and we don't notice it, but an outsider coming in will immediately be able to tell that the room smells weird. I still reckon ventilation is the key, if you leave a window slightly open to allow some breeze in, it helps a lot. But with winter coming around I find that if it's too cold I'll have to close the window earlier or risk the tank temperature dropping.