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Hi, I'm posting this on behalf of my son, he has a few questions below ............ Hello, I am a 10yr old boy and I am saving up for my first water dragon. Does a water dragon need a friend or should they live alone? Can a baby water dragon live in a tank that measure 76cm long by 38cm deep by 49cm high? We have glass lids. How much water does a water dragon need to have in it's enclosure? Thanks for reading my questions

We are going to start with IAL tea as soon as it arrives, next step Wundertonic then Furan, does that sound right? Also have IAL food arriving but get the tea coming as well as he isn't eating as well as usual. Should we remove other fish who so far seen unaffected? Can snails stay in the tank during treatment?

Hoping I got the right stuff for a start, lol Do I just put it in the tank in an even layer and then cover with substrate, then add water? I'm guessing I don't want to be adding it to an already water filled tank? Will it change PH or other levels?

No decent pics yet and only a small collection Common name: Chocolate zebra pleco Scientific Name:Hypancistrus sp. L number:L270 --Sexing (numbers of) Males : Females : Unknown :1 --Breeding Successfully bred Y/N:N Picture : Common name: Common Bristlenose Scientific Name: Ancistrus. L number: --Sexing (numbers of) Males :1 Females : Unknown :1 --Breeding Successfully bred Y/N:N Picture : Common name: GBA Scientific Name: Ancistrus. L number: --Sexing (numbers of) Males :1 Females : Unknown : --Breeding Successfully bred Y/N:N Picture : Common name: Spotted Bristlenose Scientific Name: Possibly Ancistrus ‘Rio Ucayali' ? L number: --Sexing (numbers of) Males :1 Females : Unknown : --Breeding Successfully bred Y/N:N Picture :

We thought Otos might be a good fit with a fighter in a smaller tank, not too worried about eating algae (would be nice tho.. lol) Thanks for all the input folks

Thanks, Google was very confusing, some sites said SAE and fly fox were teh same, others said they were different. SO confusing. lol I was pretty sure that they wouldn't be suitable but thought it was worth asking Any idea for sourcing Otos?

We are looking at something else that eats algae, esp black beard algae, of the three in the topic header is the SAE the only one who will eat that? Are Black line flying foxes and SAE OK with a Siamese fighter? (I know Otos are) Any recommendations of good places to get Otos, (esp in Wgtn)? Does anyone know what size groups any of these should be in? I'm not finding much that will tell me if they school or if they are OK alone. Thanks

Lol.. I just came in here to as the same question!

Thanks everyone, I wasn't expecting such a fast response! We already knew about basics like no gravel and low light/minimum flow but didn't know about driftwood, so thank you! They do love chicken heart and it's so much less messy than the prepared Axo food (which we were told is really good for them, interesting to hear that not everyone agrees ) Insect Direct, thanks for the offer I will def send you a Pm

I'm after suggestions for a couple of plants I cant put in small pots anchored in our Axie tank. Obviosly need to be cols water but I'm guessing low light too as I am not planning a light for them..lol

I'm pretty new to all this but wouldn't the carbon filter have taken all the meds back out of the water? Isn't that what they do, remove chemicals etc?

I'm keen to see what others do with their Axies. Especially I'd like more personal experience of what others in NZ feed as we'd like to feed as broad a diet as possible. also info on best way to feed/different methods, ie hand feeding or leaving food in the tank etc.

We started with the $10 deal, will likely get another lot. Was a huge variety and were all in great, healthy condition. Was the best way to get variety and to try out plants to find out what we liked

Camtang and the rest of you were right, I just bent the hose over and used suction cups to hold it in place - I had seen on another forum that they thought the force of the water going thru would be too strong for this idea. I guss cos my filter is only a 105 it's not as forceful as others could be. Fish are happy and I'm more comfortable now we have more than recommended filtration

We may have *accidentally* upgraded to a 270l tank :bggrn: :oops: So turns out that we were able to attach the hoses without the rim connecters, .. should have listened to the kids in the first place.

If I manage to stuff this up, I'm blaming you

Pics in case the first post wasn't clear Any ideas or am I selling it before I even get to use it?

OK, so no one had any ideas on modifying the Fluval Rim connecters so far but I'll post pics on that thread anyway in case it helps but if I am going to have to get a different filter to add to the tank (I want to bulk up what we have) What do others like? Do I go for a second canister? or get an internal filter? A hang on filter won't work due to width of the top of tank side

Should say 'Rats' but it's close enough. We have it on our front door, works well to stop many from entering

I've never seen one this dark but I def like it! lol

Being sold as an 'Albino Plec'. Approx 6cm long, presumably very young I'll keep trying for better pics

I want to add a second filter to the new tank (just got it today!) We hooked up the bigger of the two new canisters that I bought but went to put the brand new Fluval 105 on and the 'hooks' or 'elbows' that take the intake and outflow pipes over the tank lip don't stretch wide enough nor are big enough once on to go over the top of the tank edge - it has a wide solid glass lip. The other filter was no prob thankfully but I'd really like to add a second filter even tho it isn't a huge one. Alternatively does anyone want to buy a brand new, never used Fluval 105...

We're noticing that our Albino corys are much bolder and more curious than the Three line Corys that we got at the same time, we got 6 of each, all bred and raised by the same breeder/ in the same tank so there aren't any differences in those respects. The Three lines are much more active at night as expected but the Albinos just never stop... lol They are such fun little fish!

Is 4-6 the right min size for a group of corys? Platies, check. similar group size/make up as guppies and swords? 1 male/2-3 females min? We're looking at cherry barbs or another tetra as the 2nd small schooling fish. Thanks