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I'm sure that billaney would agree that gold barbs can provide some nice colour, I bit hyperactive when young but will settle down as they mature. B

Hi and Welcome JM, Plenty of info to be found here, but you already know that. PLenty of info also waiting to be dug up, as caryl has said look forward to seeing the pics, and watching the setup progress step by step. Also where abouts are you located. B

Welcome KM, plenty of fish crazy people here, and plenty of information as well, and like wok said a few of us gather in the chatroom most nights, look forward to seeing you there. B

Let me know if you do grab some Brianemone as I wouldn't mind getting some, buut haven't seen it for sale down here at all, so if you do go "collect" some, maybe I could get an envolope full off you? B

Welcome Brian, you will find plenty of info here and lots of helpful people. Would love to see you setups in the members tanks gallery, and feel free to join us in chat most nights from 9pm. B

Hi Diverjohn, the plant you have mentioned I beleive it to be Amazon Sword (Echinodorus amazonicus) so it there fore is highly likely that the mystery plant that appeared from nowhere is also one of thede B

Hi Bubblygrl, Welcome to the fishroom, you will find heaps of fishy people here to chat with an d a group of us gather in the chat room from 8.30 - 9.00 most nights, so join us if you like B

:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: Here are the links to the bigger pics, my bad on that one 1. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/ ... dplant.jpg 2. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/ ... eenone.jpg 3. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/ ... ystery.jpg 4. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/ ... Cyprus.jpg 5. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/ ... 1ea748.jpg The first 3 are the ones I am id'ing, the 4th I think is cyprus, but not sure. And number 5 is my planted 3 foot downstairs. Sorry bout the little pics. B

Hi All, Just wondering if anyone out there can tell me what these plants are, I was told when I bought them what they were but between the store nd home promptly forgot :oops: 1. http://photobucket.com/albums/v113/Ball ... dplant.jpg 2. This one is the one between the driftwood and the heater, quite a tall plant that came out of the cold water tanks but I have been assured it will thrive in the warmer water of a tropical tank. http://photobucket.com/albums/v113/Ball ... eenone.jpg 3. This is a mystery plant that has just appeared in one of my tanks. http://photobucket.com/albums/v113/Ball ... ystery.jpg 4. And this i am pretty certain is Cyprus, but thought I might just check here first. It is the taller of the two grassy looking plants in the front there. http://photobucket.com/albums/v113/Ball ... Cyprus.jpg 5. And this is the full tank that the plants are in, just waiting for the plants to frow out and cover the back of the tank and also still toying with ideas for the tank backing. http://photobucket.com/albums/v113/Ball ... 1ea748.jpg Thanks all for your time in advance. I have posted links as the images are quite large on these as it shows the leaves and structure alot better. B

Hi There Brian, If you were to have livebearers eg guppies, you would probably find that in a smallish tank that none if any would survive, and those that would survive you can give away or sell. Yoyu can find some interesting ones around, just a matter of h8unting for them really What you will need to considor aswell is any decoration you are going to have I.e driftwood, rocks etc and how big they are goig to be. also I would forgo the silver dollars as from my understanding they get quite large, not sure how fast they grow, but why buy something if you know that further down the track you are going to have to rehome them any way. just my thoughts on it where I can comment. B

tis a very nice setup buzzy, but might be better off if this was posted under the members tanks section that has been added with the upgrade. B

Hi Mystic Animates at Kaiwhara have a cople of blue plecs if you are looking for something different, they arn't all that big, but that juss means you can keep them longer. B

Hope everyone hyas had a a great day and is safe and well. Merry Christmas Everyone B

awesom looking tank warren, hope mine looks that good when I finish it. B

Probably in the yellow pages would be a good bet, but otherwise mastertrade have electrical outlets. B

thats a nice looking tan john. B

Hi and welcome to the fishroom critters, look forward to your input into the hobbie and there is an ever growing number of us who congregate in the chatroom around 9pm most nights, feel free to join us. B

trouble is shae with the amount of flies that gunnstack describes the plant you buy from a pet store won't be anywhere big enough to cope with it. not enough leaves to eat that amount of flies. B

My condolences to you and your family Ira. Donations or flowers :lol: B

Hi Gunnstack, Pyrethrum breaks down in uv rays while it's airborne, the prblem is, if you have a a portion of the tank that is not covered the pyrethrum will sit on top of the water and will not break down therefore the more sprayed the higher the concentraton of pyrethrum sitting on top of your tank water. Depending on the spray you are using also will depend on how much pyrethrum will gather. There are ones out there like enviromist which have a larger droplet spay that is propelled into the airflow of your house and then again you have Robocan which has quite a fine mist sprayed out.So in short if your tank is sealed well on the top and the spray can't get in then no, but if it can I would cover the top well or rethink your plan. Hope This Helps B (Disclaimer The information in this post is not in conjunction with any companies named above and is only the information passed on to one who sells it from a non-affliated retail outlet.)

On the topic of algae, I use a scotchbrite scrubbing pad, pack of three and I cut each one into 3 strips it works wonders on cleaning the glass. And the berst bit is it doesn't scratch or mark the glass B

cool, look forward to th diagram, will do the alteratons this weekend B

thats a brilliant idea, i hadn't thought of the 2nd bottle as a type of co2 filter, will have to add that in this weekend,. So the hoses are just siliconed into the 2nd bottle just the same as the one leaving the bottle with th mix. B

I use a 2.25l bottle and only use a litre of water in my mix, also I sit the bottle on top f the tank, but that is only cos it's not my main tank and looks don't count on it at the mo( it's in the workshop) B

Congrats caryl, I moved my angels and now waiting begins, hope they do spawn in the new honeymoon tank :lol: B