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ty Adrienne....did a big clean out and using the Flourish, seems to be working ok 8)

Hey all I could post a pic but title describes it perfectly really. What is this stuff? Should I be worried? Is a clean out going to be ok? cheers

Yup that exactly whats going on at mine too, guppies are curious and so is cat but she doesn't like putting her paw in. She refuses to drink out of her fresh watered bowl. I think its got something to do with the running water.......

cool thanks, its been going on a few months so I suspected was ok. Just wanted to make sure The fish seem more interested in the cat than the other way around, falling in wont happen not enough gap, filter is sturdy enough, tanks not really up high so she just hops over from the TV cabinet :fshi:

Hey Not too concerned for the fish (handful of guppies), more the cat. I have a small 60L with one of those fountain type water filters and I assume because of the running water I cant keep the cat away from it. It has a piece of glass for a lid with a small opening. If I try and block that opening the cat does whatever to unblock and yowls like its the end of the world if she cant. Soooo my question is, is this likely to be bad for cat or fish?

I notice when I feed my tropical some flakes are attempted and rejected Some flakes are rejected by many fish.... then eaten by a random other Rejected flakes sit on the bottom, but are gone later. I have upside down catfish and Kuhli Loaches so perhaps they are cleaned up by them? Or are they no good and just break down? Whats going on here? Some flakes are more nutritious than others? Poor quality flakes? :-? Can I make my own?

" Black neon tetras do not get pregnant" lol@ me :bggrn: Should google more tx

Hey all My tetras had been pregnant in the past, but not wanting to get another tank I took the "free fish food" attitude to the situation. However...I now have a girlfriend (braaaaaag), and she informed me this is not very becoming. :facepalm: Im mad for this girl so I do as Im told, so its extra tank and fry rearing time for me This is where you clued up folk come in. I have no idea what Im doing here. I have her in a small tank (the fish I mean) ....and shes seems happy enough, but is the subscrate the right sort for her to lay her eggs in? Does everything look ok? The fish seems to hang about the filter part of the tank a lot, is this normal? She came out of a well maintained 180L Any suggestions to facilitating a happy birth thus polishing my parental acumen would be greatly appreciated

Sounds like Im on the right track, tx all! :f77:

Yep I guess I can do that too, but I really want to maximise her entertainment, hence the full walk around concept Shes a Mandalay .......

hey all A few years ago I got a JEWEL 180L, and the filter system has this array of multiple square block sponges that fit in it (about 5-6 of them) The JEWEL instruction manual warned me I better replace those sponges every 6 months! But I thought that sounded suspiciously like someone trying to pick my pocket so I ignored it So ya.....a few years later my tank seems in good health. I rarely lose fish. I don't bother to test the water cos I feel that's another fairly pointless expensive purchase (spent $130 on my kit, used it once) So umm yeah, I guess my question is .....am I doing anything wrong? Do those filter sponge things actually need changing.... ever? The slim white ones that went on the top....well I bought refills for a while then just stopped after seeing someone one here scoffing at them. :dunno:

Hey all BRAG: IM GETTING A KITTY YAAAAAAAAAY BEAT: Its an expensive kitty, shes not here yet but I :love: her already, and I live on a busy road. So Im keeping her indoors except for guided walks, but as shes a smart active cat I want her to enjoy my tank as much as possible. So I came up the idea of building a ramp type structure around the whole tank and she can wander pursue and gawk as she pleases ANOTHER BEAT: Im no handyman, so Im unsure how to go about this. Sure I can purchase the wood and cut it into lengths easy enough. But how to attach the ramps to the tank? With screws/latches? Sure? Even I could do that? But then I started to fret. What if my drilling of holes upsets the structure holding all that water in place? I could email JEWEL. But Im pretty sure Id get some stuffy reply about never messing with their steez. :sage: Heres a pic of me pointing to the spot where I figured Id drill a few holes to attach my latchs/hinges to attach the wood/ramp Uploaded with ImageShack.us Yous handy peeps think this will be ok? Anyone got a better idea how to go about this (that a dweeb could pull off) tx a lot!

Ok I might check that out, tx for th tips! Im a real tank-fusser so cleaning it every fews days wont bother me at all I put the shark in there.... but tbh I am a little dissapointed, it doesnt look as "real" as I hoped. If someone could just GE a mini Great White that would be swell! :ton:

Just in regards to ornaments etc. I have this rubber-plastic squeaky toy for baths shark thingy that I want to put in my tank but Im obviously wary Few questions if I may What sort of guidelines are there for foriegn objects? How to know what is ok and what is not. How would I test/know if my shark is ok? What are the standard fish shop ornaments made out of? Do the ornament makers use some sort of special ok-for-tanks paint? Who manufactures them. Are they made in NZ? Is it feasible to make your own? Thanks to anyone who has any clues about these things :love:

ha ha thanks I forgot to add # Slowly reduce feeding frequency to every 2 days/then every 3 days so once a week isnt a shock to them