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Africans tend to hide from sudden movements but will come out eventually. They will come out more if they feel secure in their surroundings.

Looking good. How do you like the FX5? I am getting mixed reports.

Tiger barbs prefer acidic water. Why do you need dither fish in an African tank?

They start small. Have you got plenty of plant in there too? If she has nowhere to hide she may get killed. Easiest would be to remove the female and leave the others as you have no room for fry in the barrel.

More to the point Brent - have you noticed anything missing? :lol: Sounds like you had a good trip alanmin. You didn't drink the water did you??

Your PMs stay in the Outbox until the recipient retrieves them.

What sort of filter do you have? Do you know someone with a mature tank you could use to cycle the filter? This is called cloning and the easiest way to get a tank ready for its inhabitants.

Hi and welcome. What sort of tank do you have and what fish?

They can breed as they are all colour morphs of the same species.

Hi and welcome shellbell. What size tank do you have? Goldfish need a much larger surface area per fish than tropicals but I assume, since you had an oscar, you must have at least a 4ft tank. I assume you are starting the tank from scratch? If so, you will need to cycle it again.

What sort of goldfish?

Welcome Okki. I would worry about someone overeating and getting stuck in the bridge! :lol:

Cheaper to fill a plastic fizz bottle with hot water and wrap it in newspaper or towelling. At this time of year, if you use a poly box, you shouldn't need to heat them anyway.

You are lucky you could remove it as their spikes can be a problem. Stupid angel :roll:

How many others did you have to shove out of the way fishkeepa? :lol:

I'm trying to thing who the others are too as I keep thinking Whangarei :roll:

There are some yes. Why don't you also join us in the chat room? Smeone is usually there around 9pm onwards

Hi and welcome supasi. Where in NZ are you?

I hope the half they are trying to breed with is the female half :lol: Fingers crossed.

"Brine Shrimp are a pain in the bum" You aren't supposed to sit on them! :roll:

I like the auto function. It means I don't have to worry about the other stuff. Have as much light in the tank as possible. Turn the room lights off. Stand the camera on a tripod or something solid to keep it steady.

I see Dan is in Whakatane too Alan. Have you got any spare media to boost his filter?

This indicates some form of irritation of either the skin or gills. This could be caused by raised levels of ammonia, nitrite or high/low pH. Irritation can also be caused by ectoparasites such as flukes, Trichodina, white-spot etc on the skin or gills. How long has the tank been set up? Has it cycled fully yet?

What size is the tank? What is in it? How big are they? What were the nitrites and what are they now? What is the ammonia and nitrAte?

If you find the cost of CO2 too much then you really won't want a marine! Not only are the setup costs higher but running costs are too (unless you have parents happy to pay the much higher power bill - see earlier threads on running costs) You can have a planted tank without CO2 you know.