Caryl
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If you have put either of them in the tank they will (IME) form a mould-like fluff on the substrate.
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Do you use the product pH Up, or Down, by any chance?
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Our aim was to make this a family friendly forum suitable for all Brad and we try (despite a lot of flak from some quarters) to keep it that way. Thanks for the kind words and we hope to visit you one day too (sorry)
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That's because they re Bolivian Butterfly rams - Microgeophagus altispinosa
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A fish doesn't have to be rare to be popular, in fact the inverse is true.
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My point? It just seems to be going around and around
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If you wish to breed them you will need at least 2 rare fish Do you mean rare as in "not seen very often" or "not bred recently so not many about for sale"? If you can find some rice fish to breed you would impress a few 8) All of the L numbered plecs are rarer, hence the high price.
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Can't you just agree to disagree? Does one way have to be "right" and the other "wrong"?
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Adding pH up without knowing the cause is a bad idea. It is not a permanent fix and the pH will drop rapidly again. Fish will tolerate a steady but high or low pH more readily that a wildly swinging pH which is what you are going to get. Most likely cause is something in the tank - gravel, driftwood or other common item present in all tanks, overstocking etc. By the way, 6.0 isn't a crash, merely a drop
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What sort of catfish? Some are known to suck the slime off the bodies of other fish.
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We can't block it - we are too busy laughing
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There are plenty of fellow Wgtn fish keepers here. Why don't you ask to cycle your filter on one of their mature tanks?
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What else is in the tank?
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http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/cycling2.htm Ammonia poisoning is more likely with an alkaline pH.
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but isn't mdf chipboard with a veneer on top?
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That's what I thought Then take a photo of it and post it for us all to admire 8)
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It's a widdle tank cos the wee piggy went wee wee wee all the way home Welcome to the fishroom piggy.
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Then get plain paper and get her to draw her own background for the tank. It doesn't have to be laminated but it does stop water drips from making the paint or crayon run.
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The polystyrene will not allow for any give the mdf may have. It only helps smooth out minute lumps and bumps. As for the stand, it would depend on how strong the steel is. If I am reading it right, I think you need a lot more than one centre brace on the stand. Mdf is that chip stuff isn't it with a smooth top? Be careful of water as it will get under the top layer and the chip bit in the middle will swell.
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See, I said someone would disagree with me :lol: I must also add I do not keep bettas myself so those who do would be better to advise you
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I wouldn't put him in with kribs and tetras. Some gouramis may also find his fins too tempting. Mind you, I always think they should be in a species only tank and not in a community but others will disagree.
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Yes I meant the poly goes inside but I also know some people keep it outside as well. Some people paint their own backing (if they are artistic) then laminate it. You can alo make a diorama I think they call it. A sheet of card bent to a slight curve behind the tank with articles (rocks, pot plants etc) arranged artistically in it for a 3D effect. Of course you have to have the space behind the tank to do that.
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May the FNZAS editor have a copy too please Tim?
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There's lots of ways to do it besides buying commercial backing. 1. coloured sellophane wrap looks good 2. paint the outside of the glass itself 3. laminated card 4. shape polystyrene with hot wire and silicone gravel to it to look like cliff
