Caryl

The other gouramis get to 6 - 8cm. It is normal for some to do weekly water changes and good for the fish. How much and how often depends on stocking levels. Some people like to change 10% every week but others will do 20 - 25% every 2 weeks. I personally rarely do water changes but I have a very good filter and few fish. Those who do the regular water changes will have happier fish and they will breed often and regularly (the fish that is).

Always check your insurance policy!!! We thought we were covered as we had specifically asked if the tank was covered in our house policy and they said it was. What they DIDN'T tell us was that the damage from a broken tank was NOT. They only covered damage from normal household water supplies (eg if a pipe had burst or sink overflowed). I tried to explain that tanks were a normal household water supply in our place (we had 18 of them) but they didn't listen

Yes fish are dumb enough but I wonder if you have a bully in the tank and they got wedged trying to get out of the way. Either that or the wood was badly placed.

Are they all in the same tank? You are going to need something a lot bigger. The kissing gouramis grow up to 30cm, the plec (assuming it is a common one) can get 60cm and the clown loaches also grow large (but very slowly). A pair of 'kissers' will need a 1.2m x 60cm x 60cm tank by themselves.

No, I had 250 litres of water on the floor. It spread through 24ft of lounge pure wool carpet, around the corner through the dining room and kitchen (another 24ft) and was just starting to wet the hall carpet when Grant got up one morning (it was my birthday too) and wodered why the vinyl looked so clean and shiny. Then it squelched when he stood on it and realised kit was water. There was no water left and fish flopping on the gravel. Luckily we had another set up and had been going to transfer the fish to it that day so grabbed them and threw them in the other cycled tank. They did survive but were badly damaged from the scales on the gravel. Large silver dollars and acaras mainly. I have always put polystyrene under my tanks (although this one had a very very thin sheet). There was a minor quake overnight and it stress fractured the tank base. We had to have the carpet lifted, dried, and re-laid. Being pure wool it shrank . On the bright side, I didn't have to mop the kitchen and dining room floors that week

Hi Tim and welcome. Good to have you join us. 8) By the way, what are mukas?

Ask him for help - it sucks 'em in every time :lol:

Looking good pegasus but to avoid confusion, the FNZAS breeding scheme is entirely different. It is for members to register their fish in the breeding scheme and requires a special form to be filled out by their club breeding co-ordinator. This is then forwarded to Kevin. There are special rules to be followed for our scheme, it is not just for people to keep a note of any fish they have bred.

Beautiful pics Jodi-Lea! I am sure that will be a great help to those who were asking. I am sure aussiebettas.com will be getting a few more visitors too

A more dominant male will do that. Keep an eye on the smaller fella for signs of stress and make sure he has somewhere to go to get away from the bully if he wants to - a nice big plant or rock to hide behind for instance.

Partners are easier to replace than tanks

I thought so too but am no expert on these, having never had one! http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/mo ... t/89_f.php

You can get a mix of colours they are just different colour morphs. Be aware though that if they breed you might end up with some not so nice coloured fry.

Easy to sex them. Look at the dorsal fin on top of the body, and the tail fins. The males have longer pointed fins than the females, who have more rounded ends on their fins. The females also tend to be rounder in the body.

As hummingbird said, it does also depend on what fish you have. Do not use undergravels with fish that like to dig around in the substrate, like goldfish or a lot of the cichlids. Small corys and bristlenose types are fine though

Hi lilpinkfishy and welcome. There is always something to learn You obviously already know some here. 8)

Peat can be bought from garden centres. Make sure it is natural or organic with nothing added, like mould inhibitors. YOu can put it in the foot of an old pair of pantyhose or similar then add it to the filter or tucked somewehre out of sight. You will have to play with the amount to get the desired drop.

It would be fine. I like undergravels for tanks 2ft or smaller. Cheap and easy to manage. If you want to grow live plants, make sure the substrate is at least 5cm deep.

It means using the stuff only works for about 24 hours then the pH goes back to what it was What is your pH and what are you wanting it to be? Peat to lower it or limestone to raise it is easier and more manageable (and cheaper).

Hi and welcome dodge. Join us in the chatroom too. We are in there around 9pm every night. Bet the fish love their new bigger home!

No worries Angus. I suspect the rotala Eon has for you is from the bunch I originally gave to him! :lol:

I have what I thought was Rotala wallichii but I am beginning to suspect it may be R rotundifolia. It is growing so fast I am always having to trim it. You are welcome to it. Ambulia doesn't last in my tank so I do not need to swap it for any.

Welcome Candy. What a pity you only have a small number of little tanks :lol: MTS takes up a lot of room doesn't it?

What an excellent light fitting! I noticed it immediately and thought "Wow, there's someone who knows how to make a light fitting!" :lol: I have one made from Marley guttering too. I also line the inside with tinfoil to increase light reflection. Have also seen it done using old CDs. Nothing wrong with the tank as is. Darker and lighter places for the fry depending on their desire.

Stroppy means aggressive Caper. Isn't it funny how words we take for granted aren't known in other places? Makes you wonder how anyone learns to speak English with so much slang in common useage.