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If she did drop her fry (and quite possible) they could be anywhere - the ones which have survived that is. If the tank is well planted they should have plenty of hiding places. You don't have to "do" anything, except look for the fry. She may need to be separated from the others if she is getting hassled too much by the males (I hope you have a mix of 1 male to each 3 or 4 females). Otherwise, after a bit or R&R she should be ready to go again.

I couldn't see most of those fish in the pic is what I meant :lol:

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Hi Heni and welcome. If you do the water changes daily as suggested, I am sure your fish should survive the experience.

Show-off :lol: They are a gorgeous fish aren't they? Shame about their attitude.

Yes Rob, I have that one in my tanks and have been giving it away to quite a few people lately

Hi and welcome to the fishroom Davejey.

Sid had a whole bath full of white worms - a very impressive sight!

But black goes with everything and is so slimming!

That is interesting as rotala is also known as pinetree but isn't as spikey looking as the pic.

A fish breeder of many years standing told me the best container for white worms was an old wooden tea box. The wood allowed the culture to breathe more than plastic like ice cream containers. having said that, I kept mine in ice cream containers with no trouble (most of the time).

What cool pics! Don't know whatthey are but they are commonly found in with white worm cultures and are harmless.

Water hedge - Didiplis diandra?

We set up the Jebo but discovered a problem - we forgot to check the cupboard height and found the Jebo too tall for the cabinet!! It is currently sitting on the floor until Grant cuts a hole in the bottom of the cupboard :lol: . They are a lot taller than the Fluvals.

My guess for the second was also Aulonocara jacobfriebergi as it looks like mine.

Seems to be various answers when asked what causes it - too few phosphates, too many phosphates being 2 of them :-? Tanks with a high pH are prone to it (I have a full blown case of it in my Malawi tank at the moment but since there are no plants in there I just leave it. Fish won't eat it. Remove as much of it as possible by hand then turn the lights off and cover the tank with a blanket for a few days. Keep an eye on the plants though as they will not cope without light for long. Little water changes often may help as well. Do you do regular water changes? I found nothing worked for me (I got an infestation in my tropical community planted tank from some plants I added to the tank) and finally resorted to using Erythromycin, 200mg per 10 gallons (40L?). This is a prescription only medicine so you need to sweet talk your GP. I work for a doctor and he took great delight in going up to the A&E dept at the hospital and asking for a few Erthromycin pills as his receptionist has algae! The Erythro will kill it off very quickly so it is important to remove the dead stuff ASAP or it will pollute the tank. Keep track of your ammonia and nitrite levels as it kills off bacteria - including those in your filters. I dosed my tank with an AquaClear 500 running to no ill effect that I could see but my tank was also very lightly stocked at the time. Be prepared to do water changes to reduce the ammonia and nitrite levels if required.

Looking forward to seeing all these babies of yours Paul. 8)

I know the algae looks unsightly (and kills the plants) but the fish don't mind it. Ignore the algae until you've finished your assignments then restock with plants afterwards. Othrewise, keep removing it as soon as it appears and do lots of water changes. These don't take long to do if you do a little often. Not sure what to do about power consumption though. We have 6 tanks running here and don't notice much difference power-wise. I have never understood why people say it adds heaps to their power bill - except those with fishrooms. We have a well insulated house though so perhaps that makes a difference. Heaterstats don't turn on at all over summer but the rooms can get down to 15C overnight when it is frosty. Rather than sell the tank (they always cost more to replace) what about cutting back actual fish numbers for now? Think of how relaxing and condusive to study your tank is

Do you mean blue/green algae, cyanobacteria? This forms slimey sheets over everything and can be pulled off in sheets too. It also makes the tank smell quite swampy.

Wow streaking fish! :lol: Doesn't look overcrowded to me but you asked for comments so here goes... The tank looks good but it tends to look a little 'flat'. Both from a gravel point of view (but I doubt you can change it with those fish rearranging it anyway) but also with all the logs and stones going long-wise with the tank. If some of them were angled a little more it would give the tank more depth from front to back. Just my opinion of course. I think landscaping is a very personal choice and if you like it as it is, then that's great!

We just spent 3/4 of an hour trying to get the Fluval primed and running again. About standard. The Jebo you just turn it on and it goes. It will be interesting to see how the Jebo lasts as time goes on. The Fluval is only 3 or 4 years old.

It's school holidays. Won't building speed up a bit now?

It flows well for about three days then water drops to barely a trickle. It replaced my previous 404 which was fine but a bugger to clean as it took 2 of us to get the top off for cleaning and we had great difficulty getting the baskets apart (they twist and lock). When you don't have much strength and you husband has rheumatoid arthritis you need easy cleaning filters which is why we upgraded to the newer 404. Certainly easier to pull to bits for cleaning but that is all I can say for it. Grant is replacing it with the new Jebo 819 as I type. The Fluval will go onto the 3ft tank I set up for the rosy barbs as the small Shark internal isn't big enough to cope with the stocking level. Hope the noise of the Fluval doesn't annoy me too much as it is right beside my bed! Returning it is not a possibility as I got it trade to start with from a person who no longer works for the company and it was 3 or 4 years ago :lol:

Mossie larvae are the small black things that move in a jerking motion. Daphnia are rounder and brown or green (depending on what they have been feeding on) and swim steadily.

I don't know about 'normal' but it is quite common