Caryl

I have no idea if I have a breeding colony. We will have to wait and see I am bad at water changes so perhaps not. How many play the name that fish game varies.

Pegasus we actually coiled plastic piping up in it, as much as would fit, and ran the water through that. There was a good reason for not filling it with water directly but I can't remember what it was.

Hi wokey. Some of us go into the chatroom at night around 9pm and talk there. We don't have a forum for general chatting as such but if you mean on non fishy subjects, post it in the 2 Hot 2 Handle section. 99% of whitespot is caused by poor, or wrong, water conditions. If your tap water is a lot different to the pH of 6.5 you are trying to maintain, the changing pH could trigger whitespot. pH should be changed very slowly. Dead fish get eaten very quickly so you don't always see bodies.

We tried that pegasus but our room was too hot and it couldn't cope with the large temperature differential. OK if you only need to lower it by 4 or 5 degrees but we needed to drop it by 13 or more degrees.

I have Labidochromis caeruleus, Copadichromis borleyi, Stigmatochromis modestus, Aulonocara jacobfreibergi and an honorary Malawian Julidochromis marlieri I have no idea what is available as we have no pet shops at all near me. The fish I have came direct from a breeder.

HOW did you get the chiton out??

I don't think he is going to buy fish for it are you Ira? This is a cold water rock pool marine as far as I understood so not what I would call a reef tank. I don't know a lot about marines so might be wrong with the definitions here In my coldwater marine I never had any algae appear. I also never lost an inhabitant (unless it was pounced on by another inhabitant and didn't get away fast enough). Never had lights or skimmers and stuff either. Our cold water marine ran for over a year until we got sick of trying to keep it cool over summer. Which reminds me, we did lose some starfish when the temperature got too high for too long. We never did water changes very often either, just topped it up when the level dropped. Every now and then we would go to the beach and get some sea lettuce to throw in. Never ceased to amaze us how many little critters would be attached to it. This tank was very simple, and cheap, to set up and run but I would not attempt to set up a tropical marine the same way.

Welcome to The Fishroom phyrestaata. Fish keeping is one of those hobbies you can pick up again after a few year's absence and there are new fishes and new ideas to check up on. Always something to learn. Hope you enjoy it here.

When I set up my cold water marine I added everything at once and had no problems. I assumed it was because there were lots of microscopic greeblies in the water and sand for everything to feed on. Certainly nothing died. Considering the size of the inhabitants though the tank was lightly stocked. The triplefins were the largest creatures at around 5cm and we had 4 of them from memory. Most of our critters were shrimps, starfish and anemones. Those chitons are buggers to get off once they have stuck themselves down!

Well you started with the biggest so it will all be easier from now on. Keep any canister filters wet and plugged back in as soon as possible to keep the bacteria going. Make sure the heaters are cool before moving them from the water, or they will crack. Don't forget to plug them back in again at the other end! Why didn't filling with the hose work? I do that a lot. Hope you have plenty of people to help. I would go for a massage when you are finished. You deserve it

Would they mix with what? Or do you mean can they go in the same tank? They all go fine together. Never heard of albino neons!

Hi and welcome to the fishroom. I have Malawis myself. Plus a community tropical.

Egeria densa is a noxious weed over here :lol: It reproduces by breakaway branches. It will not kill it if you chop it off, nor will it stop it growing.

3 will be fine. Clowns love being in a group with the more the merrier. Bear in mind their adult size though.

Hi Shane. I'm curious, why do you want to know?

Hi Tracey and welcome. Nice pics. I like guinea pigs but hate rats! How did custard get his (her) name? Custard is supposed to be yellow :lol: What sort of fish do you have?

As I have said before, the most interesting tank we ever had was a cold water rockpool marine. Watching the inhabitants was fascinating. Of course, it was nowhere near the size you are contemplating

Hi mollyman and welcome to the fishroom. Good to see you. Any friend of plantgeeks is a friend of ours I think we will make you an honorary kiwi since you have probably seen more of NZ than most who actually live here - particularly the Aucklanders

This is the trouble with pet shops not using the scientific names for fish. It could be a colour morph of the silver tipped tetra or maybe a bloodfin.

You don't need ammo lock, salt (unless it is a marine or you are wanting brackish fish), Stresscoat or Stresszyme. You also shouldn't need pH stabiliser. What is the pH of your tap water? Plant the plants straight away and add 4 small fish. These fish will help cycle the tank. After one month, check readings of pH, ammonia and nitrates. If all levels are acceptable, you can add 4 more fish.

Try posting this in the trade and exchange section LoGaN as more may see it there. Welcome to the fishroom too

They might be old school but they work! Mine has been going for years with never any problem. No expensive bits to break and replace, easy to see when it needs cleaning and so easy to actually clean. I have a Fluval 404, Eheim wet/dry 2229 and an AquaClear 500 and the only one that hasn't given any trouble is the AquaClear - and it is many years older than the other two! The shop just wants to sell you something more expensive.

I hope you know how big those pacus get!

Welcome EVLGTZ. Everyone has their own preferences but I would agree with suemack on this - an AquaClear.

They are illegal. Places like Kelly Tarlton's can apply for a special licence to keep them, I think.