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Hi Greg, A lot of aquatic plants are actually grown out of the water, and are then put into the water. This change can cause a lot of wilting, but with good substrate and good lighting, the plant will grow back. I had a wide selection when I first started, and most did ok. One or two died, but I have seen others who have managed to get them to grow well, so a lot of it is trial and error. What substrate are you using? What lights are you using? I'm guessing you're not adding CO2, but this could help. Do you have any algae growing?

Wouldn't a fishing sinker be better than a knife?

Mount Maunganui has a track around it and up it, and neither has a charge on it. Sheep maintain the grass, and I think the council does the rest

I use plant anchors to weigh down the zuchinni/courgette slices. They didn't like cucumber.

Just an update, the one that started to bloat has died. Quickly removed. The other two seem to be doing better. One has even stopped clamping his fins. :thup: The other still has a little clamping...

I have had one, and had a similar problem with the spraybar. The water is supposed to go over the first chamber, then trickle over the divider into the second chamber, then out the outlet. The underside of the outlet is where you attach the outlet piece. As for the powerhead elbow, that should be a snug fit. From memory, there were two elbows. One for the powerhead and one for the outlet. Make sure your not getting them round the wrong way. If you decide to set up an internal heater, you can hide the cord under the lighthood. I had mine on the right of the tank, cord comes up, theres a gap in the plastic that I fed it through (to in between the lights and the filter), along the center of the lighthood, and then through a similar gap on the left, up and out with the power cords for the lights and powerhead. Hope that helps, good luck with the elbow.

Beware the Jandal :slfg:

I like swords, root based, they're easy to grow, and multiply by new plants growing off a stem. Indian fern is awesome as it can grow rooted in substrate or floating (to provide a bit of shade). Red plants look cool but require a lot of light. Blanket plants look good but will require a decent substrate to properly take off.

I suspect that the larvae were there just before the new airhose was put in. The guppies made quick work of them once the current got them moving. I didn't recognize the first one because a guppy had already helped itself to the head. Goes to show how much paranoia can do.... Anyway, Two of the Gourami are still swimming around ok-ish, just slower than normal swimming and a lot more rest. The third is resting in the net, as he's started to bloat :facepalm: I don't think he's got long. Although, since he's doing so bad, and the others aren't as bad, I'm a bit more optimistic about them. Does no one else keep dwarf gourami?

I got a 1200 x 500 x 500 for $110, including stand

GrabOne was advertising these pretty cheap...

After close inspection, they're not worms. :happy1: :facepalm: :nilly: Image borrowed for educational purposes only. I do not own, nor do I claim to own, this image.

Water parameters are good, No Ammonia, Nitrite, or Nitrates. Water changes are being done every three days, occasionally every second day

I wonder why...

Fins are now being clamped, but under the light I can see a couple of white worms about 6mm in length swimming in the current. One of my guppies had a go at one of them (thinking it was food?) and it did that wriggly thing like a pig's tail. Idea's on how to treat the WATER for worms?

Fully agree. Our neighbourhood is FULL of roaming cats and large dogs. Several of the dogs feel like they can go where they like, and walk right up to our side ranch slider door. Scares the crap out of us as they used to be larger than my daughter. :an!gry The cats used to treat our veggie garden like the neighbourhood litter box. :an!gry Strange enough, getting our own kitten fixed that. And she ONLY goes in the bushes, so we have our veggie garden back :thup:

The only difference in sizes is the length of hose, so if it's too short, just raise your bucket

Ah yes, the syphon is a nightmare to start that way. Lower the wide end in sideways, letting it fill with water (like you would fill a long glass / cup). Slowly add more hose into the water, letting the syphon sink to the bottom of the tank. When all of the hose is full of water, put your thumb over the end of the hose, stopping water movement. Lift the hose and the syphon up (keeping the bottom of the syphon in the water) and aim the hose at your bucket. Release your thumb, and watch the water flow. If you fill your bucket, place your thumb back on the end of the hose and swap to a new bucket. When you have vacuumed enough, or if you don't have more than one bucket, simply remove the bottom of the syphon from the water (this will cause a small gush of water from the end of the hose also).

thought as much could this include the new larger gourami? I wish this was the case, but they've begun swimming sideways. I try. Makes sense, but they really seem to be enjoying the current. When I disturb the plants, they go straight for another swim. I am aware of this, I was rather skeptical until several sites recommended the same article This would be a nice outcome. Since November, but the non-dwarf gourami are about 3 weeks old.

My thoughts also. They have a black strip on the edge of the pelvic/anal fin, but the golden yellow has changed to a pale yellow, almost white. So "darkening" is a little vague. Good to hear, I hope I'm just being paranoid and that my fish are just tired.

Hi All, I was looking into whether or not my Golden Honey Dwarf Gourami's behavior lately was normal or not, and every site I found referenced this article: Practical Fish Keeping - Gourami virus My gourami's are slightly lethargic, but still able to swim when I add food. The current has been increased recently, and they enjoy a good swim, but afterwards the go and have a longer than expected rest (while the guppies keep on swimming). One of them is starting to go pale, while the other is still well coloured. The main thing that has me concerned is that they are resting in the top corners of the tank. Two will "sit" on floating plants and the third wedges himself between the glass and the filter. My tank is not overstocked, I have plenty of filtration capacity, parameters are checked weekly and are fine, water is changed about 15% every 3 days or so (due to cleaning up bristlenose poop) with a 30% change every 2 weeks. Tank temp is 26º (+/- 1º due to outside weather) I think I'm being paranoid, but I'ld love to hear from others who have kept Golden Honey Dwarf Gourami as to whether or not their fish were tired often.

Yes, there are two brown bristlenose in the CF, and one golden. The two brown ones are still swimming.

It's a nice looking piece of driftwood, and not a nice looking rock.

&c:ry

No, after. they are very strong swimmers