Bristle
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I've had goldfish from the ages of around 4 to about 10, we moved overseas and I decided I wanted more goldfish bought a 20L (which i still have) and bought 3 goldfish for it. Then realised I needed to upgrade, bought a 100L tank of TM it came with 2 apple snails and 3 goldfish. I then decided it wasn't enough and wanted tropicals and my parents bought me a 500L tank. Right now I'm 13 I have a 500L community tank, 150L Planted Livebearer tank, Planted 6L jar and a 70L tank with 2 small axolotls. Thank-god my parents love me....
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:nfs: :bggrn:
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Kuhlis will gladly eat fry if they're big enough (and fry are small enough)
Not sure about cories (eg they'll eat their own eggs/fry), but I've heard of BNs being used in fry tanks to help clean up extras. I don't know what sizes they can be though without eating them.Not sure why but I imagined kuhlis to be pretty innocent, good thing I didnt but any I nearly did. Searched the web some and getting mixed results about cories, going to jump in the deep end and buy 3 peppered cories and 3 julli cories. I also added 2 pairs of australe golds to the tank and they haven't eaten anything to my suprise.
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Cories, maybe. Plecos, bristlenoses, etc all should be fine.
Not really keen on the bristlenoses or plecos. Already have some in my main 500l that I could move and trial.
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This is a long-shot but is there any guppy, fry and plant safe fish that would be okay with sand. Was thinking peppered or julli cories or possibly kuhli loach. The tank is 150 litres with some plants and stones. The filter is 1200L an hour so no problem there. I keep the tank at a steady 25 for the temp.
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Will try the clean, square tank idea. Think I've got a tiny glass one lying about, my have a crack though :cry1: Thanks for your help
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Hope this is the right place to post.
I'm looking to photograph some of my guppies, endlers and molly fry but my camera (Nikon D-70) won't easily focus on them. I was wondering if there is a technique to go about taking pictures without investing in a better lens. Could I take them out and put them in jars with a white background behind to help focus?
Thanks
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Some of the bigger fish in my community tank include a trio of buenos aires tetra, they nibble plant and chase my black widdows though. Golden barbs add a good splash of colour though. My other beasts would be my 2 female platys about 8-9cm they are what I describe as a dragon mine look like this but less orange
http://imgur.com/CLV6RQR
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I have 2 female pearl gourami in my 500l community tank and they are one of the most peaceful fish in there, happily glide through the tank all day.
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:cophot: :nfs: :gpo2:
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Depends on the strain.
For example my Swallows, Red Chest and Glass Belly won't touch their fry at all. The adults stand in the middle of a big swarm of and just move around very carefully. The White Platinum will ignor their fry up to a certain population and than start eating them. The Double Swords, Flamenco Dancer and most of the Albino Strains hunt their fry and without big piles of plants no fry will survive.
To answer your question:
Extra 20ltr tank with heaps of plants for the female to drop and than remove her as soon as she is finished.
Cheers,
JaSa
Wow didn't realise that some ignored their fry and some loved to eat them :slfg: There's quite a few plants in there as of now, and last night I scored alot of a unknown plant which took over the tank I got them from, they didnt have any ferts, liquid co2 etc. The plants really tall and will bend over at the surface hopefully give enough cover for my next batch of fry due next week. Thanks :thup:
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Just wondering if my guppies will realise that their fry are not a food source, or should I look at getting a fry tank? Thanks
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Generally a betta and guppies won't go together well. The siamese fighter will usually kill the guppies, they'll attack any longfinned fish.
Alright thanks I think I will stick with guppies.
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Hi, I will be moving my goldfish on from my 100 litre tank soon and was wondering if I could keep a sff and some guppies in there, or if I should stick with guppies and let them breed and just have alot of guppies.
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The issue with fighters is that male fighters and male gourami generally choose to disagree majorly because both being labyrinth fish they are bubble nesters. It's the long fins of the male that get them nipped. Basically they are too closely related to be in a tank together.
Females should be just fine. There are no guarantees, even within the same species, that fish will not fight. Like humans, some are laid-back and couldn't care less, others niggle away at anything that swims past and others are all out for a good full on fight
Bolivian rams will leave most other fish alone unless they pair and have eggs and fry. You have a good sized tank - the gourami will occupy the top space, the fighters will move through all levels, the tetra are mostly mid tank and the rams, should they breed will stay at the bottom of the tank.
I have kept bolivian rams in my discus tank (450 litres but 1500 long). The tank also had cardinals, harlequins and rummy nose, fancy small plecs, clown loaches and cory. The only time there was any dispute was when the bolivians bred, then they would chase the others away from the fry but there was no real fighting.
Thanks for the advice. :gpo2:
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I wasn't angry this " :facepalm:" might of been more appropriate for the situation, would having 5 or so females affect having gouramis? I've read that fish like gourami might be mistaken for another siamese fighter fish, would this be a problem, also would a bolivian ram or two "attack" fish like gourami siamese fighter fish or tetras?
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:cophot: :love:
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Yeah, should be fine bettas are pretty timid except males when they see another longfin fish.
Thanks for the info, by the way I got the stand sorted out.
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Why not add more to the schooling fish? Make them more comfortable and make them feel safer. One female siamese fighter will look tiny in a 500L tank.
Where did the quote you quoted come from that information incorrect :an!gry I'm buying 10 more diamond tetras and 20 neons next week.
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Hi, I have a 500L tank that's looking abit empty, there is currently some diamond tetra's clown loach glasscats zebra loach living in there. I plan on getting some bolivian rams and dwarf, opaline and pearl gourami, would a female siamese fish fighter work or is it best to keep them to their own tanks.
Thanks
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yup looks like a baby lion head to me
Wasn't sure looked up lionheads and saw what they looked like when they were fully grown don't look very similar. Thanks
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Discus are hard work imo (I have them). They are easier to keep in low tech tanks with bare bottoms as they really do like pristine water conditions. They also do best with big 90% water changes at least twice a week and good clean, pure water.
Gourami - I love the pearl gourami and would really like to see some full grown ones. The dwarf gourami are harder to keep as they often have stomach complaints
90% water changes twice a week.
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Apparently he is a lionhead cichlid, but not sure he is only about 1cm long.
Guppy strains in NZ
in Livebearers
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:digH: Just wondering if someone can go through this list and see how up to date it is? Thanks
Edit: http://www.guppies.co.nz/?Guppy_Strains add these?