Squirrelfish

I found the forum by typing 'fish forums' into the google search engine. Seems you are well mapped and registered

So not puberty then? Puberty is more water changes but also MORE feeding no?

Not a fish addict yet but the interest was growing and has been fired up with my recent 'first tank' catastrophe, I want to get the new one as sweet as possible. See 'Had a Bad day' in Freshwater forum. I am actually British but live here just outside Zürich with my wife and two kids 10 and 7. Other hobbies include Sport and Power Kite flying, including competing and judging round the world, Slot Cars (see www.slotforum.com which I co own if you are into it) and dabble with the snowboard and sledging when I can. For work I run a slot race track and work as an in house techie for a fitness studio. The wife works for Reuters. Current projects include teaching the kids that housework is FUN :lol: and working out what to do with the house we just bought here.

Ok, I have added more plants... It also raises another question, in the next picture is one of my original plants that started growing facial hair a couple of weeks ago. So either it has reached puberty OR it needs some medication OR it needs a decent burial. Advice on which please guys?

Thanks guys!

Thanks! Blue gravel = kids idea of 'cool' Its all about compromise if I want them interested enough to help keep them and learn at the same time, same goes for the 'No Fishing' sign :lol:

Hi again, Ok so here are my unnamed fish, help would be appreciated as always and will go toward ending my ignorance.... 1 2 3 4 5 Spot the neon tetra! He seems to be the only one of 8 originals that has managed (I suspect?) to avoid the jaws of one of the larger fish?

I had to move them all into the new tank. They were getting very unhappy, showing signs described above and the tiger stripped ones were very aggressive. So far so good, they have been in there 15 hours so far and appear very calm so here's hoping! This is what the new setup looks like - I used the old substrata and added some new on top to help with the bigger surface area. ALso used as much of the old water as I could save. Caryl, yes it one of the all in tanks by a Company called 'Juwel'. Heater and filter are built into the black box in the right rear of the tank. Anyone got ideas on setup? should I have more plants for example? Apologies for the fish on string! The kids have needs too it seems :lol:

Thanks for the fast reply! You are right, there was no base under the old tank, just glass onto formica type surface. The new tank has a built in base and the manual says I don't need more thankfully. I have put the old heater into the small 'rescue tank' but if I put the only filter I have into it also there will be almost no room for fish ? I tested the water in the new tank just now and the results are all within range exept for the GH balance which is too high. The leaflet suggests adding distilled water, if I do this will the fish be OK in the new tank or are there other factors ? Temperature is already at the same as it always was in the old tank. As for repairing the old tank, thanks! I was about to throw it out. Now all I need to do is persuade my wife that two tanks are better than one :lol: PS: Whats acidic cure? an additive for the silicon?

Hi there, got a question or two based on a disaster this morning. First let me show how new I am to this and get your laughter out of the way I bought a second hand 125 Litre tank from a neighbour 6 months ago, it came with 6 neon Tetras, two 5cm long gold coloured fish, two 10 Cm long white and black tiger striped ones and two round, thin fish (about 6/7 cm in diameter) with long underbody antenna things and being black and silver in colour. Ok thats as technical as I can get - why? I an English but live in Switzerland with no German language skills to speak of so far, I have the German names for these fish on a list but I can't find the damn thing. All the fish are still alive (so far...) and have been doing well UNTIL... I woke this morning to around 40 Litres of water on my living room floor and more trickling out from under the tank. I rescued the fish that are cramped into a 20 Litre tank for now and emptied the rest of the water from the big tank and cleared up. When I moved the now empty (apart from substrata - know that name from browsing this forum just now so I AM learning? :oops: ) The floor of the tank had cracked, I have no idea why or why now and not 6 months ago. Regular 1/3 of water changes are made and I check the water quality often but do not move the tank. It is sitting on a flat kitchen unit worksurface that is very solid. Ho hum, I now have a swish new 180 Litre tank and it is filled with water, substrata and plants (from the old tank) and settling. However and here, at last, are the questions... 1) Can I put the fish into the new tank today? if not will they survive in the smaller one that has JUST water in it? 2) An other ideas? fast replies appreciated as you can guess Thanks alot in advance people. Squirrelfish