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Stunning! Where did you get them from? I have to say, I LOVE #3, the black and blue one. Its gorgeous. The white pearlescent ones are pretty neat too

Can see your new photos! Thanks Lovely tank, be awesome once the plants fill in *steals the rams*

LOL yeah I know that :roll: They are coming up as the little boxes with the red cross

I can't see the pics either sorry

Did covering your tank work for you Slightly Blue Dalmatian? Just spotted a couple of strands of cyano in my floating ricca today :evil: Pulled what I could see out, and now have a heap of towels draped over the tank to block light... Been reading up on it, I don't want a total tank takeover like some people have described

I have a big plastic rubbish bin outside ($20 from the Warehouse, was our flat rubbish bin but you can't get bags that are big enough to fit in it lol), which sits under a broken downpipe, so all the rainwater from the garage roof runs into it. No need for dechlorination or worrying about chemical greeblies. Plus it rains a lot here in Palmy :roll:

I have a 35 litre tank, and started a 180 litre tank 5 weeks ago. I gravel siphoned 10 litres out of my small tank, ie got as much guck from the gravel as possible. Then siphoned the bucket guck back into my new tank (via the overhead filter, through the filter wool). Did that again almost a week later. Added my 2 Danios on day 3 after filling tank, then 5 more on day 6, did a water test every few days, never even registered ammonia or nitrites. I suppose they may have spiked inbetween tests, but as the fish are happy, I doubt it. Added neons 2 weeks after filling tank. Neons spawning next day lol. Only now, nitrates are registering at 5ppm. Thats just my experience. I think my tank was nicely cycled by 2 weeks. Obviously, you can't just chuck all your fish in then because your tank is cycled. Its only cycled for the fish it has in it, so adding more means the bacteria needs to adjust, so you add fish gradually Cycling the filter in an existing tank is a very good method I think, just couldn't do that with the filter that came with my big tank

Check the nitrates a day after you do a water change, if they haven't gone down enough, you need to do more frequent water changes. If its at 30 only 3 days after a WC, I would think that is a bit high

when did you last do a water change?

I drop a bit of zuchini in, and leave it in till its gone. Hasn't caused problems before, they just eat it away over a few days (doesn't look like its rotting) Also blanch it beforehand, so kind of sterilised, and helps it sink too

yeah, it does it horizontally (or if you want the proper term, laterally). Hence me thinking it wasn't TB, as that is when the fish is twisted looking from the side ie hunch backed.

Used to have 2 blue male platties, but African got them, so I could make room at the time for the killies Yeah the guppies would be gorgeous. What type do you have? My male striatum still seems tiny (4cm max, probably more like 3cm lol), but he has all his gorgeous colours, and looks great when he comes out of hiding and puts all his fins up

By all means have a go at them michael. Just be aware they tend to do these things :roll: My #2 male came from a 250 litre tank that had 2 males, but I think they might fight in yours, not sure, they keep them together in tanks at the fish store.... A male-female pair always looks nicer than a single fish anyway. More balancing and natural for a tank. And becc, you had an S shaped one too?! I asked on here when it happened, but no-one had seen it before, and Fish TB was the best we could come up with. But as my other fish seem fine, I don't think that was the case. Also seeing as he lasted so long with it.

Good to know My female gourami has ulcers that aren't getting better, so if she passes, might think about putting a guppy trio in with them one day. I like the nice pure strain dark blue guppys, and theres a breeder local to me, but they don't come up often. I just like thinking about what I could do one day

Thanks guys and lol wilson, he knows where its warm He smudges up my viewing corner on the side though with his nose :evil:

Just curious. I have a pair of striatum in a 35litre tank, along with a small BN and a female dwarf gourami. Had danios in there, and thought once the danios were shifted out they might get a bit more active, but nope. Tank has dark substrate, piece of driftwood, a big clump of ambulia, a java moss wall covering the back, so its not unsheltered. They like staying at the back, often in the java moss though. Had them since Jan, so I don't think they're sick, hence me asking if its just a killie thing

I have a pair of striatums Gorgeous fish....but they don't much.... meant to ask on here if killies are supposed to be this inactive, or if its just mine (had them since Jan)

Like I said, not by what I have seen, but thats just my tank... They are a gorgeous fish, and was awesome having them spawn. But as I am most likely going to lose this female, not going to spend any more money on a new pair. First two males were not aggressive, this one was when they spawned. But they were in too small a tank to have proper breeding space

I have had nothing but bad luck with them. And from others comments on here, it seems to be a dwarf gourami *thing* Although like Alan suggests, home bred ones will be better than imports, not sure what mine were. Male #1, managed to squeeze out of tank and become carpet jerky within a week Male#2, free from a friend, fine for a couple of months, then became S shaped. Remained alive and S shaped for another few months until I put him down when he looked a bit less happy and I was going away for a week. Got female when I got male #2 Male #3, purchased 2 months after Male #2s demise, to make sure nothing else in the tank had dreaded S shape disease. Male #3 gets it on with the female, successfully spawns twice, drives everything else in tank into hiding while protecting bubble nest. Developed an ulcer on the side (apparently common). Thought it was healing. Was away again for a week, boyfriend keeping an eye on fish. I get back, ulcer has eaten right through fish, and fish has popeye. Sent Male #3 to fishy heaven Left with female. Female develops red spot on fin. Red spot has now eaten through fin. Female also has red ulcery looking spot on side. Not sure what it is, but not getting better... Meanwhile, all other fish in tank (bristlenose, pair of killies, 2 danios) all happy as larry. Danios are in big tank now, just the killies, BN and female in small tank. Might give the dwarf keeping a rest methinks

Hi again, just took a couple of photos after attempting to clean the sticky green algae off the front. Wasn't that bad, just lots of tiny threads :-? Had a fiddle with camera, flash on, flash off, lights in tank on or off... need more practice at tank photos, they never look like the tank does in real life: And one of my leopard corys that I managed to get a shot of when it was sitting still: And my fish list has changed, in that I decided I wanted a bigger feature pair of fish, so the rasboras are out, and a pair of angels are in Yes, I know the neons might become neon snacks, but will deal to that if it occurs...

Will get a photo tomorrow for you guys (once I scrape the green algae off the front heh) 8)

I bought 5 plants online, and they looked pretty sickly after I planted them. This was 3 weeks ago now, and I am just getting new shoots. Have 2 long shoots 15cm, but not really any others... All other plants are growing well (rotala, anubias, dwarf sag) so I hope these ones get better. Ironically, these are the only plants I actually paid for in my new tank...

I would like to know what your pH is dropping to Do you have driftwood in the tank?

*waves to pawfinz* good luck with your essay :bounce:

yeah I figured that lol, just didn't realise they wouldn't school at all Maybe once I introduce a neon gobbling angel...