Sophia Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Mr Skinny 2 is on his last legs/fins now, I imagine he will pass away in a day or 2. Definitely don't anyone buy thin dwarf chain loaches! Has been a learning experience for me, at least now I know what to look for. The remaining 5 loaches are all chubby so hopefully all good now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Since the last post I've added a 6th chubby loach. :love: For a couple of weeks earlier one of the rasbora was pale and hiding by the heater, I thought it must be sick as was also quite jumpy and nervous. Over the last couple of weeks I've had the others in and out of the tank for a breeding experiment and found the pale hidey one would come out and swim about when the others were gone. On Sunday I put them all back in and the pale rasbora has stayed out. Funny little guys. I don't think the breeding experiment came to anything, so far no wrigglers but I also made my job hard as the tank was packed full of moss with gravel so it's hard to see anyway. They seem happier back in their tank so I will try that one again another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 make way for naked tank.... crypts are all melting, even my prized balansae and the undulata that had just started taking off.... they better grow back or else :an!gry I noticed the crypts melting, can't figure why, thought maybe the fish had disturbed them because I certainly didn't, this tank never gets vacced... then noticed very little current and the filter sponges were all silty and gummed up so maybe that's why. Have given a rinse, and now it's fingers crossed it all grows back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 make way for naked tank.... crypts are all melting, even my prized balansae and the undulata that had just started taking off.... they better grow back or else :an!gry I noticed the crypts melting, can't figure why, thought maybe the fish had disturbed them because I certainly didn't, this tank never gets vacced... then noticed very little current and the filter sponges were all silty and gummed up so maybe that's why. Have given a rinse, and now it's fingers crossed it all grows back. Mine just did this and i found that they were affected by a change in the light levels. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice222 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 make way for naked tank.... crypts are all melting, even my prized balansae and the undulata that had just started taking off.... they better grow back or else :an!gry I noticed the crypts melting, can't figure why, thought maybe the fish had disturbed them because I certainly didn't, this tank never gets vacced... then noticed very little current and the filter sponges were all silty and gummed up so maybe that's why. Have given a rinse, and now it's fingers crossed it all grows back. Must be crypt melting season. I barely keep crypts since crypts regularly melt for me, but even my one nice strong crypt has melted in the last few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 I didn't change any lighting ....... I am innocent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Jeepers. My crypts are flowering underwater! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 show off :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 My crypts are all fine too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 :smot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 :spop: my are fine too.... :spop: so is this muffin im eating..doulble coc white coc muffin :digH: :spop: :spop: :cofn: :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 it's deformed goldfish muffin with extra snails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Chronicles of nakedness (flash on camera for maximum viewing grumpitude) Balansae – last to melt Front left – naked corner Front right – naked front corner, side/back naked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 WoW they really packed a Sad. My crypts melting is pathetic compared to yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 For some weird reason my crypts never melt :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 For some weird reason my crypts never melt :dunno: same. even when I leave them in an unheated tank like they are at the moment they're doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 you guys really aren't making me feel any better about it :sml2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 I am not sure if I should edit your posts Sophia. This is a family forum and there is a lot of nakedness in your pics Not sure why they sometimes melt and sometimes don't. I have had it happen when I have stripped my tank but other times I have done so they have been fine. :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 I am not sure if I should edit your posts Sophia. This is a family forum and there is a lot of nakedness in your pics :sml2: this is the first time these ones in here have melted en masse so I will just have to see what happens, see what grows back. I'll be a bit annoyed if the ones at the back and the balansae don't come back. I would say that maybe they find it hard in sand but then the ones in the gravel tank do the same thing. The only thing they have in common is low lighting (but different strength) and the water from the tap. In any case since there's no Co2 pumping them along I will just have to be patient, though not my strong point :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Do you have a nutritious substrate? Ever since I added JBL balls my Crypts haven't melted since. When I used to just have plain gravel in the pots they would melt quite a lot. I think maybe the nutrients make them a lot stronger or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 there were some balls dotted around when I planted it, I think there will still be some under there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 there were some balls dotted around when I planted it, I think there will still be some under there. I think this may be the Cause.. I would say that they have run out and you need to replace the JBL balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 +1 - mine are in aquamix and sand and they've never melted in any water conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 catch 22: if I push some more balls into the gravel, I will disturb them again. :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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