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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 20:08    Post subject: Reply with quote

Caught mine out last night. Just shutting the room down to go to bed and I decided to put the light on again. There they were for at least half a second  Rolling Eyes .

They've decided to live in the wing of the plane  Confused, so when they hide they really hide  Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 22:14    Post subject: Reply with quote

The plane is a fantastic bit of tank furniture. I'd like to have a slightly more interesting tank than ours which contains 2 goldfish Laughing
Them clown things sound great. What sort of water temp do they need?
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 22:33    Post subject: Reply with quote

That plane was a bargain at £23  Cool  Most of the ornaments that size are £50 - £80  Shocked.  My tank has been at 24C since I set it up, but I've just turned it up to 25C to see if they prefer it.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 19:59    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lost 8 fish in 4 weeks  Sad .
The 6 Dwarf Gourami started fighting each other, taking big chunks out of each other 'til they were all gone. I won't be getting any more of them  Rolling Eyes ,  and my 2 Loaches just gave up the ghost within a week of each other after nearly 5 years. The tank looks kinda empty now  Rolling Eyes .
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 20:22    Post subject: Reply with quote

My gourami's (not dwarf) lock lips but apart from them turning white for a while they don't do any damage. I hate losing fish Crying or Very sad Touch wood i haven't lost any for a good while. Get a Plec in there, They supposedly can do 25 years + Shocked
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 21:19    Post subject: Reply with quote

Had a look in 3 shops this morning, no plecs  Rolling Eyes . Ended up coming home with 3 zebra snails  Laughing . Fancy getting a few shrimp too  Cool .
I have given up on the OEM filters though, they were costing a fortune. So much easier and cheaper using the foam. Got one filter set up with carbon, and the other with a nitrate removal sponge, does the job so much better.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 22:12    Post subject: Reply with quote

To tell you the truth Steve my Juwel should have carbon filters every couple of weeks and i have never bothered,

My water is always perfect, I do a 25% water change every fortnight which should be done anyway, All i do is change the top filter (poly wool filter pads) and wash two out of three of the others in tank water swapping which ones i wash so they all get done at least monthly (have i explained that clearly?  Rolling Eyes )

If you really want a plec you'd get one up here (maybe June?) only an hour max to yours so it would be fine Wink  I've actually got one thats about 6 inches long and wont grow any more (ask deb if you can have her/ i'm not holding my breath though  Laughing ) as i also have a giant one Laughing  Laughing

The big one keeps uprooting my air stone too Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 22:54    Post subject: Reply with quote

No doubt they'll have a plec here next week, but thanks for the (offer?)  Wink  I'm changing the poly pads and doing a 20% water once a week at the mo, and doing the sponges monthly, but alternately. I do keep getting a green spot algae bloom, so I'm having to take all the furniture out every so often and scrub it  Evil or Very Mad
The neon tetras are fine, so I'm assuming all is well as they're usually the first to show signs if things aren't right.
Just a bit gutted I've got no cleaning crew at the mo.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 23:15    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is my biggest cleaner Shocked (you've probably seen it actually)


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 18:15    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh well, 3 Sucking Loaches, 3 Silver Tipped Tetras, and 3 Rubby Nose Tetras found a new home today  Cool . Not bad for £16. Need a magnifying glass to see them though  Laughing .
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