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Hi Have you moved any plants between the tanks. I had babies appearing in new tanks with just plants in. Regards Konstantin

Hi no stirring or you will break down the aquasoil ;) My idea was to add some oxygen to it. Anyway its not a biggie Regards Konstantin

Hi you can try to brush some off using a vial and soft small paint brush for drawing and put them in smaller tank or floating fry basket with airstone to create gentle movement .Have a look for any eggs on leaves too they will be easy to move as just snip the leaves off. If successful the lil...

Hi If you have chance to put airstone or small power head to move the water in the buckets you are soaking the aquasoil will be very beneficial Regards Konstantin

Hi you can get some MTS snails if they make it(as they live in substrate mainly) that should rule out substrate issues Regards Konstantin

Hi Keep an eye on them as they are quite fine clog very easy(quite fast) Regards Konstantin

Hi another less eye pleasing option is just to use floating stems like Guppy grass( Najas guadalupensis ) or Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) or just bunch and weight them down without planting them. Regards Konstantin

Hi Advertising on Preloved and Pets4homes may be useful to move them on. I moved my Brichardi colony (2 adults and 6 + batches of fry)that way.As soon as I advertised them free to good home.You just will need to make sure they go to a good home. Ask for tank pics and have a little chat with...

Hi Thanks for your thoughts. I only put the pensilfish on the list as saw them for sale in one of my LFS.I believe the stock they had was wild caught as the colours of them were gorgeous. I am not in a rush to get them in quickly as still not sure if I want them in.Just wish the SAP Puffers...

Hi all atm Im thinking along the lines of the below options: 10 x Nannostomus mortenthaleri (Coral pensilfish) 10 x Hasemania nana (Silvertip tetra) 8 or 10 x Pseudomugil furcatus/mellis/ luminatus(Depending on availability near me) 8 or 10 x Cherry barbs Of coarse the classics such as Cardinal...

Hi all I am running a well matured 100l planted tank with 3 SAP puffers,some Amanos and 4 Corries in it. The Puffers are very scatty and peaceful in nature and was thinking to add some dither fish to help them feel a little more secure as its often they injure themselves on hardscape when get...

Hi many people dislike snails. Im not one of them and in my experience no snail ruin tanks.I used to run a small snail farm aquarium 20 ish liters with 300+ mixed adult snails in it and the plants grew in there like a charm with almost no damage from the snails. No algae ever stood a chance too...

Hi Adult Amano shrimp(esp females)are beasts that very few of the fish we keep in planted tanks will have a go at. I am keeping Amanos in my SAP puffer tank for last 3 years and have no issues. Regards Konstantin

Hi U can have Purigen to clear the tannins.It is really effective if U not comfortable putting carbon in.Tbh its the first time I have heard it will increase PH and Im not convinced that is the truth Regards Konsa

Exactly that. The snail population grows as big as their food source.And they are easily outcompeted for food by shrimp and fish. Regards Konsa

Hi I am one of those that actually like snails.I find them usefull to have.And thats not only as food to my 5 SAP puffers.The most timmed of all puffers I keep them with amano shrimp with no issues.But yes it is to the individual fish personality with all puffers. I even had s snail colony...

Hi I used to see odd one like that when was breeding live bearers.It has nothing to do with overfeeding.There is nothing U can do to cure it.The fish will be able to survive and have a life if is not much food competition going on but is not pleasing to the eye. Regards Konsa

Hi Lee Sorry to hear about that. On the bright side U now know there is nothing wrong with your shrimp and water parameters.I will defo switch to not red food.But thing is once they have taste for it U will be strugling to stop them eating them There are loads of fish out there that will be ok...

Hi Heating cables in substrate are old school thing.Not sure someone on here uses them nowadays . Some use inline heaters on the external canister filter hoses,some with small tanks heating mats and all the rest normal heaters hiden with plants if possible Some take equipment out when doing...

Hi Lee Have a look here: https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/all-about-water-hardness.4869/ http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/water.htm Regards Konsa

Hi Yes thats Nettle from the field. Just pick it from somewhere away from roads and other sort of pollution sources.I pick some.Then blanch and freeze half and Dry half in a plastic food tub with lid so they dont crumble. Try searching for DIY GH booster or someone else will have to advice as...

Hi It is normal to get TDS increase in your tank before the waterchange.Fish food,ferts,fish poop ... everything add to it. U actually dont need the actual figures.They only matter if U start with RO and add minerals yourself. In your case U have tap water at TDS 155.Your tank water is TDS 178...

Hi You should be ok for nutrients.The floaters dont need CO2 injection as they have access to atmospheric whopping 400ppm. Do U drive? Im off work till Wednesday so anytime convinient for U is ok with me.Will pm my address. Regards Konsa

Hi Yes plants remove Nitrate,they will use whatever N source they have including Ammonia.The floating plants in particular are very good at that as not CO2 limited.Darrel is always preaching about how usefull they are and I couldn't agree more.U need to make sure your ferts are covering the...

Hi In my case it was more to get a reading of any sort just to confirm any PO4 present not to get any acurate figures.For that I do trust the test kits.I dont test anything in my tanks.My water parameters are what they are. Iam not one to fiddle about with them. I very much prefer fiddling...

Hi If it needs be and U dont have tests.Get a sample to a LFS they can test it for U.Although I took mine Macro solution to one of mine to get tested for PO4 and they found it was no PO4 in it .Wich I suspected .Then thinking it was my tank water they adviced me promptly that my NO3 were high...

Hi the 50% WC should be enough to sort your ferts excess .High nitrates are dangerous only when they are the smoking gun of previous Ammonia spike that went unnoticed.The once added from ferts are harmless.Its a large tank and your bioload seems not much for it.As overdosing ferts is concerned I...

Yes Im in Preston area Regards Konsa

Hi Im not quite sure.I had a period of that too. But it all sorted itself with time. Regards Konsa

Hi U can take reading now anyway and one tomorrow too does not hurt to know.I will advice to take readings before and after U change water too.Dont forget If U disturb substrate to do decent waterchange too. Regards Konsa

Hi Its not about how to increase it but to add the correct minerals to do so.U can increase it with higher fert dosing too.Anyway lots of shrimp mineral products out there.Maybe someone will advice but on 400l tank may break the bank a little.The cuttle bone is more for calcium suplement the...

Hi Also before rushing to change things have in mind that U lost few while the RAMs were in and there were some probably injured or stressed that didn't die instantly and are going now.It is possible that the big 80% waterchange have forced few to molt out of timing and that dint go very...

Hi Your fish should be ok in 24°C.I keep all my tanks 22-23°C . I will drop it back to 24.If it has worked so far why change it?I personally dont like tampering with water parameters.I just keep my water clean and thats about it. Have U done any other changes apart from introduction of more...

Hi The cuttle bone will just dissolve if it is still there don't need changing.26°C is a tad warm for shrimp any reason why U increased the temperature ?Are U positive that your fish are not hunting the shrimp? Regards Konsa

Hi because they are hunted,stressed and trying to escape.They normaly don't.Males do get a little more active during hormone frenzy but that's different .Im glad U took tha Rams back.It was a wise choice Regards Konsa

Hi Keep monitoring the tank.Usually tetras U have are ok with cherries.Your RAMs may not be homicidal maniacs and may leave them alone in time too. Its more about sudden and erratic shrimp movements that may provoke feeding instinct kicking in from your other fish. The video PAYN3Y posted...

Hi +1 for the ottos.absolutely shrimp safe. It depends on your fish personality too.Usually if it can fit in a fish mouth is considered food.U may have some shrimps left but they will be hiding more and U will barely notice them probably. I have SAP puffers living happily with amano shrimp...

Hi anything that is being chased (injured) and darting arround will send signals to all your fish that dinner is served.It will surprise me greatly if the rest of your fish stay put.Hurry up with the new tank as U will need to get the cycling going before moving the shrimps in;) Regards Konsa

Hi tbh can't tell as they are pretty washed out on the pics.Give them time to settle and when they colour up take few more pics. Regards Konsa

Hi Perfect excuse to setup a shrimp nano as soon as possible ;) Rams are very prolific breeders when young and slow down as they age.If U have male and female U will most likely get some spawning going. Regards Konsa

Hi Cherry Shrimp yes or at least the little ones. Amano no. It may work if cherries have hiding spots. Regards Konsa

Hi I have used Harka Verm for in tank treatment and medicated food.It will do the job but U may want both ways as is quite safe to use(used it with shrimps,ottos ,Sap puffers and others)and your fish my not accept the food when fully medicated. Regards Konsa

Hi If U ask they may get them in for U with their next stocking.Mine got some SAP puffers in for me.It was a while but the puffers are wild caught and not very common.I like picking my fish too but sometimes is not possible.There are few sellers of ebay that I trust regarding fish and never had...

Hi Do U have Maidenhead aquatics near U. My have them in stock all the time.Ebay is option but 15 quid postage and its cold now and near Christmas so not best time for having fish in post. Regards Konsa

Hi If it has holes for water circulation is enough.I have hatched angel eggs in icecream containers punctured with hot needle as needed for circulation purposes and put near filter outlet loads of times in past. Thing to consider is size of the holes so fry can not escape. Regards Konsa

Hi It may have been weak stock. If I were U I will ask where the fish came from (I personally avoid Asian imports),how long they have been in quarantine (any treatments)before buying them.I good fish store will provide you with that information easy.As for dither fish I will pick something that...

Hi How long have U had the fish?Is it eating normally? If is a new purchase it may just be some mechanical damade from transport and handling before it gets to U.Or may be a nippy tankmate.Give it some time before U start blasting it with chemicals. I get sometimes things like that on my female...

Hi I am sorry to hear abot your Ram deteriorating.Its wort a treatment with Levimisol madicated food if is still eating(most effective) or treat water if is not. Levimisol is available as Harka verm bird wormer(ebay,viovet...) and is quite safe.It helps boost your fish immune system too I do my...

Hi Yes thats one happy little fatty:clap: Well done. Regards Konsa

Hi It all looks good.Keep feeding in one spot and U will start seeing them all there.8 is awesome tho.I started with 10.Few weeks after they were 4.Tried another 4 to bump them up to 8 latest 4 went in few weeks and gave up .Unfortunately they have high mortality when purchased as most very...

Also dont know if is related but had a minnow that had a lump on its head for over an year.It developed slowly was not white and the fish ended up looking like a Rhino but is active and feels as happy as the rest.When was treating ich in that tank after a while it looked like there was a tiny...

Hi Its a guessing game but it may be Hexamita (wich a lot of my rams in past died from) or lymphocytosis if it look a bit like cauliflower. How long have you had them from did U worm (tereated for internal parasites)them as many come riddled if they are asian imports. Hexamita in small fish...

Hi I had 4 ottos for few years.Kept them in my 72l community high tech as a start for about an year then transferred them to 36l low tech shrimp tank where they bred few times but not many fry made it as they seem to vanish slowly at arround 1cm long(and 4-5weeks old)with pristine water and food...

Hi alto Unfortunately there are no pics as I was busy with work and tanks were dark when Im home.Dont have anything to take them with apart my phone.But will put some when have chance after a tidy up of course. Lol Regards Konsa

Hi all Puffers are now clear from any cysts since monday.Still dosing the medication with temp 29°C as my plan is to give it 10 days ( roughly 3 parasite lifecycles at that temperature )before bringing tank to normal running conditions to ensure the parasites are gone for good. All fish are...

Hi Little update on my puffs situation.Me being dateless forgot that had some mineral stones for the shrimps behind the hardscape.Boy they were blue when I got them out.Possible negative impact on medication there but not sure. Anyway things going good for my fish.Two of them are clear and the...

Hi thanks for the responce.Have few other planted tanks running so plant health is not important as are easily replaced if they die off. My main priority are the puffers so shrimp can go to my other shrimp only lil tank and corys will have to go if I see any negative responce ( distress) from...

Hi I usually change 70% on weekly basis.I match temperature with difference 0.5-1 °C.A bit more careful now so bang on the 28 °C Im keeping atm. TDS fluctuate a bit more(+- 90) due to fert addition and I dont test PH and rest. The puffers are 100% Colomess asselus (SAP) and yes they are...

Hi alto Your comments are very appreciated. Will answer your questions and hopefully some useful discussion will form. First of all Im fairly new to keeping puffers.Had my original 2 just over an year. Luckily for me they didn't go trough white spot stage even when got them delivered from...

Hi Today it seems that they start clearing slightly when checked this morning. Still can't decide to carry on with current treatment or swap to sth else. Spent ages on reading www.thepufferforum.com about puffers treatment along planetcatfish about should corys be treated with salt for short...

Hi all. Tank is the 72l one from that thread: https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/my-current-tanks-pic-heavy.50042/ Recently got myself 3 more SAP puffers to add to my original 2 I had.Was not able to quarantine them and on day 15 noticed white spot on all 3 new ones.3 days later started...

Hi Take a photo when(if) they all out and then count away. Regards Konsa

Hi They will get along with anything.They are peaceful and even when they flare to one another there is no real fights.They dont shool together tho.Ask in your LFS if they can get them in for U.There pretty common.I have bought some of ebay but 15 quid postage tho. Regards Konsa

Hi Danios are a bit boisterous fish.And a bit fin nipping too.Did U had a look at my suggestions above about the Pseudomugil varieties. The fork tale is bright yellow and swim everywhere in the tank.Males flare very attractive and are way more peaceful than danios. Regards Konsa

Hi There are few small sized pseudomugil sp that U can try instead .They are lovely fishes. Regards Konsa

Hi and welcome. You shouldn't worry about your PH and Hardness unless U planing to breed some fish with more spesific requirements as nowadays a lot fish are tank bread and have adjusted to wide range if conditions.Fish like stability rather than chasing some ideal water parameters.All U need...

Hi I have only seen/heard of one brand 100% spirulina tabs.If is the Herons brand U have they hold shape very well and make good shrimp food and my ottos like them too.Try to resell some of them in for sale ,section many shrimp keepers on here Regards Konsa

Hi U can try mixing the crushed food in a little tank water and syringe it in the fry area.It is pain to feed fine powder foods concentrated Regards Konsa

Hi Fred The rams are plant safe.Kept a pair in my last high tech.Lovely fish with lots of personality. Having said that.Make sure the tank is established well and U get them from a good source as they a bit finicky little fish.The ones that lasted longest with me were import from Holland.Try to...

Hi It is very likely to be sth like Angels 4 :Cherry shrimp wilted to zero over time.I will personaly go for Amanos and the biggest U can get or grow them out a bit.The amanos are very hardy and are no less fun to watch.As for algae cleaning there is no point to comment on that. I have some 2,5...

Hi I can't advice on the discus but see that U have DIY k1 filter bottle in there aka The King of DIY.He revised them in a video that are not really doing much as K1 is needed in bigger ammount and compared them with bioring bottle filter of the same size.U will be better having some bio...

Hi all Little update on the babies. Unfortunately dont have decent camera for pics. Things are doing well.Seems the tank is providing enough biofilm to keep the little ones growing and they seem bright and with little fat bellies.I am only feeding a bit of crushed algae wafers every other day in...

Hi What I have in mind was that maybe the large volume of the waterchanges is stressing them.I am firm supporter of large weekly wc. The food they get is algae wafers ,hikari shrimp cuisine ,blanched kale,spinach and nettle leaves.But as the tank is stocked low I feed once per week or even once...

Thanks for the reply. For now things are going well.They still have the egg sacks to feed off.Think another 24 hours before they start munching arround. Today dropped in the tank a catapa leaf from a bucket I had outside with some asselus its been there for couple of months.Was pretty well...

Hi all Few days ago noticed my ottos are having some fun and there are eggs here and there in the tank.At first I didnt get very exited as have troubles with breeding cherry shrimp in the that tank (first babys now after over half an year) But this morning saw that the eggs in sight arround 15...

Hi I dosed it on lights out and kept the lights as normal. For your tank size (100l)4 ml should be enough I double dosed it in my tank with no ill effects on filters and shrimp as is quite safe. Regards Konsa

Hi It is possible to be focusing on the eggs and thats why is a bit of his food.Mine were when kept them.One parent on the eggs and the other eats.If they go for the food at all they should do it with their usual appetite. The Rams are very active spawning when young and slow down as they get...

Hi Yes one bottle is plenty.I am using it regularly once every 4-6 months as a prevention because I keep South American Puffers(Asselus puffers ) and feed them only live foods (bloodworm, glassworm,daphnia ,various snails,assellus aquaticus and Crangonyx pseudogracilis ,amano shrimp larvae) I...

Hi Most likely U will find Harka verm as a 8% Levamisole solution in 100ml bottles. http://www.harkersonline.co.uk/product/treatments/harka-verm-pigeon-worming-treatment-2/ U are aiming for 2mg/l concentration. I was advised by Darrel that I need 2ml of solution for my 70l tank but because is...

Hi Sorry to hear about your Ram. U may want to consider treatment with Levamisole HCL. It is available not too expensive as 8% solution as Harkers"Harka Verm" bird wormer.It is aquarium and shrimp safe. It is light sensitive so treat with lights off. Try to get some live food after treatment to...

Hi Lots of the fish in shops are now tank raised and adapted to various water parameters.Cardinals are pretty hardy fish.Ive kept them in hard water so U should be ok with the water U have.There are few ways to lower Ph but depending on your experience its more likely to do more harm than good...

Hi Like I said they a quite fragile when first introduced in the tank.It may be eating boifilm from the glass.The fact that you cant see anything doesn't mean there is nothing for it to eat there.I usually dont wipw my back glass for them to eat from.You may try some algae wafer hikari have a...

Hki The otos are not very active fish and are quite fragile when first introduced to new aquarium. Its a new tank setup and there for not very stable atm.The best U can do is to keep on top of the water changes one big 50% per week or 2 20% is up to U.Try not too feed too much(once per day or...

Hi They may not bother with the plants in your tank.Mine amanos are couple of years old in shrimp only tank that i din't fed for weeke when I had diatoms hoping they will sort them.It was only then they had a go with the greens.But they will move the soil thats for sure Anyway every tank is...

Hi Yes they are the ultimate cleaner. I like them a lot.The only thing with them is they are not like the other lil shrimps. Once matured they need feeding as if they starve they start munching on plants, mosses.I had thought about leaving them on diatom diet at one time and they eat my...

Hi I will suggest if you are adding amanos to wait till the carpet is established well as they will move substrate and even the slope out Regards Konsa