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I think tannins are good for most fish anyway. If you ever have a look at Otocinclus' native habitat, you'll see that they literally live back to back in shallow muddy ponds that you cant see into.

It's a paradise fish !

Where would you get the Pygmy Sunfish from ?

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They were silver/grey in colour and very very tiny. Like less than a cm. They may have been young ? €2.99 each still quite expensive for such a tiny tiny thing! I was thinking maybe they'd be shrimp safe because they're so small ?

Anyone got any experience with these? Saw them in seahorse aquariums and they're bloody tiny.

Beautiful fish :D

Thanks for the replies guys, very helpful. Since today, I have aerated the tank by use of an inbuilt venturi on the filter itself (which I didn't have on before as I didn't like the effect it gave on the flow) and fitted a glass cover lid. They've done the dance unfortunately, so I've missed...

I have a male and a female dwarf gourami, and the male has spent the last two days pulling apart my moss and building a big bubble nest underneath my floating plants. I've removed all other fish in the tank, and he is now courtibg her. They just keep spinning around below the bubble nest...

I didn't i just used a bit of fish food. But I've read that you can use meat. Kris

Step 1. Buy a Kinder Egg. (Eat it and make the toy) Step 2. Take the container use the discard the shorter half of it. Step 3. Find a pill container or something cylindrical in shape that has nearly the same radius as the kinder egg toy container. Step 4. I used a hot match for this, Make a...

I found out it was Planaria in the end. Made a little trap for them using a Kinder Easter egg plastic toy package.. and a medication jar/bottle. :lol: Caught loads of the buggers. Think my Kili's ate the rest, never saw them ever again. I'd say try out the trap before you spend money on chems. Kris

Nice fish guys, love the batfish but WOW it gets big. Great livebearers, havent seen them for sale anywhere! Love the Kili's too :D Kris

Ah that's sad. I lost a hatchet like that 3 weeks ago. Fed it to the Oscar afterwards, he took it like a crisp .. Eugh. Anyway, yes do that, but maybe drip acclimatise him in the bag first - just incase theres a composition difference In the water. Hope he does okay in the large group. Good...

It might have jumped mate, have alook behind the tank. I hate losing fish, and otos are bloody hard to get right unless your tank is very settled and mature. Kris

Nice pictures guys :D Really interesting :D Look forward to seeing more! Its always nice to see what people are proud of :) Kris

Hmmm weird. Thanks for the info Iain. The fish and tank are not new at all... I have done a WC just now, around 70%. I do not want worms in there :(

I woke up today to a dead fish sucked against the intake of my filter. Had no idea why it died, no signs of any disease externally.. then I was doing a bit of maintenance this evening and came across a tiny white worm. About a cm long and as thin as a thread. Could this be a parasite? If so, do...

Oh jesus thats a bit sick alright haha. The figure 8 had no problem chomping it then ? Lol. could you freeze them yourself from live ?

Really interesting! :)

Christie_ZXR What did he do to the locust :O BigTom, they're pretty cool :D Never seen them before! Kris.

Sadly these two little guys passed away today. They were wriggling around quite well yesterday, seemed like they had some sort of brain damage though.. But this morning no movement at all. Sad, but thats going to teach me a lesson. Kris.

That's pretty interesting, lignin is to bind the wood cells together I think? Maybe it has some special effect on the digestive organisms...

Haha you aren't the only one who noticed that Andy! "crouching tiger, hidden puffer" :) Is it true that some of the L number plecs eat wood? Kris

Christie_ZXR they're some nice photos! So what exactly do you feed the puffed then? He's pretty cool I must say though ! Thanks for the input Kris

Antipofish, You can also use blanched courgette. I think its more nutritious than cucumber or something. Also, put a small cup of frozen peas in the microwave (no water in the cup) and cook for about two mins. Then you can squeeze each pea in between your fingers till the shell pops off. They...

Haha If I would I could Antipofish, the only slightly rare fish I have is a cobalt blue goby! And he's back home in my 30L. Yeah well Ottos are special wee lads I guess :) I think I saw that Awtong, Is it a plec? :D Kris

Hi guys, If you have any weird, rare or special fish - lets see 'em :D Nice to have a look at what people have got :D Kris

Thanks for the wisdom Ceg4048. Will definitely give that thread a thorough read. Thanks, Kris.

Thanks for the info Hoggie. I'll keep that in mind when i buy more! Kris

Look up certain Biotopes online, they'll give you stocking instructions for certain areas. Also you might have to use different expensive media I'm guessing, even if the filter is rated at a high flow. Kris

I must be the worst then Hinch :D Ady34 thanks for the heads up mate, did the water change etc.. But they're just both "stuck" in the moss breathing. Very. Slowly. :( Kris

My DIY CO2 went haywire last night, I think I added too much yeast. :oops: Usually I can leave it on at night no problem and the fish will be fine. But I bought two neons yesterday - and woke up this morning to find them gasping and being blown around the tank, seemingly unconscious ? I...

They are sometimes sold as Sumatran Cobalt Blue Goby.. but they aren't from Sumatra? Weird.

I was back home in Ireland this week, and the LFS had 2 of them but didnt know what they were. I just knew their names, nothing about them. But even though they didn't know what they were, I still had to get her down to €6.95. :lol:

Thats what I'll do then. :) Thanks!

What would you recommend I do then? I have a large tank with algae covered rocks - I could place one of these in every so often ? Thanks for the info and the link BigTom Kris

Hi guys, I picked one of these beautiful gobies up today for 6.95(euro). Anybody got any good info on them ? They're in a 30L with glowlights, dwarf flame gourami and RCS. Thanks, Kris.

Good idea Tom.

Nice one, definitely going to Bury then! :thumbup:

Thanks guys, www.aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk have them but they're £6.50 each and that doesnt include postage? I have a friend who lives in Bury St. Ed's so i'll get him to take me down one day :)

Im in Ipswich, Suffolk, and can't source any otos for my shrimp cube. :( Anybody got any for sale near me, or know how i can get some ? Thanks, Kris.

i was thinking of having neons, but they seem more suited to a heavily planted tank IMO, they look much nicer in one. So, Rummynoses then. I am trying to find a few otocinclus to clean the tank.. But they're so hard to find in Ireland!!

Thanks for the replies! . I better move the gouramies into my community tank then! I don't want to risk leaving them in at all now. :O Anybody know of any schooling fish that will be OK with the shrimp?

I have two juvenile blue dwarf gouramies, they seem to be slightly aggressive towards the cherry shrimp though. Is this harmless, or will they eventually begin to damage the population of shrimp ? Thanks, Kris.