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Hi, I would like the balansae if it's still available. I'll PM you when I work out how, it's been a while since I've done that. :)

On that list they are classed as 'Least Concern'. Calling it a Red List makes it sound like a list of endangered species. But on the Red List, species are classed as; Extinct Regionally Extinct Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Near Threatened or Least Concern

Welcome! :)

Welcome! :)

Good luck with the new home and job. :)

For those who didn't know; you can send payments through Paypal without opening an account with them. hth

Welcome! :)

Welcome! :)

Hi Filip, just another message of thanks. :)

Unlike your hair follicles, the surviving Monte Carlo can recolonise the bare patches. Yes, I would thin them out regularly. If they pile up the bottom ones can die off. When you have made a few more posts (I think it's 25) you will be able to see the 'For Sale' section of this forum. You could...

Phish is lucky he was adopted by some-one who put in the effort to give him a better home as soon as you realised you had been badly informed. :) Don't worry about getting a bigger tank, they are actually easier to care for in many ways. They tend to be more stable and anything that goes wrong...

It can be useful to keep your floating plants confined to one (or more) corner, using a cordon of fishing line between two suction cups. They don't get as much battering from the surfae agitation, and don't get swirled all around the tank.

That seems to be a true complete fertiliser, which is good. There are quite a few on the market with 'complete' in the name but are missing vital elements. :)

Which one(s)?

Yes, it looks great. :)

Makes me think you are an elf or pixie. :)

Welcome! :)

That should make the choice easier. It's easier to deal with a different filter system than an angry wife. :)

@Filip Krupa has a great thread about his 2000 l tank, you might get some useful hints there; Link

Welcome! :)

There speaks an aquascaper. :)

Buy them from a sex shop, they won't care if you're a pervert. :) Of course, most of theirs will have holes too big to keep gravel in.

I love tanks where you can't see all the fish all the time. It's like going into the wild; you know what species live in the area, but you don't know which ones you will see today. :)

I quite like the bear. :) It almost looks natural, like when you see a natural rock and think it looks like something, - in this case a bear. :)

Have a look at; Green Neons, Ember Tetras, Cherry Barbs, Five-banded Barbs, Copper Harlequins, or Black Phantom Tetras.

Oh, so it's the middle of the vertical seam that's bulging? Hmmm.

The undisguised steelwork;

Here's a terrible drawing, but it might give you the general idea. Probably needs more bark on the front and back pieces, depending on their length.

I'll have a go at a drawing later. Glandulosa is doing great, thanks. :)

What about a steel brace across the middle, covered with cork bark to disguise it, and planted with moss and epiphytes?

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No, I'm another one that enjoys this thread. :)

Not even a broken leaf. They came out of the packing sleeves easily and the leaves opened out to normal appearance as soon as they were in water. Total success. :) Thanks again.

And the plants survived totally undamaged;

So, the postman tested your packaging by scrunching it up;

Root tabs might help.

I don't think so. The usual turning is by growing more on the dark side (or on the light side of roots). It's called phototropism if you want to look into it.

Yes please. :)

Absolutely :) Also you can afford to lose a few bacteria* as they can reproduce quickly. But most importantly, in a planted tank the plants do most of the biofiltration so you are not completely dependent on the filter for bio. * and other micro-organisms, - there are lots of different things...

Absolutely :) Also you can afford to lose a few bacteria* as they can reproduce quickly. But most importantly, in a planted tank the plants do most of the biofiltration so you are not completely dependent on the filter for bio. * and other micro-organisms, - there are lots of different things...

Welcome! :)

Let's not forget that there's more than one way to run a successful tank.

It's much easier to set up a second tank. :)

A lot of people don't trust test kits. https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/what-about-test-kits.52487/

The lost eye shouldn't trouble the fish too much in itself. The biggest danger is that the wound might get infected, but you can minimise the risk by keeping good water quality. Watch out for any fungus or similar so you can treat it as soon as it appears, but it probably won't happen.

Welcome! :) There are some useful threads on here about cycling, specifically in a planted tank, which is different to a lot of what you may have read elsewhere.

That's two males showing off, trying to intimidate each other, and to impress any nearby females. They don't usually take it any further than display, actual fighting rarely, if ever happens.

I think the thing is that a big group will be happy whereas a small group might or might not, perhaps depending on the individuals. So a small group may be OK, but you take a risk of them not getting along. A risk whch is much smaller with a larger group.

Of course it's possible to have a beautiful planted tank without cyanobacteria or algae problems, without injecting CO2. Lots of examples on here and on the net, and aquarium books from Victorian times until the 1980s, - when CO2 injection started to become trendy. :)

Don't fish most of it out, get it all. :) Once it starts it spreads like mad. I find a fork is good for getting it out when it's amongst other plants, a tea strainer is good when it's in open areas, as Darrel said. Athough it doesn't have to be a cheap plastic one, if you've got a nice silver...

Could you run the wire through a flexible copper pipe? Something like this: https://www.screwfix.com/p/flexible-copper-plumbing-stick-15-x-x-300mm/61598

No, the problems come from people overloading their extensions, you won't do that. You've got an 8W lamp, two if you get the extra one, a filter, probably about6 or 8W, heater maybe 100W. Add a bedside lamp and its still well under 200W. A lot of timers are rated at 2000W, others at 3000...

You could use a two-way adaptor as a spacer between the two. hth

That sounds like official wifely permission to get an additional tank. :)

I agree with those who said big shoals of small fish will look better, but if you want some big fish instead, what about Apollo Sharks, Luciosoma spp?

As we won't know what it is, I would suggest trying a bit emersed as well, as a back-up.

Good to see you're doing your research, just unfortunate that you get conflicting advice. A couple of points are: People on this forum are keen and often very knowledgable about planted tanks specifically. And are not trying to sell you anything. :) A lot of pet shop staff seem to have 'done a...

That tank looks even bigger with the green water, you can't see the far side, so it looks like it goes on forever. :)

Yes, congrats indeed. I understand this is a rare achievement :)

MTS don't lay eggs, they have tiny baby snails.

You could use Hornwort for a stem plant, it doesn't root, so if the catfish move it around there's no damage and you can put it back in position if necessary.

Sorry to hear this, good luck with survivors, there may be a few more you haven't noticed yet as well. btw this; "the other week, caught the hydor roller switch and knocked it right up." sounds like bad design. Once your temp is set right, could you put a spot of silicone (or other easily...

Re: Rob's Fencepost nano tank. (Day 1 photos) If you go for Pipefish it's pretty unlikely that the tropshop will have taken the time to get them feeding properly. I would suggest getting them soon after the shop receives them and training them yourself. This is what works for me; Start with...