Mr Gumby
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Hi, yes that's the one. Sorry about the bad picture he certainly hasn't slowed down because of it.
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Hi folks, just double checking One of my juvenile Cory has developed a good size lump. I generally leave well alone unless it's causing distress but this has developed quite quickly. Everyone else is fit and healthy and no new stock for months. Thoughts??
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Excellent pvc skills
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I have some CPD in my fry tank but they pretty much ignore the hides I have in there
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I guess it would work for lots of fish I'm strictly a nano guy so I tend not to consider anything else. Anything 2 inch and over are monster fish to me lol
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Does anyone else look at the bits left over from a bit of DIY and instantly think shrimp hide 😁
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Thanks all for your responses, I do have plants but they're still growing in after a recent re-scape. I also have quite a few Amano and cherry shrimp so after reading it can be detrimental to them I think I'll avoid the risk. Helpful advice is what forums like this are for 👍
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Hi folks, I've seen a few adds lately for nitrate Absorbing Resins and was wondering if they're genuine or snake oil? Nitrate from the tap is around 20ppm and I'm thinking of filtering it before adding to the tank on water changes Thoughts??
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Very articulate answer 😁
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Hi folks, I have 3 female guppies who are roughly 3 years old in with my CPD's. I fancy adding some Ender's but don't want hybrids and she who must be obeyed said no more tanks. Are my guppies past it??
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When I say lots of algae eaters it's shrimp and Otto's with a couple of nerites that I move around my tanks as required. I do have plants but recently did a rescape and I'm waiting for them to grow in a bit more. TBH I'm happy with my schedule just curious how others manage their tanks. I do think a lot of people get stressed and leave the hobby trying to maintain 5ppm or less you see on the internet
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Hi all, just wondered what the general feeling was on nitrate levels. I'm getting 20ppm from the tap and go with weekly water changes which gives me a high in the tank of roughly 35ppm Other than having to keep lots of algae eaters everyone seems happy but according to the internet I'm a horrible fish keeper 👹 I'm curious to see what other people's schedules are
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So far I've spawned bronze, albino and black the same way. Just make sure food is plentiful and maybe some chunky gravel so the tiny fry can hide
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If you're looking for easy breeders other than live bearers I'd go for corydoras in a species only tank. I find that they generally leave the eggs alone as long as you provide plenty of food and the fry can usually avoid getting eaten.
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I usually let them sit for a few days before adding to the tank and the Shrimp love them. Guess I was a bit hasty adding them to the tank
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Hi folks, Quick question, I set up a 5 gallon for CPD fry and popped half a dozen cherry shrimp in to help with clean up. As usual I dropped a bit of nettle in for the shrimp and low and behold I'm seeing new growth. So just wondered what people's opinions are on whether the new leaves would sting the fry? Any thoughts Obviously my aquascaping game is on point so no need to praise me for that 😀
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Sounds to me like a great result so I wouldn't worry about losing a couple. I usually just grab a bit of Java moss from my main display after I've seen activity which nets me 5 or 6 fry so to get those numbers you're doing very well
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Thanks Zenzo, appreciate the advice. Hope to see you over in the UK soon
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Hi good people, Just after some confirmation of the correct dosing of panacur as a dewormer. The internet is consistent on 0.1g per gallon which I'm assuming is US gallons as we work mainly in litres over here. 3.8 litres per gallon . What I'm not sure of is when to re-dose? I'll be following up 2 weeks later and 2 weeks after that but is it a single dose each time? I've read conflicting info TIA Gareth
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Thanks for the info, just thought I'd check before emptying the tank
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Hi folks, I left one of my fry tanks running with just some plants and a sponge filter and it's now full of hair algae. Now I'm thinking of using it to culture some Daphnia. My question is do I clean it out or will the Daphnia eat the hair algae?? Seems a shame to waste free food if they'll eat it 😀
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Just a quick one to anyone feeling the effects of Ida. Hope you and yours are all safe and well
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Roger that,. I've got some pellets. They were in a fry tank so never had to worry as they just ate what the fry missed
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Had a bit of a rescape in my display tank and taken out a lot of Java moss. It's now in a 5 gallon bucket in the garden with a sponge filter running on solar. Dropped half a dozen cherry shrimp in to hopefully breed with some stinging nettles. Question is how often do I feed other than fresh nettle leaves? I'm guessing there will be quite a lot to eat in the Java moss?
