Rebel=UK= Posted February 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Neon tetras, look nice, ill be popping down again next week and ill keep the ones you mentioned in mind :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Don't rely on one make of food. Get about three, and vary them. Tetra Min make excellent quality fish foods. Their floating flake food is a good all rounder. They also do one called Prima, but don't feed this until you have some bottom feeders, as it is designed to sink slowly, to feed fish that swim at all levels, including the bottom feeders. Wardleys are also good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Animal House is an online supplier of a huge range of aquatic supplies, also currently running a competition for a hi tech goldfish bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Animal House is an online supplier of a huge range of aquatic supplies, also currently running a competition for a hi tech goldfish bowl.Nice link to a very interesting site. The only problem to my way of thinking is, that it is of course a commercial setup, designed to sell products to people. What is needed really is a completely non commercial advice site. This could be worth looking at, I have only had a quick look at present. Bear in mind that it is an American site, and as such is more heavily weighted toward salt water aquariums. These are more popular there than in the UKAquarium advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Think fishPractical fishkeepingtropical world not terribly useful.Tropical fish hobbyistThe tropical tankAdvanced aquarist onlineAquarium superstoreShould be enough to satisfy most tastes I think :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Think fishPractical fishkeepingtropical world not terribly useful.Tropical fish hobbyistThe tropical tankAdvanced aquarist onlineAquarium superstoreShould be enough to satisfy most tastes I think :DWell done. I haven't had much time, we are about to go out. I will look at those tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel=UK= Posted March 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Just been given some (6) Platies , you think it would be ok to add these now aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 I'd have waited for at least a week before adding more, but if you've got them now I'd suggest a 15% water change in a day or two and then cross your fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel=UK= Posted March 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 yeah i was thinking abut changing 20% of the water 2morrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Platties are quite hardy live bearers. They do like food with some green stuff in it, ask at the shop. When you asked should you introduce them now to the tank, I hope you haven't been keeping them in the bath :lol: leave it for a while now and let the beneficial bacteria multiply. Don't forget when you add fresh water to treat it first with a chlorine remover, and get the temperature of it up to that of the water in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel=UK= Posted March 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 RIP Neo Tetra Feb 26 - March 10 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 It's one of those unavoidables, as andsome said neons don't last that long and it's difficult to tell how old it was when you got it.I've got to empty my main tank over the weekend and I'm just hoping I can put everything in the reserve tank for a month without casualties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 As I said earlier you would be well advised NOT to stock shorter lived more expensive fish until the tank has been set up for some time. Take the advice of the dealer regarding life expectancy. Several other tetras are quite long lived, I have had some glow light tetras for well over a year now. Also as I suggested get a couple of Corydorus catfish to eat up any food that falls to the bottom, any of the genus is OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel=UK= Posted March 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 whats this green stuff on the side, is it algae. wheres it coming from? no live plants in the tank :huh: i give the gravel and tank a good clean a week ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 It is algae. It is fed by the nutrient salts in the water in combination with light. You must reduce the period of artificial light by trial and error. Also you can purchase nitrate reducing salts in a bag and put the bag in a small filter fed by an air pump. These will remove nitrate down to 25 parts per million. Every week or two the bag must be removed, and soaked for a couple of hours in a solution of salt at the strength of about 100 grammes per litre. Then rinse the bag thoroughly and return it to the filter. This is in addition to a partial water change periodically. There are more permanent solutions available at a HIGH price. Buy a small white pad from the aquatic store for rubbing off the algae that has formed. DO NOT USE A GREEN ONE, as it can scratch. I have used such a pad for many years on an acrylic aquarium for many years without scratching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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