Multi-Tank Syndrome - Confessions Of An MTS Sufferer By Littlefish

I'd forgotten about this thread until I was looking for somewhere to post a pic of some baby BNs.

Well, I managed to tidy some of the quarantine tanks away a while ago. The axolotl with the sore leg recovered and went back into the main tank. The other 2 mudskippers were given a divided tank in the spare bedroom. The betta on the dining table went into the new tank near the window, so for a brief period of time the floor and table were clear.
Then it all kicked off again when I had to strip the bristlenose & tetra tank under the tv to remove the babies and spilt up the BNs before they produced yet another batch of eggs, whilst the other quarantine tanks went back onto the table to house a group of gobies purchased for the river tank, and one of the algae tanks had to quickly be re-purposed when I realised I had 3 babies in a waste bucket after cleaning the dwarf puffer tank.
It is absolute chaos here, but I had to spend some time sitting on the floor, watching the baby BNs feeding on algae wafers.

Nice update Littlefish and good to hear everyone is doing well.  I'm sure you will have more breeding very soon even if you didn't mean there to be. I'm sure you must have Margin Gaye on loop in the background permanently!!

I'm still at the point that the more fish I see, the more fish I want. 
I'm trying to keep myself under control by concentrating on getting all the tanks in the living room in the right place and removing all the quarantine/spare tanks. 

It is courgette for lunch in the baby BN tank.
They have the tank to themselves now that Harri BN and the gold stripe cories were moved yesterday.
Apologies for the amount of fish poop in the pics, you'd never believe that all the decor was moved and the whole of the substrate syphoned just yesterday. The amount of waste these little ones can produce in a 24 hour period never ceases to amaze me.

The black neon tetras are still settling, as is Harri (mummy BN). All have eaten, but still seem a little nervous, and are spending time close to the plants.
Hope they feel more comfortable soon.

Hi All. 

I thought I'd resurrect this thread to give an update on my multi-tank syndrome, and total tank chaos.

As many of you know, I'm very keen on fish, and have "several" tanks *cough*  . I have been in the process of rearranging my tanks for a long, long time. Unfortunately, as I have been born genetically bereft of any design skills, my tanks have ended up being suitable for the fish, but never really looked quite right, which had left me a tad dissatisfied with the results. It didn't seem to matter how much I read about aquascaping, how many demonstrations I watched online, or attended in person, I appear to be incapable of absorbing that knowledge and putting it into practice.

Imagine my surprise when several coincidences arose, and provided me with the most amazing opportunity. 

Quite some time ago people on this forum had recommended Aquarium Gardens for plants. I ordered plants online for delivery, and not long after that I realised that I lived within a very reasonable driving distance from this shop, and went for a visit. It's a stunning shop, and the staff are lovely. I only felt out of my depth due to my lack of design skills.

Earlier this year I was sorting out the spare bedroom for delivery of new furniture. As I was pulling storage boxes out from under the bed I realised how much fish-related stuff I'd accumulated over the past 3 years, including lots of rock and wood.

Our very own @Matt confessed to his interest in aquascaping, and set up his own site http://www.scapeeasy.co.uk/index.htm
"Hmmmmm, interesting" I thought, and quite a coincidence considering the amount of materials I'd discovered. I knew that Matt would understand that my priority would always be my fish rather than the plants, and when we discussed my situation, he agreed to help me with my tanks. 

Then, to top it off, Maidenhead Aquatics had a sale on Fluval Roma tanks. 

So, the situation I have found myself in is one where I live surrounded by several great LFS, and Aquarium Gardens. I wanted to make my tanks look better, Matt had the knowledgs/skill, was prepared to help, and we had his website as a platform on which to discuss ideas and share pictures. I consider myself to be one very lucky bunny to find myself with this opportunity to finally get things right with my tanks. 

Approximately a month ago Matt and I made a start on reviewing available materials for recycling, and discussing tank plans. We started on a tiger barb tank, which is currently set up, and the plants are growing in before I introduce the fish. Over the next week or two I will post pics here to show the tank (which I am completely over the moon with), and will post more pics when I introduce the fish & they have settled in. For those of you who would like to have a laugh at how much rock & wood I had accumulated, or are interested in the details of the tank & process, here's the link http://scapeeasy.co.uk/advice.htm

I will also use this thread to update on the other tanks as we work through the reorganisation. 

 

Haven't finished reading the blog, but am really enjoying reading it.

I'm setting up a page today for the next tank we will be tackling...! Thanks for the great feedback.

Am I the only person who can't find the blog?
I've clicked on the link and I get a page with photos of collections or rock, wood etc, that's all. No blog! Where do I find it? Or is it the link at the bottom of the page for Facebook blog which I can't access as I don't have a Facebook account.

That's the page that just has the photos of rock. wood etc and nothing else. Screenshots below of the top of the page and the bottom of the page.