Think Fish Keepers Daily News. [2016-2019]

Aw, what a lovely post, @Littlefish - and so true. It should be pinned somewhere on the forum or even turned into a poem!

On a brighter note, I thought I'd post a video of my newer nerite bulldozing its way through the snail food today:
https#://youtu.be/fHFMbOvYS24 [remove # to watch]

Bloodworm for dinner. Neon greens hadn't had this before but were, as usual, already pecking at the surface before the food even fell in. They paused for a moment to see if it was indeed food, then followed the x-rays' excited behaviour and devouring of the food. Something very cute about them swimming off with a bloodworm hanging out of their mouths almost the same length as themselves.
 

The neon green that enjoys surfing / swimming head-on into the filter outlet flow seems to have developed the art of doing pirouettes, perhaps as a consequence. He's the skinniest but has the most voracious appetite and has learnt how to grab food, then spin to change direction/course to avoid being chased by those who had hoped to get to it before him. Currently he and Wee Harley are hovering over the nerites' food dish in turns.

For those fortunate enough to have the space (and £), some good aquarium bargains here https://www.fishkeeper.co.uk/products/aquarium/aquariums?brands=109  I'm almost salivating looking at the 240!

Pro Shrimp has a lot of snails for sale again. Guess what I'm about to do......



Order placed for 2 x Clithon sowerbyana and 1 x Vittina waigiensis 

Great; looking forward to seeing them. 

Thanks, @Matt, although human cataracts can be treated, so perhaps there's a fish-equivalent treatment. I'll monitor the situation as I think it's a case of treatment might well help (but it's erring on the too-late-to-solve territory now) .v. not wanting to upset the equilibrium in the tank by removing this fish for treatment and potentially it recurring if re-engaged in another of the daily battles with his shoal-mate.

The two snails have been sleeping side-by-side for much of this week. During the water change, I noticed that the wood has got lots of what I thought were the white grains of the Tana sand (mix of beige and white grains) but which I'm questioning now and wondering if they're snail eggs - like sesame seeds and difficult to remove as they're embedded in the wood but not unsightly. The newer nerite spends her algae-eating time on the wood which would account for those if they are snail eggs, while the older nerite spends his algae-eating time on the glass and filters.

Interesting how a slight change of decor arrangement can affect the dynamics in a tank. The anubias on the piece of wood has a lot of leaves with algae on it. I decided to turn it back to front so that the anubias could be hidden under the silk plant leaves at the back of the tank rather than exposed to the light at the front of the tank. Consequently, the tank now has the decor in more of a smooth, tapered fashion height-wise from back down to front (as is often recommended in aquascaping ). This has had the positive consequence of the entire length of the tank at the front having uninterrupted swimming space for the first time, much reduced bickering and pushing between fish over which territory is whose, and a much calmer ambience.
 

Pro Shrimp has a lot of snails for sale again. Guess what I'm about to do......

Order placed for 2 x Clithon sowerbyana and 1 x Vittina waigiensis 

Looking forward to seeing the pics @Sue 

@Sue good job you did order them last week - looking at the site today and the Vittina waigiensis are already out of stock.

Dear tiger barbs,
You have a lot of character for your size. You're brave and very sociable.
It's great that you are not phased by tank maintenance.
It is adorable that you are so inquisitive whenever the syphon is put into the tank.
Adorable, but not excessively helpful.     

The snails arrived late this morning. Poor quality photo here https://forums.thinkfish.co.uk/gallery-showcase/snail-photos/msg42576/#msg42576