Author Topic: Think Fish Keepers Daily News. [2016-2019] (Read 288561 times) 1923 replies

Paddyc · « **Reply #260 on:** August 24, 2016, 04:52:24 PM »

I think I need a strategy for controlling my population of MTS... They have completely taken over, there is hardly an area of the substrate I can't see any snails on... I have worked out that they come out in their droves around lunchtime and cling to all the decor. Today I lifted the wee castle and Olaf out of the tank and removed more than EIGHTY snails from them. They have been dumped in the large pickle jar I've been using as an algae farm to grow algae on rocks...

If I do this daily for my four days off I will bring the population down a good bit but what do I do with the snails I remove?They won't all go in the algae jar... However there is a burn (small river to the non-Scots) at the back of my house... What are peoples thoughts on adding Malaysian Trumpet Snails to the outside world...??

ColinB · « **Reply #261 on:** August 24, 2016, 05:05:13 PM »

Quote from: Paddyc on August 24, 2016, 04:52:24 PM

What are peoples thoughts on adding Malaysian Trumpet Snails to the outside world...??

This, I'm afraid.

Paddyc · « **Reply #262 on:** August 24, 2016, 05:10:01 PM »

Quote from: ColinB on August 24, 2016, 05:05:13 PM

Quote from: Paddyc on August 24, 2016, 04:52:24 PM
What are peoples thoughts on adding Malaysian Trumpet Snails to the outside world...??

This, I'm afraid.

Yeah that is my main concern... Given how quickly they can multiply... There are a few sellers on Gumtree, which was one thing I was considering. I may have to get an assassin snail or two I fear. Unlike fcmf, I am not so squeamish about observing the food chain in action in my aquarium...

Paddyc · « **Reply #263 on:** August 26, 2016, 05:25:38 PM »

A picture paints a thousand words so I'm leaving this here for now...

Littlefish · « **Reply #264 on:** August 26, 2016, 06:50:52 PM »

Beautiful.

fcmf · « **Reply #265 on:** August 26, 2016, 08:00:04 PM »

Oooooooooooooh, what an exciting day in Thinkfish Land, between Littlefish's updates and now this! Are they from the new LFS?

Matt · « **Reply #266 on:** August 26, 2016, 08:03:53 PM »

Yey rams are my favourite

Are these electric blues? They are more silver than I have seen previously but might just need some settling in time.

Have you managed to sex them at all? They look quite young.

Paddyc · « **Reply #267 on:** August 27, 2016, 12:16:57 AM »

Quote from: fcmf on August 26, 2016, 08:00:04 PM

Oooooooooooooh, what an exciting day in Thinkfish Land, between Littlefish's updates and now this! Are they from the new LFS?

Yes they are. The new LFS is offering 20% off all livestock from Friday til Monday so I took the opportunity. I've always wanted blue rams since I started my community. 4 months down the line my Aquarium may not be mature but it is rock solid as far as the water readings are concerned. So I wanted to introduce them before the other fish get much bigger. They are gorgeous fish and they have settled in ok so far. I'll give you a more comprehensive update tomorrow

Quote from: Matt on August 26, 2016, 08:03:53 PM

Yey rams are my favourite

Are these electric blues? They are more silver than I have seen previously but might just need some settling in time.

Have you managed to sex them at all? They look quite young.

You are spot on, Matt. They coloured up fairly quickly after introducing them to the community. I did my best to sex them based on their bodyshape, dorsal fins and one of them had a more pinkish belly so given their very young age I've done my best. I hand picked them so no real comebacks far as rejecting themselves. Fingers crossed I'm right

Matt · « **Reply #268 on:** August 27, 2016, 07:25:39 AM »

I'm trying to remember if you've got any flat rocks in your aquarium paddy? (Round rocks with a flat bit will do!) Ive also found caves work well. They use these for breeding so this might be worth considering further down the line.

Look at me jumping ahead to them breeding when you've only just introduced them... I shall try and act my age and get less excited from now on...

Littlefish · « **Reply #269 on:** August 27, 2016, 07:41:58 AM »

@Matt we all get excited, they are beautiful fish. No need to try to be less excited, that will make the rest of us look strange.

As for breeding, whether our fish are encouraged or not (yes peppered cory, I'm looking at you), seeing little ones and watching them grow up is a wonderful experience, and possibly something that everyone should do at least once (tank/space permitting).

ColinB · « **Reply #270 on:** August 27, 2016, 08:09:34 AM »

ooo - those are nice rams. Good choice.

fcmf · « **Reply #271 on:** August 27, 2016, 01:55:54 PM »

Ended up doing the weekly water change this morn rather than yesterday eve. Hmmm - took 3 hours for the heater to switch itself off, and the tetras are only now resuming their normal colours. Think the water temperature must have dropped considerably, not helped by the water change ending up being 50% as I was so thorough with the siphoning procedure today. Note to self: top up new water with some hot water from now on.

Sue · « **Reply #272 on:** August 27, 2016, 05:31:38 PM »

I HAVE FISH!!!!!

I did a big water change this morning (90 litres) then phoned the shop. I think there was a bit of miscommunication (my fault) as Mark was trying to locate purple harlequins while the wholesaler listed black harlequins. I forgot to mention these fish go by the names black, purple, midnight and even royal harlequins. But after I asked him to get them, I changed my mind and decided that natural coloured ones would most likely be healthier as they will be less inbred.

So I have come home with Hengel's rasboras (Trigonostigma hengeli), Daisy's ricefish (Oryzias woworae), 4 x peacock gudgeons (Tateurndina ocellicauda) and 2 x indie blue stiphodons (exact species not known) They are currently acclimating, and I'll count them into the tank to see how many of the big shoals I actually have. I already know that one of the ricefish is actually a Boraras maculatus as they were both in the same tank and as I have 2 survivors of those in the 50 litre tank, it will go in there. And they only had two stiphs, I'll have to wait till they get more in.

Pics once they've settled in.

fcmf · « **Reply #273 on:** August 27, 2016, 05:37:27 PM »

Wow, @Sue - this long-awaited news is absolutely fantastic! This is so exciting - very many congratulations. [My goodness - it's like gold medals on Thinkfish this w/end, with people's achievements and acquisitions.

]

So much looking forward to seeing the pics.

Littlefish · « **Reply #274 on:** August 27, 2016, 07:52:43 PM »

Fantastic news Sue. I'm so pleased for you.

What a beautiful collection of fish species, I'm really looking forward to seeing lots of piccies.
Many congratulations.

Sue · « **Reply #275 on:** August 27, 2016, 08:05:03 PM »

I acclimatised the fish around cooking and eating dinner, then put them all in the tank. I paid for 15 rasboras and 15 ricefish; I counted in 18 of each, plus the boraras that sneaked into the ricefish bag, so a total of 37 fish instead of 30. Of course, I could have lost count

Hopefully I'll end up with around 15 of each as I find that with these tiny fish, not all of them make it.

They are all very small at the moment, and I couldn't tell the genders of the peacock gudgeons so I'm keeping my fingers crossed with them that I don't have too many males - they all look female but you never know with young fish.
They are going to order more "indie blue" stiphodons and because they are such a pain to catch they'll ring me as soon as they arrive and keep them in the bag till I collect another four. They did have some "red neon" gobies but besides being very ugly they were £12.95 each

I wouldn't pay that much for fish I didn't like the looks of, but someone will think they are cute.

Littlefish · « **Reply #276 on:** August 27, 2016, 08:15:16 PM »

Extra fish, what a bargain.

Matt · « **Reply #277 on:** August 27, 2016, 08:27:55 PM »

Congrats sue - exciting times, I hope they all settle in smoothly as I'm sure they will given your encyclopedic knowledge of all things fish!

For the second time I went in search of otocinclus today and my LFS (MA) had sold out AGAIN!!!

fcmf · « **Reply #278 on:** August 27, 2016, 08:35:14 PM »

Quote from: Sue on August 27, 2016, 08:05:03 PM

I acclimatised the fish around cooking and eating dinner

Heart-stopping moment when I read that.

'Fish', 'cooking' and 'dinner' should never feature in the one sentence, at least as far as I'm concerned. Calming down now.

@Matt, hopefully they can order/reserve some otocinclus/otocincli for you next time round?

Matt · « **Reply #279 on:** August 27, 2016, 08:42:41 PM »

I wondered that too though as the sum total of my purchase is going to be 1 oto and 2 neons, I feel bad making them order/reserve it especially when ill be spending so little with them

Maybe it's time to change my substrate to sand to add more to the order... or just upgrade the tank...

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