Think Fish Keepers Daily News. [2016-2019]

You may remember I had problems with fish trapped in with the shrimp that live in the sumps overflow box a couple of weeks ago. Well there is a bit more to the story.
The shrimp originally came from my community tank - I didn't know they were in there, but as I transferred everybody to a larger corner tank I found then in one of the buckets the plants were in. Having see it I started a careful look through the other containers and was up to 6 or so
That's when I wondered about the gravel in the old tank, it was mostly covered in water but showed no sign of life but I scooped it out with a dustpan and washed it through, then sieved what came out through a net. Incredibly I was up to about 15 at the end of this. How they survived the scooping I don't know but I couldn't think of another method.
So they all went in the overflow box because I had been wondering about adding some anyway and after all this wanted them to have a nice safe permanent home. It has a deep sand filter in the bottom and it would collect sediment over time, so they would a food supply and help to maintain the places I cant reach.
Then came the disaster with the Cichlids getting in. I was sure they were all eaten (the weir has now got a proper repair so this wont happen again) A week later I saw a survivor, and today I have just seen a tiny second.
Theses things are either the luckiest invert alive or so tough that it will be them and the cockroaches that will be the only things left after Trump and Putin fall out and start pressing red buttons !

I'm now just waiting for three wise Killifish to arrive from the East.

Mine are in the main tank permanently under threat from cichlids which i do see munching down a shrimp every now and then.... they have survived for years like this hiding away during the day to avoid predation.  I think their love of small hiding spaces is what does it... they also get found in the water change bucket after a trip down the gravel cleaner...

Definitely a born survivor 

Off work today. Mr FCMF was out and I mentioned buying the fish a treat and maybe breaking into one of my Christmas presents which I knew contained a giftcard for the LFS. Mr FCMF returned and, testing the water (excuse the pun), I blurted out "New fish tank" to see what his reaction might be. He looked absolutely identical to this: , then looked massively relieved when I said "Don't worry - I was just looking at a new fish tank."
 

sorry that this is old news, but a month ago, one of my whippies died (RIP). i now have 2 SAE's. Any guesse on the species?

So are you going to keep repeating that until Mt FCMF stops looking  and go from there?

That's the approach, yes, @Littlefish . I've already been casually commenting on others' new tanks and the size of them, in the hope of slowly adjusting him to the idea that getting new and larger fishtank is normal and that there'd be something completely out of the ordinary only to possess one fishtank.

sorry that this is old news, but a month ago, one of my whippies died (RIP). i now have 2 SAE's. Any guesse on the species?

Sorry to read about this, @apache6467 . I've "cheated" and looked up Seriously Fish - are your new SAEs one of these two?
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/crossocheilus-langei/
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/crossocheilus-atrilimes/

@fcmf how did you guess
Its the top one!

Also known as the Siamese flying fox. They are just chilling on the bogwood as I type. Boris just ignores them.

Well, judging by behaviour and colouration, that are the peaceful ones, as they are eating the algae from my glass and not bothering the others. Boris doesn't care about them. So far so good! Pics coming soon.

I mentioned recently how, when the dimensions for something were cited recently, all I could think of was how big a fishtank that would hold. I've just been looking at a car's tail lights and thinking the horizontal strip looked just like a glowlight tetra. I need to get out more... to the LFS. 

Oi! We're doing alright here, thanks.

I've just heard the news about Rick Parfitt - one of my all time heros for decades since I was ~14. I'm raising a glass and cursing 2016.

Quote from: Andy the minion on December 24, 2016, 03:06:58 PM

@fcmf What like "Littlefish has enough tanks to cover Wales"?

" with the hint that a 50-litre tank isn't really a tank at all...

My 50l is ok thanks!

seen the new pics?
https://goo.gl/photos/Q8PgaHQ9YGb2Mkwg7