Author Topic: Think Fish Keepers Daily News. [2016-2019] (Read 283127 times) 1923 replies

fcmf · « **Reply #1100 on:** April 07, 2018, 04:53:48 PM »

I have a whole range of such items in the fish cupboard for that purpose. However, I'd pretty much upturned the contents of the fish cupboard, and soaked myself, the walls and the floor during the water change earlier on, and so decided to grab the first item that was close to hand. Thankfully, order (including my brain) has been restored today and the fish cupboard and its contents are all as they should be.

Littlefish · « **Reply #1101 on:** April 07, 2018, 04:55:16 PM »

So glad to hear that your fish are ok @fcmf

TopCookie · « **Reply #1102 on:** April 07, 2018, 06:25:34 PM »

Ditto on the "phew...!!!" Glad they're all ok fcmf...

fcmf · « **Reply #1103 on:** April 08, 2018, 02:03:39 PM »

Here it comes again - another intensive wave of fish broodiness, not helped by the fact that my plants are actually doing quite well at the mo (famous last words!) and the surface-level hornwort would make an ideal environment for some sparkling gourami... Argh...

Littlefish · « **Reply #1104 on:** April 08, 2018, 03:13:32 PM »

Ok, that answers my question on your other thread.

fcmf · « **Reply #1105 on:** April 08, 2018, 04:37:27 PM »

Surprise, surprise - my fish broodiness took me into the LFS; somehow, I just found myself there although did leave my purse behind due to not trusting myself. There was one little sparkling gourami on its own but, amongst the other temptations, there were pygmy cories - hmmm, would I want to go down that route again after the previous problems I encountered but this time with a much more mature tank and live plants which might result in an entirely different outcome..?

Matt · « **Reply #1106 on:** April 08, 2018, 08:52:14 PM »

Both are good choices to my eyes. They will show very different behaviour to your existing stocking.

I don't hear lots of people struggling with pygmy corys outside of this forum, pandas are nice a nice alternative also. Would you need to buy sinking food for them or does enough make it to the bottom for them already?

I really enjoyed sparklers when I had them and considered doing a species only tank before I got sucked in by the dwarf puffers... they can be kept in smaller numbers than the corys and I know you were concerned about stocking.... if they are something you've not had before it would be nice to give then a go!

Sue · « **Reply #1107 on:** April 09, 2018, 02:09:20 PM »

I bought a trio of honey gouramis some months ago; the male died and I replaced him in January. Last month one of the females vanished. I now have a m/f pair of wild coloured honey gouramis.

I am beginning to suspect I have a rogue female. When there were two females I did notice that one of them continually chased the other. Did she kill the other one, either directly or by the stress of chasing her?
And over the weekend the male has been looking washed out and hiding in the corner behind the heater. I witnessed the female pushing at him. Today he has more colour and is out and about but the female is chasing him, and his tail and dorsal fin look to have been nipped. I know that females of the more aggressive gourami species can be like this but towards other females and not usually males. Honeys are usually regarded as peaceful - for gouramis. I am 99% certain she really is a female because she has a darker stripe from nose to tail, and she did not develop male colours during the time there were just 2 females in the tank.

I need to keep a close eye on these two.

TopCookie · « **Reply #1108 on:** April 09, 2018, 02:29:39 PM »

Squabbling fish is incredibly stressful, eh Sue...

fcmf · « **Reply #1109 on:** April 09, 2018, 08:34:22 PM »

Today's pic of tank (while it's still relatively lush and taken from a distance whereby algae, etc, isn't too obvious).

PS. Hmmm - didn't quite realise what an eyesore that second filter was; will have to move it back slightly and slide one of the hygrophila polyspermas across to hide it somewhat!

Helen · « **Reply #1110 on:** April 09, 2018, 09:36:12 PM »

Looking great. The plants are looking very lush and healthy. Looks like you've cracked it with real plants.

TopCookie · « **Reply #1111 on:** April 09, 2018, 10:21:52 PM »

Yep, definitely lush looking fcmf...

Matt · « **Reply #1112 on:** April 10, 2018, 04:34:10 AM »

Tank is looking great

You've got me thinking now about building a filter out of square black guttering downpipe... silicone it to the bottom of the tank in the corner, pump in the bottom drawing water in through drilled holes near the substrate, pushing up through filter sponge and flowing out near the surface at 90° via some more drilled holes. Heater hidden in there of course, using corner of another bit of the downpipe siliconed into an inside corner of the filter to create a little chamber for it, again loads of holes drilled to disperse the heat...

Why is my brain thinking this all up at 4.30 in the morning when i should be asleep?...

Littlefish · « **Reply #1113 on:** April 10, 2018, 08:18:47 AM »

Good to see you plants doing well @fcmf

Sue · « **Reply #1114 on:** April 10, 2018, 09:14:14 AM »

Your tank is looking great

I know the feeling where you suddenly realise you can keep plants alive after all

fcmf · « **Reply #1115 on:** April 10, 2018, 06:49:38 PM »

Thanks for the kind words, all. Definitely a good feeling that I can look at the tank now and feel quite proud of it - but still a bit unsure of how long it will last like this, hence taking the pic.

Sue · « **Reply #1116 on:** April 11, 2018, 07:04:11 PM »

I think my betta is nearing the end of his life

I am surprised he has lived as long as he has. I bought him 7 months ago and I commented to my husband after a few days that I didn't expect him to live long. He was hyperactive, spending long periods dashing around his tank. This is not normal betta behaviour.
This abnormal behaviour lasted till about 2 weeks ago, then he started spitting his food out, then trying to eat it again and spitting it out yet again. He's had only 2 or 3 pellets a day since then. Over the last week, a lump has grown on the underside of his 'throat' between his gills, and today he has just been lying on the bottom of the tank or wedged in a plant. As I type he is lying on his side on top of the heater.
I'll be surprised if he is still alive tomorrow.

fcmf · « **Reply #1117 on:** April 11, 2018, 08:33:12 PM »

Very sorry to read about this, Sue - that does indeed sound like your prediction for tomorrow is accurate. It's horrible when this happens.

At least his short life was with someone with plenty of betta experience and who couldn't have given him a better (sorry - this was not meant to be a pun) home or do anything more for him.

[Note to self: tell the story tomorrow re the harlequins' antics; not appropriate to do so today in light of above sad news.]

Sue · « **Reply #1118 on:** April 11, 2018, 08:44:01 PM »

I should also have mentioned that this fish was a tail biter. The colour patterning in his tail when I bought him was unusual - an orange spike running from body to tail through an otherwise clear fin. I realised a couple of months later that this was because he bit his tail (I thought it was fin rot the first time I saw it) with the remaining old parts being orange and the new growth clear. Again, not normal betta behaviour.
If it was possible for a fish to be neurotic, that's how I'd describe him. Certainly highly strung. It looks as though he burned himself out too quickly.

Littlefish · « **Reply #1119 on:** April 11, 2018, 08:47:56 PM »

Sorry to hear about your betta @Sue

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