Back Again

Hello again.

I used to be a regular on these boards, but haven't checked in for a VERY long time. I had a second two legged 'pet' (and built an extension to our house) so the fish have been sadly neglected for far too long. (Though the extension did get designed around not moving the tank!)

This morning I spent about 3 hours on phase 1 of getting my tank back in order. (Cleaning the tank) I'm hoping that I'll get to clean the filter tomorrow afternoon, but that'll depend on the kids.

After a quick look at a few websites, I've realised that a few key bits of technology have changed, so I'll be asking some, probably strange questions.

I have a 240l fluvial Roma with T8 lights. My tank has lots of plants in it (less planted than wild), quite a bit of bog wood and 4 fish! (2 khuli loaches, a bristle nose Plec called Bertie and 1 rather old harlequin Rasbora) I'd love to restock with more harlies, Cardinal tetras and kuhlis, but the tank isn't healthy enough to introduce new fish yet. I will also eventually be looking for some bigger fish to complement the shoals of harlies and tetras, but have loads of time to research before I get to that stage.

I look forward to 'meeting' new people and catching up with a few others.

Helen

Hi Helen, congrats on no 2 

I found your post with the photo of your first two legged pet Elizabeth - from 4 years ago! How are you coping with two of them?

If your plants have gone wild, they will help you to stock the tank faster than with no plants so don't do too much gardening.

My first two legged goes to school in September!! 😬 Scary how quickly it goes. My kuhlis are older than she is! We refused to touch the wall that the fish tank is against, which left an oddly small room. Ideal as a kids toy room. Not sure what we'll use it for what they're too big for a toy room.

I've trimmed back the plant that floats, as it blocks the light to the other plants. But otherwise the clean up was mainly vaccuuming rather than gardening. I'll have to look up which plants I've got, as I can't remember. Several species of crypt, and 3 other types. Oh and I've taken out the weeping moss as that just seemed to hold muck and be everywhere except where I want it!

Are you suggesting that Helen turns into Littlefish with her three million tanks 








OK, slight exaggeration but I have lost count of how many tanks Littlefish actually has now 

Could the toy room become a fish room I wonder... 

What a fantastic suggestion. The more multiple-tank owners on here, the better - gives us all something to aspire to.

I don't really have enough time to look after 1 tank properly - there's no way multiple tanks are an option at this stage. Maybe in about 15 years time!