New Guy Signing In.

Hi, I'm the new guy.

I have recently returned to the hobby after many years away and I'm really enjoying it.

When I started I made some ill-advised decisions and purchases so my stock is not exactly ideal as I lost some fish and ended up with a couple of stragglers, ie a single Harlequin and an Albino Cory. The Cory is aggressive so I didn't want to add more as he killed his buddies last time before I could save them. He's probably better off as a loner. I decided to go down the Guppy route rather than add more Harlequins but he seems happy enough and usually swims about with the neons.

I have two modest tanks, an 80l and a 55l.  The 80l is stocked with a small shoal of seven juvenile Angelfish and the Albino Cory on housekeeping duty. I know that I will eventually need a bigger tank as they grow but for now they seem to have plenty of room. The 55l has some Guppies, Neons, the Harlequin and a Betta. The tanks are stable and the fish are used to each other and show no signs of aggression.

I'm on a bit of a tight budget but as soon as I can get a few bob together my plan is to get external filter for the 80l and in time to move its current filter to the 55l. I like crystal clear water.

That's about it for now.

Hello, and welcome to the forum, Bosco.

Morning Bosco

Welcome to the forum!
Sounds like your cory needs a stern talking to about playing nicely

Thanks for the welcome folks. Prepare yourselves for silly questions. I have no shame asking because I know I will be wiser when I hear the answers.

I'll put up some photos as soon as I can get some worth publishing. Most of mine turn out blurred.

I think I've jinxed myself. 

One of my guppies had a batch of fry the night I started this thread. Since then I've lost a male guppy per night. There's 3 gone now. I wonder could it be the new mother being protective after the birth?

I wouldn't have thought so, Bosco, she's as likely as the others to eat her babies. In my experience with platys they don't seem to have much maternal instinct and I'm assuming that guppies would be the same, (Sue will know for sure though ) It's probably more to do with that's what seems to happen with guppies these days. Mine did the same and I had a lone one left for about 8 months and then he too died I doubt I will get guppies again.
Looking for the positives, if your guppies breed anything like my platies, you'll have a constant (probably too many) fresh supply of new ones in your tank

Here's a couple of pics, they're not great as I took them with my phone. Sadly they highlight the scratches on my Angelfish tank. I bought it second hand and they weren't so obvious until I cleaned up the tank. A noob mistake. I intend replacing it with a bigger tank as soon as I can distract SWMBO and finances allow.

Good lookin' tank and fish.