Yeah it was to stop the sand being disturbed while i filled it up

Doh!

I knew that. It sux to get old. The nice thing about Alzheimer's is that you get to make the same new friends every day. (Ya, ya, I know it's tasteless but so are us old people).

Its annoying atm though, i have no instrctions for my test kit so im blindly adding ammonia to cycle it >.>

Huh? You're adding ammonia? Why not just use the water from your main tank instead of pouring it down the drain?

Water wont cycle a tank....

Water itself carries very little bacteria, the bacteria generally lives in the substrate/gravel and the filter sponges. Iv used some filter media to seed the new tank but to get a good bacterial collony growing you need to feed them with ammonia

And where does one get said ammonia? And how much do you put in?

This is fascinating...

Boots for the ammonia, it was 3 for £5 i think. Its 9.5% ammonia solution like the stuff in hair dye

As for how much you add.... Some people say work it out so you add 1ppm per day, and after 21 days it should be done. I dont mind waiting, im adding more than that so i have a great colony

Do you not have another tank? I have set up many tanks taking filter media from and existing tank to set up a new one.

Be careful moving young fry to a tank that is newly cycled, especially C. panda.

Congratulations on all the spawnings

I have moved some media from the established tank to the fry tank, its working fine, should be cycled in no time

Well water quality is back up to top notch, 13 eggs picked free this morning from the Java Moss

Il post up pics of the fry tonight

A note to those using dry powder to feed new fry. I use Hikari First Bites or whatever it's called. But I also use Atison's Betta starter. It is very rich and much finer a powder that Hikari. I use them both equally. I recommend them at equal value.

Congrats to you cooper and Alex and Carmen.

Oops! I got it backwards. The Atison's Betta Starter is coarser. So I start with the Hikari for a few days or so and then use the Atison's. Atison's comes in a little jar with a spoon--very convenient. I save the little spoon and use it for the Hikari. Oceans whatever has jarred decapsulated baby brine shrimp now too. They seem to like that and it last weeks and weeks in the fridge--til I forget and leave it out!

I like convenient!

This post has been edited by jollysue: Apr 28 2008, 06:47 PM

As promised some pics:













Theres also a few sminning in the tank which is nice

Very nice pics! I see some good eggs in them too.

Yeah i removed unfertilized ones, theres about 10 eggs there ready to hatch in 3 days

Woohoooo!!!
Glad the water is back near enough spot on mate,i know you've been pretty worried about getting the panda's back breeding and spawning again,now leave the tank alone and let them get on with it,lol!!



This post has been edited by Rutters19: Apr 28 2008, 09:31 PM

Released about 6 of the bigger ones into the main tank last night, now there is about 10 wrigglers and 15 eggs in the net.

Another thing i have noticed is that there was a cluster of about 30 eggs all on 1 leaf in the tank. The seem smaller than the panda eggs so im wondering if my Albinos have "got it on" for the first time. Another couple of days and i should know