Recent content by DrSlackBladder

Is a cooler water change potentially damaging to other fish?  We always try to temperature match water to avoid shock to the fish.  I'm especially worried about my ram, which prefers warmer water anyway.  And maybe the delicate amano shrimp, cardinal tetras, etc?  My tank is usually kept at a...

I haven't used it yet, but this is what I bought for the next batch of cory eggs.....   http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110670793633?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT#ht_1346wt_1111

My peppered corys, which I've had for over two years now, laid their first eggs after a water change last weekend.  I hadn't expected or intended it, but I guess I used slightly cooler water at the same time the female was ready.  I wasn't prepared at all, so let nature take its course to find...

Another vote for cardinals........I have both (cardinals added only within last couple of months0 and they shoal together nicely, but the cardinals looks great.  As nature takes its course I will eventually replace the neons and some others of my community to make it a cardinals & cory tank...

Dwarf Gourami and tetras together always been fine for me

I made the change from gravel to sand in my 100 litre community tank last year, leaving all stock in situ.  I turned off fliter and heater, removed about 30% water, scooped out gravel with a plastic beaker, syphoned another 30% water and muck, refilled with temperature matched treated water...

Thanks.  I don't need seed material though, I have a fully matured filter sponge which has been in the tank for years.  Just need to get that colony into the new filter with a larger sponge/capacity.  Think I'll run the new filter and just place the old filter sponge in the tank for a month or...

But then I'd have two that don't fit the new filter!!!

Thanks for the reply.  But the old sponge is too small for the new filter, which I why I thought I could run the new filter and sponge but with the old colonised sponge in the tank, gradually reducing the size of the old sponge to force gradual colonisation of the new sponge, without danger of a...

I've had a GBR for about a year now in my community tank with neons and others.  A second GBR didn't fair well, I think it was bullied by the first one.  The GBR (now adult) and neons seem to get on great, no problems.  Temp is 27C and pH around 7.5.

I also like Amanos.  I have 7 in my community tank.  For the first couple of months, when they were fairly small, I never saw them.  I thought they had all perished, until every now and again I'd come across a discarded skin.  Then suddenly, all 7 of them came out on display, and all about twice...

I added one GBR to my community tank about a year ago.  All was good.  Then I also read that they did well in pairs, so added another, about the same size.  The first one bullied the second one a little, nothing as bad as "attacking", but became quite teriitorial.  After about 6 months, the...

My 100 litre has been running well for over two years now.  It has a mix of fish, but I'm planning an Amazon rescape and a switch to a decent shoal of cardinal tetras.  I want to do it gradually as nature takes its course with the current tank mates, so adding just half a dozen to start, then...

Both rams were bought together, and were probably around 20mm long (not including tail) when bought about 6 months ago.  They both got to about 30 mm long now; just checked the remaining one and it likes very happy and healthy.   The amount of water from the LFS added when I added the 3 new...

I have neglected this forum for several months after getting some great help about a year ago when setting up my tropical community tank.  Touch wood, everything has gone very well, with the only losses being a few neons very shortly after adding a group several months ago.  But I'm back on here...