Recent content by educated_fool

Never mind, the LFS had an albino BN that looked quite healthy in today so I just couldn't resist!

Hiya Do you have any albino baby BN? Im looking to buy one but will likely have to order it from the LFS. Rather get it from a breeder if i can. I live in Glasgow and could drive to collect it if you have one. Kirsty

Depends on if they're juvi or adults. Adults don't need any land - just some rocks, plants or wood protruding out the water for them to rest on. Juvis should have a little bit but most people just accomplish this with a stack of wood or something similar. try this site for lots of info on...

I see. I'll pick up a GH + KH test kit tomorrow along with the baking soda then. Hopefully I can get the tank cycled quickly so I can see how the water parameters go in normal operation. Once I get the kit ill post the parameters of my tap water and the tank water to compare. As I only have a...

Its a newt ill be keeping in it. not fish. But that doesn't really affect the water parameters that I need to keep it healthy. I've had a look into crushed coral - it looks like the newt could fit it in its mouth so that's a no no. But the coral sand looks like a good option. If I used this as...

No its not a typo my tank is unfortunately only a 5 gallon. Ill get some baking soda tomorrow to add to the tank. Is there a certain amount you should add per gallon? Once the tank is fully cycled though will a pH that low affect the bacteria present in the filter? Kirsty

Hi everyone. I'm in the process of cycling a tank for a c.orientalis newt. Its a 5g long tank with sand as a substrate and some java moss and, java fern tied onto a large lump of bogwood. Approx. 6 little plantlets of java fern and around a 10" mat of java moss. The tank has been cycling since...

Haha silly me, spot the newbie! Thanks for the quick reply. Kirsty

Hi everyone. My mum has a tank in the house with 7 WCM - 6 of which she just bought from a LFS. I just noticed that 2 of them have very large stomachs and wondered if these maybe had some sort of bacterial infection. Doesn't seem to be stopping them feeding or swimming around happily. Water...