Recent content by Gertrudae

Bartl got a new friend today. He doesn't see it that way yet. He's a little jealous, but I think they'll get along well. This little fella will one day be as big as this one. Take the tiles for size comparison ...

What about Fish TBC that can infect you too? :devil: :cool:

I'm not into sports but this athletic looking guy ist my favourite ...

I think many people base their decisions on the air temperatures in the home region of a species, but water is usually a few degrees colder due to evaporative cooling.

I have always had bad experiences when mixing livebearers from different sources without a very slow and careful acclimatisation process over several weeks. Adult livebearers seem unable to cope with new germs in different environments. The young fish are quite resilient, but the adults die like...

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When the weather changes rapidly from cold to warmer conditions, the granite paving under my balcony, which never gets wet from the rain, becomes damp from condensation. Can you measure the ground temperature with a laser or similar device? That could be the reason why there is a colder spot...

There are electronic sockets available with temperature sensors that stop supplying power when the temperature rises above the set value.

Place a few larger pebbles in a bowl filled with fertilised aquarium water in a sunny spot. You can swap the pebbles between the aquarium and the bowl to ensure that the Otos always have fresh algae to eat.

Ugh... I've never watched one of his videos, but when I just went to his YouTube channel and saw an AI-generated image of a wannabe god wearing a crown made of shells, I immediately decided to stick with that in the future.

I totally agree with @GaryE - you have to do your homework. I would like to return to the question of “changing water in small increments” so that it does not get lost in the – very fruitful! – discussion: if you work with water changes - do it right. Many very small changes (somewhat < 10%)...

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you all!

Tanichthys albonubes* (~15 years), T. albiventris *, Danio margaritatus* (~ 15 years), Boraras naevus, Trichopsis pumila, Phenacogrammus aurantiacus, Synodontis nigriventris, Anomalochromis thomasi*, Pseudomugil gertrudae*, Makropodus spechti, Oryzias latipes*, Pangio cuneovirgata, ... thats my...

Agree! Impossible to say. But in another tank that has been running for 15 years without regular water changes, there are six Pseudomugil gertrudae. Some sources (e.g. seriouslyfish) say that they are more like annual fish and that the females are no longer fertile after a lifespan of 12 to 18...