Recent content by JoseDB

Thanks again! I’ll look into some special food for him then! I knew snails have many benefits, but I thought there had to be some level of population control else they’ll take over!? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

OK, so angel returned, 3x Honey Gourami and 1x baby bristle nose pleco added! They all seem much happier than before (tetra as well). The Gourami are a really fun fish, they are quite active and enjoy seemingly chasing each other around occasionally. Reading up on them it sounds like this is...

Man this is hard!! I’m getting some driftwood for the Plecos anyway... So if we start with tetra + Plecos + gourami... That leaves a requirement for; A) another shoal of something (ideally orange) B) something that eats algae Pointers here are welcomed! And yes, very much using AqAdvisor...

Oh, and the plants are really growing fast!! I've got myself a tank pruning set with mega long tweezers and scissors etc - don't think it'll be long before I'm needing to use them! Also - the tetra, in the day they shoal most of the time, but at night once the light dims, they seem to split up...

Update: Sad news, the black angel I found dead this afternoon. I rang the LFS and explained that; a) my water is still perfect b) I was pretty annoyed at their suggestion of 2 angels (not 4+ as a shoal - not that more than 2 would fit in my tank) c) I will be bringing the other one back...

Thanks again. I know getting a Betta limits the options for tank mates. My reading to date led me to believe it was possible though, so long as you didn’t end up with a particularly aggressive one and had no other semi-aggressive species in with it. Maybe for now sticking to definite community...

Thanks Byron, appreciate the detailed response, and on the angels, it’s a conclusion I think I’d already seen coming. I was coerced into the angels by the Mrs, I wanted a lone Siamese fighting fish (I’m presuming this would be OK!?). As for water, I live in an area with less than ideal!! It’s...

So today and NH3/NH4 still read 0. Probably should have mentioned I'm going for a 'silent cycle' with the plants doing the heavy lifting initially. It'll be slower but I'm in no rush. I put a bit of food in the tank 24 hours post fish introduction, all but the black angel gobbled it up in no...

Hey!! So decided to get myself a birthday present, under the guise of 'But Freddie <our 2 year old> will love it!' :) Always fancied a fish tank and the now empty spot we carved out for the Xmas tree was calling out to me! Quick hardware overview; 100L tank on a purpose-built solid oak...