Recent content by Laurabhspt

Thanks Gary, I thought as much but I will let them give it a try :)

Hi, I have a 450litre tank, with a pair of angels, a pair of EBA and a bristle nose pleco. The angels have been laying frequently but eating eggs often if the acara didn’t get to them first. I’ve very much just left them to it. The acara are also doing this. Couple days ago both pairs laid...

Hi all! Looking for advice and you’ve always been so helpful in my fishkeeping so here I am again! I set up a lovely 400ltr or so task, used play sand for my yo-yo loaches, and it was all lovely… however… I cannot get on with sand. I can’t keep it clean, it doesn’t vacuum, I can’t grow plants...

Thanks for your detailed reply. My sand regularly gets completely turned over due to the loaches. And it’s been up and running for months and months and it just seems to get worse so I think it’s more the way the loaches constantly turf it through, but thanks for the input and it’s certainly...

Ahhh ok. So as long as the filters are moving the water then the gas exchange should be ok? Out of curiosity then, wave makers… I’ve heard swords can quite like them as they like a strong current and I toyed with getting one for them, would they churn less than an air curtain (if placed near...

Thanks for the clarification. If I can’t get it so it runs along the surface, if I just turn the air curtain off will it hurt them just to see if it clears?

I inherited the small tank off the in laws - started with 3 swordtails and when I inherited it it had more like 60!! So I gave a lot away, and then to keep control of the breeding I split the males into the big tank (more of them) and the females in the small tank - so can’t really say it was my...

Just for reference, it can look lovely and clean until they start digging caves🤭

Thanks for your reply - was definitely well rinsed - I took days over it lol. It’s been set up ages, but I never get more than one to two clear days as when the loaches chase each other, or re landscape after it’s been cleaned loose sand goes everywhere. Also, I can tell it’s sand being...

When I set up my 450l tank I used play sand as recommended by a few on here as I have yoyo loaches. And on the whole it looks lovely and they are constantly burrowing and moving stuff around and having a whale of a time. My issue is, it means the tank is constantly “cloudy” with stirred up...

It’s the one the came in, so 80litres ish?

The other tank is already up and running - it’s my smaller community tank…

Thanks - and would you recommend it in this situation? And when I move one I literally do exactly as I would if I were to buy a new fish - float and climatising and slowly add the new water before popping him in?