Coping With Fish Withdrawal

[Blobfish]

I've had to cover three of my tanks up for a few days to deal with an algae outbreak.  It's been 24 hours and it's driving me nuts!  I have still got the oscars and the multi's to look at but I'm missing my whiptails and medaka in particular  Any tips for getting through this?
 
Also, how long would people recommend I leave it, I'm thinking Thursday or Friday for the unveiling .. that seems soooo far away!

 

[the_lock_man]

Go get yourself a bar of Cadbury's. Always works for me.

 

[Ninjouzata]

Watch lots of youtube videos? D:

 

[Blobfish]

Go get yourself a bar of Cadbury's. Always works for me.

 
Great idea!  
 

Watch lots of youtube videos? D:

 
I also have quite a few video's of my own fish, so for the next few days I've going to be watching fish videos with a large bar of milk chocolate and a box of tissues
Ummm ... that sounds a bit sordid now I read it back!  

 

 

 

[Ninjouzata]

That's why I recommended the youtube vids since I know you have some of your tanks 

 

[Weiro792]

Get a moon light?

 

[Blobfish]

Get a moon light?

 
 
It has to be complete blackout apparently, no light getting in at all.

 

[Weiro792]

Hmmm. Then I guess youtube it is. I had to do a black out probably about 6 months ago when I first set up my tank. It was miserable. So I feel your pain!

 

[Novembro]

Oh my gosh I would go nuts! I always find myself watching the fish instead of watching whatever movie is on atm. They're so much more entertaining.

 

[l_l_l]

What you could do is introduce a couple of amano shrimp in there, they'd take care of the issue for you

 

[Blobfish]

What you could do is introduce a couple of amano shrimp in there, they'd take care of the issue for you

 
I had wondered about that but it was growing fast and I think is due to very low nitrates as the tank is chronically under stocked at the moment so hopefully at the weekend I will get some plants in and buy some more fish  I will see if they have any amano at the LFS too.  Yesterday I got a HUGE piece of bogwood, my whiptails are going to love it, it will be like an adventure playground for them - assuming it fits in the tank!
 
OMG, I am missing them!!  Today is day three!

 

[l_l_l]

Good idea for the plants, this will def help with algea because they enter in direct competition with it.
In my tanks, I tend to light them for 12 hours, and actually glad when I see algea, as it's food for my shrimp and that way they are more in the open.
 
Still, after 6 months, I have never had an algea "problem".
I do have a lot of plants in my tanks tho.