BIG BAD BARRY
Fishaholic
Hello all!
Great forum!
I am new to keeping fish but have had a 50 l tank for about 6 months.
Started with 6 platys and 2" -2.5" plec. Some of the male platys were more aggressive than the others and eventually lost 4 as they were constantly chased round the tank. Eventually added 6 mollies (a mix of silver, dalmation and black). The black sailfin molly managed to calm the remaining two male platys and is now dominant in the tank! He is black with tiny white markings and if you look closely he has some orange spots as well.
After a few months, the plec died and was in the bottom of the tank. Could not see any sign of anything visible on it that looked different. The only thing i could think of was that i had removed some decor plants overnight to clean so it was more visible in the tank.
Since then have lost two female mollies soon after they gave birth to lots of fry. One produced over 20!
First time spotted 3 fry and managed to rescue one. This appears to be a female and is now 2/3 size of other fish. It is white towards rear with black spots and lovely orange colour to front.
Have two smaller fish that i was able to rescue another time and they are doing well too and have similar colouration but in different shades and areas.
Also guilty of assisting mass murder! I released some fry too early from the breeding tank but unfortunately they were still bite sized and lost 14 but rescued 10. Have 12 fry in the breeding tank at present growing nicely.
Try to keep a routine for tank maintenance and the only products i use are easy neo for water changes, nite out II and special blend after water changes as i dont have testing kit. LFS test water when needed but have not for months.
Will post pics when i know how to !!!!!!!
Want to get a new bigger tank as well.
Love the different livebearers but also like the look of cichlids!
Think will stick with livebearers for now.
Looking to have decent sized tank with lots of smaller fish rather a few big fish.
Narrowed it down to a 350 l tank which comes with internal filter but plan to remove internal filter and keep it as a back up as i want an external cannister filter.
This is where i need a bit of advice please. i am prepared to pay a bit more (no treats for a while!) and get something that is going to cost more but is reliable and uses less power. So i am edging towards the Ehiem 3 range. I had thought about two smaller external filters but would like to have the ability to vary the output if needed but cannot find anything other than Ehiems and Fluval FX5 (mixed reviews). Thoughts please!
The reason why i was thinking about 2 externals is that it would be less stressful for fish if something went wrong with one filter.
Ta
Great forum!
I am new to keeping fish but have had a 50 l tank for about 6 months.
Started with 6 platys and 2" -2.5" plec. Some of the male platys were more aggressive than the others and eventually lost 4 as they were constantly chased round the tank. Eventually added 6 mollies (a mix of silver, dalmation and black). The black sailfin molly managed to calm the remaining two male platys and is now dominant in the tank! He is black with tiny white markings and if you look closely he has some orange spots as well.
After a few months, the plec died and was in the bottom of the tank. Could not see any sign of anything visible on it that looked different. The only thing i could think of was that i had removed some decor plants overnight to clean so it was more visible in the tank.
Since then have lost two female mollies soon after they gave birth to lots of fry. One produced over 20!
First time spotted 3 fry and managed to rescue one. This appears to be a female and is now 2/3 size of other fish. It is white towards rear with black spots and lovely orange colour to front.
Have two smaller fish that i was able to rescue another time and they are doing well too and have similar colouration but in different shades and areas.
Also guilty of assisting mass murder! I released some fry too early from the breeding tank but unfortunately they were still bite sized and lost 14 but rescued 10. Have 12 fry in the breeding tank at present growing nicely.
Try to keep a routine for tank maintenance and the only products i use are easy neo for water changes, nite out II and special blend after water changes as i dont have testing kit. LFS test water when needed but have not for months.
Will post pics when i know how to !!!!!!!
Want to get a new bigger tank as well.
Love the different livebearers but also like the look of cichlids!
Think will stick with livebearers for now.
Looking to have decent sized tank with lots of smaller fish rather a few big fish.
Narrowed it down to a 350 l tank which comes with internal filter but plan to remove internal filter and keep it as a back up as i want an external cannister filter.
This is where i need a bit of advice please. i am prepared to pay a bit more (no treats for a while!) and get something that is going to cost more but is reliable and uses less power. So i am edging towards the Ehiem 3 range. I had thought about two smaller external filters but would like to have the ability to vary the output if needed but cannot find anything other than Ehiems and Fluval FX5 (mixed reviews). Thoughts please!
The reason why i was thinking about 2 externals is that it would be less stressful for fish if something went wrong with one filter.
Ta
Glad your fish losses have 'diead down' so to speak! Oh dear that's terrible...
