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I've got a 6 or 7 year old almost veggie Botia almorhae. I bought one to go snail hunting with no intention of keeping him long term, but he's such a character I've never been able to bring myself to part with him (same story for my 12" daily gardener plec). Apparently, loaches shouldn't be...

Hope Dan likes fish fingers bud :lol:

:lol: Markybob, can I buy some fish off you bud? :lol:

Another method which I had recommended to me recently for moving a large plec and my loaches is to use a tube (like drainpipe for example), wait for fish to enter, then block each end and move to new home.

Re: New Goby for my tank They're cool little fish... but I think you'd be better off getting the co2 right before adding any more livestock, as co2 will be far better for your tank than any algae crew :) The extra food doesn't help either...

Its as good as gone. Put it in a sammich.

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Paul@Paul's Place! How do bud? I don't know too much about hatchetfish, but Wiki tells me there are several varieties. Genus Carnegiella (Eigenmann, 1909) Blackwinged hatchetfish, Carnegiella marthae Pygmy hatchetfish, Carnegiella myersi Dwarf hatchetfish...

Hara Jerdonis get to about 1.5" apparently, but mine is still around 1" or less. I don't see mine too often as they are a very private fish.. I've been told they will hunt fry and shrimplets. They prefer well oxygenated waters too.

That's what I was confused with, Sam... But yup, these guys have the white markings. Far from being aggressive, George. The big one (who lived outside) is the leader of the tank and does have a favourite spot which he protects in a friendly manner. I only have 4 so I don't see individual...

That would up my tank count to 7, and I'm trying to cut it back to 3 :lol: Thanks guys :) Aaron, I'm not sure - about 80% or more of the plants came from Clive early last year... There are more stones throughout the tank, but are now covered by plants... the front ones would have been too...

Thanks guys :)

Re: Cherry Barbs Yeah, neons are butt-ugly fish anyway. I only took them to save them from being flushed :lol: You think I'll be ok for a couple of months? I working on getting a bigger tank for everyone, but cash is tight right now...

Re: Cherry Barbs I don't think I've ever posted pics of this tank, so here's a couple :lol: Its not the tidiest of tanks, but I love it... just wish it was slightly bigger.

Re: Cherry Barbs ok, so I'm pretty sure I'm over stocked then :lol: 2 x Hara Jerdoni 1 x Yoyo Loach 1 x Cory 1 x Panda Cory 5 x Amano Shrimp 1 x very large common plec 1 x very small common plec 11 x Priscilla tetra 4 x Silver tip tetra 6 x Glowlight tetra 6 x Ember tetra 3 x Neon tetra 4 x...

Serpae Tetra?

This little guy lived outside in a bucket, in the middle of winter for about 3 weeks before my wife spotted it - he had hid inside a small hole in some driftwood... when we brought him back in he was completely white and could barely swim. Within a few days he'd recovered and now 3 years later...

Re: Cherry Barbs Thanks guys... the size is worrying me a little now, so I'll look at rehousing them in the future... What would you say is a minimum size tank for 10 fully grown on their own? They're lovely fish and I'd like to keep them if possible.

I got given 10 or so of these the other day, not knowing what they are, along with a small plec and a few neons... it was a take them or they get flushed deal. At the moment the barbs are tiny and very peaceful in my 150 litre with a load of various tetras, a large plec, a yoyo loach, a couple...

Warning. A poor defenceless animal is horribly killed by an ugly fish. Tom and J... oooh, nevermind :lol:

My silvertip's are nasty little buggers :evil: By far the most agro fish I have :lol: I wouldn't mind 50 priscilla tetra's - I've about 12 atm, and they really stand out in the crowd.

I heard yo-yo loaches are good, but mine doesn't touch them. Best way I found to control snails is to cut back on feeding and make sure any dead plants/leaves are removed asap.

Is any dried seaweed ok?

Have you tried feeding at night when the lights are out?

Fully agree with that. I bought 12 the other day and have only seen them once since putting them in the tank :lol: When they did come out they all stayed within a few cm's of each other and looked great.

Yeah, my pics don't really do them justice, they're stunning little fish. I also got 12 ember tetras which I'm thinking of adding to my shrimp tank... they were kept in a bare CRS breeding tank and left the shrimplets alone. Not sure what they'll be like after a couple of weeks settled in...

1 x Cookie for you! That's the one, I remember it now :D Hara Jerdoni! Thank you! :lol:

Another (crap) pic from above...

I wrote the name down, but lost the piece of paper :oops:

Any more pics mate? The last pic reminds me of dragonfly larvae...

My priscilla tetras shoal quite nice, but they aren't the most colourful fish.. The only other fish I've had shoal is a yo-yo loach and a panda cory :lol: They love each others company and often get in to mischief with the large plec, stealing his food and digging up his 'bed' :lol:

They're fat little things aren't they? :lol:

http://www.pbase.com/plantella/root There's a few discus tanks in Oliver Knott's collection :)

I've been looking for otto's for ages, but even my lfs can't seem to get them :(