Had some fun this weekend, Fri I transported my old fish Danios, Angels, Cardinals, Pleco's, Gouramis, Corydoras and of course the compulsory granddaughters fantailed gold fish over to their new living quarters, all went well fish swimming around in the abundance of space. I woke saturday to find the tank looked like a bomb had gone off in there, there were dozens plants floating the soil and sand had been scattered across each other, I know what I'll be doing for the next few hours. I'm Having problems trying to re-organise sand and soil, all plants back in. The same thing happenened again Saturday night / Sunday morning. I believe this was down to my bull in a china shop common pleco (5"), I was aware that this may happen just didn't expect it to be so bad. I gave him the first night as a settling in, the second time is food for thought and unfortunatley for him the cost of the plants warrants a new home for him, after a quick call to LFS he's got a new home. During my LFS visit I spotted some Oto's which I've heard about here while talking to staff he mentions gold sucking loach's, thanks to LFS I come away with 6 loach and 3 oto's.
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Some things I could do with some advise on.
Whats the best way to sort soil / sand ?
The flipping gold fish keeps sucking up the sand and spitting it out all over the place is this usual ?
Shrimp were quite happily swimming out and about until I put my old fish in they have now disappeared is that usual I know they are nocturnal and is early days but I liked watching them work.
Oh and some possible useful info the black Angel (above) below center eat all my BBA .