I've got 6x of these in a tank. They look awesome in a school, all with that golden glisten to their sides. I would think they'd look nice with a...
Ah, yes, I did think along the lines of Pristella, but what threw me was the totally blacked out eyes and the pinkish front end. I'm used to them...
Hi, I got these at a LFS last weekend. They sold them as "Black Eye Tetra". Now I know quite a few tetra species off by heart, but I've never come...
Hi. I do the following with reasons. I put a timer on it. I like to consider natural timing intervals, thinking of when would they have had day...
Yup, Hyphessobrycon roseus indeed! Thanks very much, I would have gone round the www for hours. I can't believe there are so many phantom species...
Hi, I picked up these at a LFS today and I'm sure they are of the Characin / Tetra variety, but I have absolutely no idea which species. I have...
Hi people. Herewith a previous thread on this topic. Please keep in mind as I explained in my reply on that thread, the original reason for this...
Thanks to Eishkom's many load sheddings my standard Juwel T5 unit in my Lido 120 tank has kicked the bucket. I need to replace it, but the...
What about a school of Golden Barbs and a handful of Zebra Loaches? That way they're all of Asian origin and the yellow/orange will light up that...
Yeah, I find DG's a bit more aggressive than Pearls - adult. They tend to bully Pearls easily. I would not keep more than 1 DG in a community tank...
Oh that's cool. I'm glad to hear someone's taking care of such a pretty endangered species. Maybe 1 day I'll come knockin' on your modem ports...
Hi In case some of you in PE area didn't notice the "LFS finds" thread in the Tropicals section, I posted that my latest LFS acquisition is some...
Hi What is that "rocky" stuff you have in there? Sandstone agglomerates or artificial rock? I actually think that setup would look nice with a...
LFS in Walmer PE yesterday my find is? Galaxy raspboras juveniles! Wow, I so wanted some of these for so long, yaaaay!
Ok, thx 4 all the advice. I'll start with a good water change, vacuum and up the frequencies. Lights will hav 2 stay as is 4 now - it just looks...
Welkom. Nice size tank that as a starter. I almost regret having settled for a smaller size, but I guess that's what suits a particular spot in...
Hahaha, you almost got it right.... Rhymes with hairy = SCARY! Yup, the scarier the better ;-) But to answer some of your questions: - I run a...
Welcome. I donno about anyone else here, but I followed these instructions for leeching the tannins out of some driftwood pieces: 1 - Old stove...
Hi. Welcome. Besides the tank I see the wood flooring you are referring to is parquet flooring (those little wood inlay-ed rectangles). They are...
Hi all. So I had a close look at the tank today. Despite freq water changes and a good overall status (no sick or dead fish in over 6 months now,...
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