Hey guys how long does it usually take for the eggs to hatch and to absorb the yolk sacs??

I saw eggs in the cave this morning!! I've decided to chuck the male and his cave in a fry saver to allow the fry to move out into the fry saver. I've added an air pump into the frysaver to increase oxygen levels to help the male relax and also put a towel infront of the tank to calm the male down ...

Because of yesterday's mad drop in air pressure and thunder storm, I decide to collect and chuck some rainwater into the tank First thing this morning I see my L134 pair in the cave together!!! I don't think they will spawn but its progress!!! I'm so tempted to flash a light into the cave but don't ...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the common brown algae you see in tanks is a diatom algae??
So there is a fair few plecos that would happily clean it up.

It all depends on the specifics of the tank, on deciding which pleco would suit your needs.

Such a magnificent project! it just comes to show what everyone dreams of doing

But just a thought, how have you managed to heat the tank in the first place? your electricity bill must be crazy as well

Thanks for the replies guys and thriftyfisher, empire gudgeons are australian natives so i can easily get them. the reason why i want aussie natives is because they can handle the seasonal temperature changes. i dont think i have the space to move fish from the pond and back but i like your ...

Hey guys I'm just expanding to the out doors and I've just been allowed a bath tub. Dimensions as follows H 570 x W 1675 x D 710 mm. I just want to know what I need to do set an out door tub Im not too sure what fish to get at this moment but i was thinking possibly australian natives? Maybe empire ...

I agree with mats completley. i say introducing little bits of prawn at night before lights out wouldnt be too bad. maybe even small bits of mussel too

and do check his articles out. their of great help to any pleco keeper

Hey guys would you think I could get a group of hoplos say around 5 with a group of 6 L201 in 180 litre tank?
its 90cm by 40 surface area wise

Just wanting some thoughts because I was just thinking of branching out with catfish and if i cant keep them in there its all good!

Thanks for the reccomendations guys!

Well it looks like i've been convinced to go for the Rasboras but strangely enough we dont get lots of them in australia. I swear their a lot more common than they are atm

Thanks for the response guys I was thinking of maybe colombian tetras? or glow light tetras because they appeal to me most and seem ahardy enough to deal with the current. I cant remember how many they had at the LFS but I'm thinking about 6-10? and they will be living with 6 L201's which im ...

Well more of the lines of tetras that sort
catfish in general not so easily found in aus

Oh so sorry for missing that!! will check it out thanks

Hey Guys I have a 3 ft tank in our living room and wondering if there are any fish that you would reccomend that wouldnt mind the current. I know there is a whole range that i could choose but would you guys reccomend as great fish? The tank's filtration is a Resun BF200 and I am also thinking of ...

http://www.internationalrivers.org/node/6108

Thoughts anyone?
especially people who know the situation better like Janne??

Thanks

Karen, I'm so sorry for your loss.
It just shows the people who care and love a fish as much as they do a cat or Dog
20 years is an amazing life
This story even made me tear up a little.

A Truly most wonderful story.

Rest in peace, Kalija (beautiful name too)

Not only it's fins but it looks a lot plumper in the second pic too That's great improvement in a space of a week
keep it up!

Hrrm thanks mats!
would you think 3 L377 and 3 L270 would be legit to keep in the tank?

They would be compatible, but I'm not sure if L377 doesn't grow a bit big for the L270 to be comfortable. -- Mats Ahh ok thanks mats. i heard the L377 might be a bit aggressive, but i do plan to load this tank with a load of caves. These a re juvies too so i only plan to grow them up for now and ...

Hey guys Well recently i just wanted to make a new fry saver by myself to waste time and to provide some more frysavers for my cory fry and bn fry. and after much thought and planning, here is how it ended up. I just got a 4litre container and then cut out one end of it, and put in one of those ...

Hey Mats,
ATM it might not be your birthday but technically in australia it is

thanks for all the help you have given me mate
hope you enjoyed it!

DJ

Hey guys I was wondering on helping choose between these too fish. I'm in quite a dilemma My new tank is up and running and by the end of midway january the tank should be ready and i will be getting some fish Or is it possible i could get a few of the 270's and a few from the 377's? Only problem is ...

Does anyone have any experience either a Fluval 405 filter I'm a person who tends to use fluval filters. The fluval canisters are great and especially the 405 because of the sheer size of it. You have more space for Bio and Chem filtration and the Mechanical Filtration is good too from what i find ...

i've been doing larry's variation for a long time too but i never thought of cable ties in the end

glad a i saw the post

cable ties!!
you are a genius larry!

how come did i only find this thread today?



its the most amazing thing i have ever seen
i want your house!!!

Taksan makes a strong point. It's like how new people only use bn's to clean algae and dont feed them at all thinking they will only eat algae and poop on the ground. But Panaque's are more complex and a mistake is something you can learn from. Panaque's a vegetarian. I would recommend feeding them ...

hey guys
just wondering, the cat-elog says they havent been bred in captivity yet,
is this true or just not updated or something??

Thanks for the help guys!

racoll wrote:How many did you get? For $40 you could have bought nearly 6000 of them in Colombia!

Need a big tank mind ;)

and how wonderful it would be if fish in australia were that cheap!!

Hey guys I recently got a group of five "leopard Corydoras" at a Canberra Aquarium society christmas meeting got them for $40 so either way that's agood buy no matter what species it is checked up on the Cat-elog and defintley not a cory. leopardardus or w/e. Here are some pictures of the corydoras ...