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Until I can get to the shop to buy some silicone is there anything I can do to avoid losing my cycle? Currently the filter sponges are in a couple of inches of tank water, they're all covered, there...

Well, I'm not a very good journal keeper. I think that things tend to change so slowly in my tank that it never seems worth posting about it. There's big news today, though, and not the good kind.
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He could well be a double tail. If so he'd be the first I've seen around here. The one really good fish shop does sometimes have Crown tails or Plakats, but generally it's only Veiltails. The place...

And Crais keeps getting bluer and bluer. Looking at the photos from when I first got him home I can't believe that his fins have grown so much! I'm starting to think that he is a DT. He's a lovely...

I'd love a giant betta, but they're still unheard of in Ire. One day I want a giant betta and a bunch of cories in my 20g

All the driftwood and background in my 20G is covered in little white pinhead eggs. They're not very attractive, but the snail is adept at getting them into crevices so they're hard to get rid of.

The white thing isn't poo, it's an egg. Nerite poo is generally small brown/green pellets.

You might be right. Bettas here are rarely differentiated by type, but are mainly VTs, occasionally you'll find some CTs. I'll keep an eye on him as he grows and see what he turns out as.

The new betta has been named Crais and has settled in very well. He's even started to turn from black to blue. I tried to get some photos, but he wasn't all that interested in posing.
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WC is every Saturday morning. I'll see if I can get some pics of it tonight.

A daylight bulb for my BiUbe. The plants are growing much better, and I can properly see the fish now.

He finally showed his belly last night, and is definitely NOT an oto. Looks like I've been sold an SAE, which is especially annoying because I won't have a chance to return him to the shop for...

Thanks for the advice. I've seen so many people say that they keep one or two Otos that I guess I never realised they were schooling fish. I'm now not sure if it's actually an Oto or not, I've been...

Maybe you could stick an ad on Craigslist, or in a local art supply shop, asking for a local artist who could make you a 3D background to your specifications.

For the past while I've been battling grown algae in my small tank. I thought it was weird that it wouldn't go because my parameters are spot on, I don't overfeed, and my nerite should have eaten it...

And I liked it!

He's a beauty alright, so very dramatic.

He is quite stunning. I can't wait until he gets settled in and is a bit more visible.

I have a spare 4G that I can move him to if needs be, the filter for it has been kept in my 20G for the last...

It took me a while after Talyn died to find another betta to bring home. Too many in shops looking ratty and like they've had all their fins nipped. I spotted this little guy in one of the 2 LFSs I...

I've been thinking of putting a betta sorority in my 120L, so maybe I'll try a couple in the smaller tank first.

Very much leaning towards a crowntail male for the small tank though. I can always...

I cut the bottom off a clean styrofoam noodle cup, so that it was just a ring. I floated that in a corner of my aquarium and it gives a nice ring of still water for them to nestbuild in.

I guess I'll just have to chalk it up to coincidence that the Assassins got their arses in gear at the same time as the rainbows arrived.

I've managed to find someone to take my bully of a gourami, so I'm now on the lookout for something to put in my 10g tall with one Oto.

The short list so far is:
A betta. I love bettas, but I'm...

I've had a little problem with snails in my tank. About 2 months ago I got two assassin snails, which hardly made a dent in the few snails that are there. I added four Boseman Rainbows about two...

On another forum I'm on there have been a lot of questions of late about wall tanks. This kind of thing: http://www.thepetcentre.ie/store.asp?a=fish&c=14&id=622

Personally I think that they're...

99% of my info is from here, or similar sites. I'm lucky that my LFS is a dedicated aquarium shop, and the staff have no problem asking about your setup, params, how long you have the tank running,...