Attention fish keepers

[Ixion]

No, fish are the new motorbikes. Did you not get the memo?

How the F*** do you wheelstand a fish ?

[gijoe1313]

Old chinese cooky-boy saying ...

Fresh flesh of fish is best before being dipped in flour and sizzled in hot wok, stir fry through with ginger, spring onions, garlic and use hoisin sauce.

Serve with white rice and side dish of vegetables.

Remember, you can eat everything, but the soul!

[Morcs]

Your list of fishes already looking fine! Especially for 65l!
It's looking great mate, cant wait for the pics WITH the fish
it's fake plants that you used innit?

Yip. Cant be bothered with live plants eh...

How the F*** do you wheelstand a fish ?

Not sure about wheelies, but stoppies definately. Like the headstander:

[Morcs]

Had an ammonia reading, not high at all. some ammo lock has gone in, and will test again tomorrow.

despite that, stocked with a handful of glowlights and black widows today.

as soon as the water conditions are perfect, a pair of dwarf neon guaramis and a pair of guppies will go in. Also a bumblebee goby - got to have an oddball heheh.

Ive been told id have to feed guaramis on a different flake food, but what I dont understand, is how to get them to eat the right flake, and the rest of the fish not to eat the other flake . On top of that, got the same problem with bloodworms, brine shrimp, and betta pellets, and algae wafers.

I simply cannot believe that the way to feed so many different types of fish with different foods, is to put it all in, and just hope the right food gets eaten by the right fish... could do with some advice...

[klingon]

I simply cannot believe that the way to feed so many different types of fish with different foods, is to put it all in, and just hope the right food gets eaten by the right fish... could do with some advice...

Not gonna happen! The best I can suggest is feeding a variety of food and hope that everyone gets the right kind of food to keep them healthy and happy! I've had plenty of examples where I've used food that's meant to be for carnivores and my so-called herbivore fish have gobbled it all up before the carnivores get a look-in.

So yeah, just feed a variety, not too much of anything, and see what happens.

Doesn't a bumblebee goby need brackish water when it gets older? Must look it up...

[klingon]

Had an ammonia reading, not high at all. some ammo lock has gone in, and will test again tomorrow.

Oh, forgot to mention that AmmoLock will give you a false positive ammonia reading. It turns the ammonia into a form that will be less harmful to your fish - but it will still show up on your ammonia test kit.

If you continue to use AmmoLock you will need to rely on your Nitrite reading to tell you the progress of your cycle. Once you have detectable nitrite you can stop using the AmmoLock as there should be no more ammonia present. Nitrite is still toxic though, so you need to wait until the nitrite is 0 and nitrate is detectable before you have completed the cycle.

Keep an eye on the tetras and if they start to show any signs of stress (eg red gills, hanging around the surface, skin problems) do a 50% water change to dilute the ammonia and/or nitrite.

[Blossom]

I am so adding this thread to my things to refer to about cycling my new tank when it gets here... yeah! Thanks.

[Morcs]

Doesn't a bumblebee goby need brackish water when it gets older? Must look it up...

thats what I thought, but one of the two types (Brachygobius xanthozona) can survive quite well in freshwater.

[klingon]

thats what I thought, but one of the two types (Brachygobius xanthozona) can survive quite well in freshwater.

Well well! Learn something new every day. Thanks for the info.