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by VikingMummy2015
Wed May 01, 2024 22:47 pm
Forum: New to Fishkeeping
Topic: Starter advice - help!
Replies: 11
Views: 545

Re: Starter advice - help!

afc69 wrote: Wed May 01, 2024 7:47 am @vikingmummy2015 Hi, I’m in Kingswells, is it Dobbies you’re referring to? Can’t think of any other tropical fish stockist out this way.
Did a quick Google: PASS Aquatics, Jesmond Drive, Bridge of Don. I was also going to say Waterworld but that’s closed down now.
by VikingMummy2015
Tue Apr 30, 2024 23:04 pm
Forum: New to Fishkeeping
Topic: Starter advice - help!
Replies: 11
Views: 545

Re: Starter advice - help!

Hi and welcome to the forum :) I echo what VikingMummy2015 had said. Get the largest aquarium that is in your budget range, the bigger the aquarium the more options available. Water hardness is a key factor when selecting fish (there are soft water fish species and hard water fish species); which t...
by VikingMummy2015
Mon Apr 29, 2024 18:08 pm
Forum: New to Fishkeeping
Topic: Starter advice - help!
Replies: 11
Views: 545

Re: Starter advice - help!

Best to get as big a tank as you have room for; lots of second hand options go for quite cheap on eg Facebook Marketplace too. You’ll need to figure out your water parameters to get the right stock; looks like you had a right mix of hard and soft water species as well as some not suited to tank shar...
by VikingMummy2015
Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:13 pm
Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
Topic: New Tank Log: VikingMummy
Replies: 658
Views: 45693

Re: New Tank Log: VikingMummy

We’ve had another spawning as I saw more smaller fry again during/after today’s water change. At one point I was able to count 10 fry at various sizes. The older ones are definitely starting to get braver and coming out and about a wee bit more. Definitely one male amongst them as even his fins are ...
by VikingMummy2015
Fri Apr 26, 2024 22:09 pm
Forum: New to Fishkeeping
Topic: Baby snail appeared
Replies: 6
Views: 299

Re: Baby snail appeared

When you zoom in, yes it’s a black variant of a Sulawesi (mine are the standard yellow). My baby ones have smoother, more elongated shells.
by VikingMummy2015
Fri Apr 26, 2024 19:06 pm
Forum: New to Fishkeeping
Topic: Baby snail appeared
Replies: 6
Views: 299

Re: Baby snail appeared

Hmmm…difficult to tell but it doesn’t look quite right shell for a Sulawesi. You can see their distinctive body shape and colour from tiny (I have new babies appearing most weeks). An individual can produce live young (not eggs) because they hold onto the young internally for a looooong time.
by VikingMummy2015
Fri Apr 26, 2024 19:02 pm
Forum: New to Fishkeeping
Topic: Water levels
Replies: 11
Views: 499

Re: Water levels

You need 0 ammonia and nitrite. Anything above that is toxic unfortunately. On a positive note, the fact you’re getting increased nitrite shows your tank is at least starting to cycle, but you absolutely cannot add more fish as yet. You need to either carry out water changes (potentially multiple ti...
by VikingMummy2015
Mon Apr 22, 2024 13:06 pm
Forum: New to Fishkeeping
Topic: Hi, new and in need of help!
Replies: 5
Views: 291

Re: Hi, new and in need of help!

Nothing with drawers, but something like IKEA Trofast unit or an kallax easily supports a tank that small. My first tank was a 29L one on a trofast in my kids’ bedroom. I then had a duplicate tank on an Argos chest of drawers and it started bowing within weeks whereas the trofast unit is still on th...
by VikingMummy2015
Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: New to Fishkeeping
Topic: Hi! New and confused
Replies: 116
Views: 4024

Re: Hi! New and confused

Remind us how your filter is set up? Because you shouldn’t ever be removing filter cartridges otherwise yes, you’ll be removing the beneficial bacteria you’ve worked so hard to grow! If it’s just carbon, it can be removed, but if it’s sponge in there, then it just needs rinsed in used tank water and...
by VikingMummy2015
Sat Apr 20, 2024 18:56 pm
Forum: Ponds
Topic: Staffylovers wildlife pond
Replies: 40
Views: 6263

Re: Staffylovers wildlife pond

I can’t remember which plants were from you, but this is how mine is looking as of a couple of days ago; much better than with all the snow!
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