Due to the uncertainty in all of our lives at the moment I spent Saturday worrying about lock downs and shops being forced to close and what not. This made me worry I wouldn't get my tank stocked so I spoke to the LFS I bought Stan from.
He advised me to do my big water change and go to the shop the next day and get sorted.
He sold me a bottle of "colony" I forgot the manufacturer name to add to my tank while the fish were acclimatising, I also bought 6 harlequin rasbora, (strange because 7 came out of the bag.) 4 corydoras sterbai, and of course Stan.
Oh and an ehiem 100 air pump because I wasnt happy with the surface agitation.
Straight home then add the dose of colony and float bags before fitting the air pump. Lights out for a couple of hours while we went for dinner.
I was very excited to turn the light on when I got home. It looks great. I spent the next half an hour sat on the floor watching. I'm chuffed to bits with it.
And a pic of Stan. He seems to have claimed the left hand side of the tank where all the plants are. The rasbora keep out the way but the sterbai are crackers and do what they want.
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64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
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He is still handsome.
Tank's looking good.
Tank's looking good.
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What @plankton said
Very nice set-up. That should keep you entertained during lock-ins
Very nice set-up. That should keep you entertained during lock-ins
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Cheers ric and plankton. I'm still working. Im not sure if we are supposed to be though.
If I get told to stay at home I've got the 425 litre tank to work on.
If I get told to stay at home I've got the 425 litre tank to work on.
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
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Reminder, don't forget the key element ...WATER!Andys temperate tank wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 8:45 am If I get told to stay at home I've got the 425 litre tank to work on.
WARNING - DO NOT BREED, FEED OR PET THE PUDDLE!
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..unless its a dry run
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..just..could...not...resist...
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Maybe the dry start method?