the original "plan" was that I was going to be getting a cube same as the one Barney is in sometime at the end of October and get it fully up and running so she (and her BF) could have it for Christmas (she has kept fish previously as well as working with monkeys in South America as part of her University degree).
But now they're moving into a new place at the end of the month so the revised plan is to see if I can get this cycled and ready for when we go down there second week of August. (She's in Long Eaton moving to Ilkeston, we're up in Wiganish)
I am aware that her water is harder than mine (the new place is 11.5 Clarkes, ours is is 3 , both our PHs are between 7 & 7.5) ) so If I do stick with the plan of getting the Betta (and maybe one or 3 mates) up here then after they've been transported she will need to do small regular water changes to reacclimatise them.
Ah yes transporting them, that will need a little thinking .
Its only about a 90 minute drive o its eaither bag them or pop them in a plastic tub with the foam filter I'll be using powered by a battery pack. Drain the tank, pack with bubblewrap and cover with clingfilm.
OR
Drain about a third of the water out, put the tank inside a larger plastic container, seal with cling film and transport them in the water hoping the substarte (going for soil and sand with live plants) doesn't get too disturbed.
I'm probably going to go with Pan A
Or it might all change depending on how well the cycling goes ;o)
