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- WinterRose73
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@mantis No, sadly not, I don't have anywhere near the space that a group would need and they can't be kept individually.
To have enough space to swim and thrive they need something like a 5 ft tank, or so I've read. Even if I upgrade to the Eheim 240 it's not long enough.
It is very pretty though especially now it's not scared to death! I will have to try and catch it tomorrow and take it back to P@H.
To have enough space to swim and thrive they need something like a 5 ft tank, or so I've read. Even if I upgrade to the Eheim 240 it's not long enough.
It is very pretty though especially now it's not scared to death! I will have to try and catch it tomorrow and take it back to P@H.
'Take wasps,' Death continued. 'Wasps are made entirely from bastard. Whose grand design are they part of?'
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If I remember correctly, although the average size is 6", some females can potentially get to 8". They also live for getting on for 40 years, like their cousins the clowns.
I do like loaches (I think I still have some zebras in the Trigon, but I never see them), but they shouldn't really be kept on their own, they really like big groups - probably just as gregarious as corys.
I do like loaches (I think I still have some zebras in the Trigon, but I never see them), but they shouldn't really be kept on their own, they really like big groups - probably just as gregarious as corys.
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@WinterRose73 ."I'll try and take it back tomorrow but would I need to get a bag". I have freezer bags should I wish to transport fish, and indeed aquarium plants. The bags are strong, transparent, and of course water-proof.
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@plankton I'd seen mentions of the size and that they need to be in a group.
@Jon_D If I had any freezer or other food safe bags I would use thrm, but I don't unfortunately. The only bags I have are nappy sacks which I use when doing the litter trays and they are perfumed/deffo not fish safe.
As the diamonds are incredibly skittish the loach will have to wait a few days. I don't want to be poking about with a net in there for a little while.
Going to P@H later to grab some more planted wood - hopefully minus any hitchhikers - so will have a chat with them. Or perhaps I'll get another free loach and can build the collection that way!
@Jon_D If I had any freezer or other food safe bags I would use thrm, but I don't unfortunately. The only bags I have are nappy sacks which I use when doing the litter trays and they are perfumed/deffo not fish safe.
As the diamonds are incredibly skittish the loach will have to wait a few days. I don't want to be poking about with a net in there for a little while.
Going to P@H later to grab some more planted wood - hopefully minus any hitchhikers - so will have a chat with them. Or perhaps I'll get another free loach and can build the collection that way!
'Take wasps,' Death continued. 'Wasps are made entirely from bastard. Whose grand design are they part of?'
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Get a free return bag for the loachWinterRose73 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:33 am @plankton I'd seen mentions of the size and that they need to be in a group.
@Jon_D If I had any freezer or other food safe bags I would use thrm, but I don't unfortunately. The only bags I have are nappy sacks which I use when doing the litter trays and they are perfumed/deffo not fish safe.
As the diamonds are incredibly skittish the loach will have to wait a few days. I don't want to be poking about with a net in there for a little while.
Going to P@H later to grab some more planted wood - hopefully minus any hitchhikers - so will have a chat with them. Or perhaps I'll get another free loach and can build the collection that way!