Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)
Hi,
John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.
I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.
With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.
I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.
If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.
I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.
I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.
Thank you
Darragh Sherwin
Stocking suggestions for my new tank
I was just wondering if you guys could give me some suggestions on what I can add to it? I already have 4 Mollys, 5 Danios, and 6 Corys, as well as 4 amano shrimp in my existing tank which will be going into the new one (the missus won't let me keep both going
). Would like to maybe get 1 or 2 bigger fish or maybe another shoal of fish. Any suggestions?I am also thinking of making this tank a planted tank. I have no experience of planted tanks (apart from some java moss on driftwood) so could someone recommend some plants that would do well in this tank? I am thinking of going with sand in this tank, is that ok for planting or do I need to get something to go underneath the sand? Have tried to do some research on planted tanks but I find all the info re lighting and substrate and WPG a bit confusing and also don't want to get something (plants or substrate) that is not compatible with my fish.
Sorry for the long winded post, all advice appreciated!
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are u planning on breeding them? how many do you have and what type are they? clown loaches are lovely in community tanks when your filter sponges are matured.and a nice pleco to do the clean up.tina.
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Would a few clown loaches not be too big for the new aquarium? I hear they can grow to 12 inches? Not dismissing your idea Tina just googled them to read up about them after you suggested them
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i always have to suggest the oddball types, khuli loach, ghost glass catfish, marble hatchets, african butterflies are all seriously cool fish although i'd watch the african butterfly wit smaller fish, you should see them stalking blue bottles and leaping out to catch them, that's it i'm buying one
The Osaka is an open top tank, those hatchets and butterflies would be leaping out for real
There are lots of options for a 150 litre tank. The Osaka is a nice, tall stylish tank too. Angelfish would look good in it.
The important thing is to match the fish to your water chemistry.
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hope this helps a bit.tina.
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The Osaka is an open top tank
my bad, make a lid, benfits? keeps heat, reduces evaporation and most important keeps your hatchets and butterflies from leaping out
edit: after a bit of oul googling, beautiful tank mate
Check out the angling section, it is fantastic
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re clowns they can grow i have in a 180ltr tank and they have stayed at 4ish inches for the past year,
One of my clowns is around 8-9", 6-7 years old..... Clown loaches are slow growers especially at 4-5" but a tank that size should only be temporary.... i just wouldn't want pompeybill thinking its ok to get clowns if he isn't thinking of upgrading the tank. My clowns seem massive in my 800L tank, they are also very active and need the space.
I left the feeding flap thing on my lid open one night.... Got a serious shock in the morning when i stepped on my (In my bare feet) dried up butterfly fish.!!
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2poc wrote:
The Osaka is an open top tank
my bad, make a lid, benfits? keeps heat, reduces evaporation and most important keeps your hatchets and butterflies from leaping out
edit: after a bit of oul googling, beautiful tank mate
Yeah its a beaut alright, when I saw it just had to get it. As for a DIY lid, not sure I would be up to that, not the best with that sort of thing! Lol
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I bought myself 12 pygmy corys over the weekend (love corys and couldn't resist them when I saw them in the shop) and they are great. They have taken to chasing the danios around for a while then he chases them, very funny to watch.
I was wondering what you guys think about adding more fish? In my head I had room for more fish but had a quick look on aqadvisor and they say I'm fully stocked. The missus wants a few cardinal or neon tetras and a dwarf gourami and was just wondering if it is possible to get them in? Just to summarise the stock already
5 zebra danio
4 balloon mollys
6/7 leopard corys (they run/swim away every time I come close to the tank so its hard to count them!)
2 bronze corys
12 pygmy corys
A few shrimp
I have some plants in the tank if that makes any difference. Would the gourami be to stressed with the danios zipping around?
Thanks
Bill
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