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Rofl............sorry, no advice. :-)

Well done Sarah. Don't think I would have done it. :-)

What's the difference with the app?

Same. Have had it happen a few times. Don't know how I got it back, I think same as Bettarazzi. Good luck.

ROFL @Sarah.

@Neffy, know what you mean. I have heard it's a LOT harder to maintain a balance within the tank. Sooooo many beautiful fish though.

@Yan............. How many ltr is it? And filtration? You getting corals as well? Will be watching with interest. Please keep us informed of your progress. Might try myself one day.

Understand that. At least when you left I knew they would be cared for. Sold a few others to friends and same thing. Not sure how I will feel about leaving them at LFS. Bit silly really.

How do you feel? When you took mine (how they going by the way) felt a little sad but with a sense of accomplishment. Congratulations.

Very nice. Love marine but never had one. Have you had one before Yan? Can't wait to see what you do with it.

Thanks Neffy. Was a bit embarrassed really. Kept fish most of my life. Didn't really know what was going on. Never seen anything like it. Pretty obvious now. Hopefully others learn from my mistakes. Just very lucky no losses.

Just want to say thankyou to EVERYONE on here.

My second lot of fry is six weeks (as you all know :-) ) and in reality, without everyones help and ideas, I would not have been very successful. Sometimes it's an obvious problem but you just don't see it. You need someone else to point out the obvious. Example, Shadoh telling me to split fry into two tanks. I forgot I had a spare tank because I was using it with a drip system for my 11 week olds. Bettarazzi for telling me to clean sponge filter. Duh.

My father was a fish nut ( still is but fights it ) and he tried Bettas but had no luck as no info was available. After half a dozen failures, gave up out of frustration. Doesn't like to fail and kill helpless fry either.

So, forgive my verbal dribble, but please accept my thanks for all your help. I would not have done it without you all.

Paul

This morning great news. No losses in either tank and orange water is almost completely cleared. Still using a little extract so will never be clear. My IAL should be here any day. Best part is the "thickness" of the water has cleared. So obvious. Thankyou everyone.

Got home and straight into it. Caught 2/3 of them and floated these in two coke bottles in spare tank. Over one hour slowly add tank water to bottles and release these.

Did third water change in original fry tank, rinsed out sponge filter and I must say, after a couple of hours, it looks a lot better.

Think I was lucky, sponge was filthy. Does a lot better job than I gave it credit for. First time I have used one. Always had canister filters.

Thank you everyone. Think I needed to separate them anyway and was about to do it.

Hope it turns out to be a bargain. Very nice.

Hope he starts eating for you Sarah. I know you tried to show a betta how to blow a bubble nest with a straw so why not eat some spagetti in front of the tank. Lol.

Good luck, make sure you let us know how he goes.

Yea thanks Sarah. Was aware of this but thankyou anyway.

No worries. Thanks mate. Will clean sponge filter and separate fry onto two tanks. Have removed plant and placed that in a bucket which is still clear.

But no ammonia ( just registered) or nitrates, nitrites. Thought these would be up there if waste related.

Only six weeks as well. You have experienced the color and thickness of water?

G day mate. Welcome to the forum. Have a good look around, plenty to read and always someone on here to answer any questions or maybe you can answer some.

I can't view it on my iPhone. ;-(. When you can post some more pics please.

Thanks Yan. Will do that this arvo when I get home if problem still there. I expect it will be :-(

Left too early this morning to check

Internal filter has been running for a few hrs at least.

About to start w/c.

Just tested water. Have been doing at least 30% min water change each day.

Ammonia just registered. Aprox 0.05 mg/l. Half way between first color rise.

Nitrate. Nil

Nitrate. Nil

I think I can see tiny specks in the mirth. Not sure. Like pea soup. Fish seem fine. No losses. Never experienced anything like it.

Ps. The bucket with fake plant soaking in it is still clear......,..,....

Risks with both those options but I guess I have to do something. Netting will transfer sone water so if it's bacterial it will happen to new tank too. Since I put powerhead on, tank now really murky. Just see rear of tank. Have just turned sponge filter on to full last week, wonder if that could be feeding a sudden flush of whatever it is? Just wild guesses now.

Could it BBS related? Same color

Help.................got home, tank orange and water looks thick. Fish all seem ok? What's going on???????

Doing water change and putting in an internal filter with carbon only. Original sponge still running.

Paul, now considering all options.

Algal bloom............... Tank gets poor light. Could this be a factor? Why and how has this happened and what to do about it?

Bacterial............. As above. This sounds more scary.

I could net fry and put them into another tank and clean the one there in. This would still transfer to other tank?

Normaly transfer 50% water with fry when I move.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated as I am at a loss. Just lucky fish not affected. Photo below