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Happytank!

Rodger, Where abouts are you?

There are some cool Bolivians and Mature Blues at my work - along with some Golds that are ..well, teenagers - but the adults are incredible when they grow up, it wouldnt take long.

-Ness

Super cute - great to see shots (:

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fiddy nine per pair

I don't know much about much

But I see these shiny little dudes up the back of the shop

I rikey

Nothobranchius Rachovii:

Size: 5cm

Temperature: 22 - 29C (71 - 85F)

pH-Value: 6,5 - 7,2

Lighting: Not too bright

Food: Dry, live or frozen food

Swimming: Found in lower area

Aquarium setup: Planted aquarium + stones/roots

Behaviour: Non-agressive easy to keep (mixed aquarium)

Reproduction: Egg-layer

Tank size: 40-80L for group or 5-20L for a pair/trio

Pretty!

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i'm' sharing this!!! thanks Steph!

I've just discovered these guys - the colour on the full grown torpedos are in.sane.balls, and watching a gang of 30 in an 8 foot community is pretty special....

I guess it's a bit like letting out a female into the prize winning halfmoon tank, but one halfmoon is about the same cost of half a torpedo barb caudal.

PHOTOS SIR.

miniature africa!

they're VERY cute and quite nice fish - i'm stil wrapping my head around cichlids (I still love the way every person i speak to says cichlid differently)

would love to hear your observations of spawning and raising behaviors with these dudes.

x

lets address the bloated stomach first - worry about ribbons latur

perhaps include some additional aquarium salt and treat for constipation and/or egg-bound issues

she may be suffering these basic issues - there might be something more dire going on.

ensure she has floating plants to rest on, or reduce the water level

salt and indian almond leaf.... and don't feed her for a day or two... then maybe offer her a piece of cooked pea diced up VERY small

sorry, too tired for capital letters, or proper punctuation

good luck with her, she has great colour

this furrows my brow

tbh i don't understand the statement, i think that was the point, confuse laymaNess

questions

i will be asking them

is it just me or dus it just sound stupid, whats the logic?

at least we have the ASV meet - the brains trust can help me make sense of it

...they eye must be blonde at heart

......actually, come to think of it - i've been called blonde.

totally never, like, understood like, what they were - like - saying, but.

these and the clowns are neurotic, dropping colour is pretty common, I see tanks full of mostly coloured dudes, and the occasional pale one submitting to a bit of a social threat.

as advised, don't fret unless they stay pale, they're either stressed or sickly.

Sorry with the bubble bursting.

But odds on he'll sprout eventually and get agro.

I've had naughty jumpers get out with my Girls Gangsta Paradise sorority and cruise around there with the dominant females telling him what to do

(You know how some guys just want that?)

Anyways, not sure how you feel treading through fields of landmines, but I'd steer clear, don't freak out - but start making pans to bag 'im and move 'im.

You may need your very first MALE BETTA TANK?

HMMMMMM

I have 13 tanks in my shed from 9-150 lt if you want to come buy and take one? (Northcote)

x

m a y l

Ash, they're beautiful!

Les - That's amazing!

Think UP - get vertical (although you look like you've filled a few shelves already)

I have tropical backyard Jealousy.

oh. and fishroom jealousy. xx

Chi, I was a bit excited about the thing that was happening - you know - that big thing that happened in the world?

Yeah.

Obama is an ANGEL (fish

Sorry Lee, I'm a bit like that - it's a lovely tank!

I get a bit excitey-cite.

Hi Lee,

Oh Bah Mah!

Enjoy it.

LOVE that angel fish

is his name OH BAM AH!?

Obama could make the Java grow...

This is a bit of a good news story, and an interesting one to note.

I am not a big complainer when it comes to crappy service, however if I have exceptional service I go out of my way for the manager/owner to hear about it.

Sometimes it can be something that's simmering in the back of the owner/manager's mind that they have doubts about a staff.... and then when you get to speak to a customer that has the real interaction - that can seal the deal.

Sounds great, glad to hear the winner won, and you might actually go back.

There are plenty of LFS that I will go to and select who I engage with as a customer.

(:

Probably good for adult betta - however this tank is designed for fry 2 weeks old and grow out (:

Feeding newly hatched fry

Day 0-2 = egg sac

day 2-10 = Vinegar Eels / Microworms (you will need a culture)

Day 10-25/30 = baby brine shrimp

From then on it's grindals / mozzie larvae / small pellets, frozen foods cut up finely

That's how I do it, people have their own ways.

Yes, you need live foods for fry, adults will be happy with fozen and live foods

Hey Paws,

Firstly, start at the beginning.

Research is your best friend - have a peek here at the care sheet Victoria Betta have put together... we recommend a minimum of 3 litres per male.

In a 3 foot tank you'd be best off with 6 or more females - with LOTS of plant coverage (fake or real - it's about hiding spots and breaking up the line of sight for agro girls), oh - and sharp eyes - the girls will hammer out a pecking order in the first few days but anyone that persists in aggressing might want to be isolated in their own tank or re-homed.... you'll need to be on top of it so nobody gets hurt.

The more fish in a sorority the better (filtration and water changes to suit)

Filtration is confusing.

Sumps either work on the same level as the tank (at the back) or on a different level (below the tank) basically you are pulling old water out of the tank into the sump, running it through some sort of filter (sponge/noodles/carbon) and pushing the new water back into the tank.

I'm no expert, and prefer to have a canister filter completely over-do my filtration so I don't have to think.

Can't help you with the availability of live foods - but ring around your local stores, keep in mind that frozen foods are statistically just about as good as live in terms of nourishment.

(: Hope that helps.

-Ness