Randomly looking at things on you tube and found this mini documentary on a fish..i was amazed!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoygy-8PTtU&feature=relmfu

Kelly x

21st is fine..I'm going whatever ( benefit of being a stay at home mum)

Just one question thou 21st of WHAT MONTH..I've lost track!

Kelly x

My cold water aquarium rose from 19c to around 26 yesterday, had no effect when I put. The fan on even after 6 hours..it's 22 today.

OH NO thats even worse Fishy Fishy!! Fingers crossed my little girl doesnt ever bring ''tadpoles'' home..ewww!

*plays her violin*

LOL

(sorry couldnt help myself)

EEWWW! Im so glad ive never come across one of those.

Will take some photos and upload later.. The idea is to keep just the two orandas..maybe a third later on in time as They seem to be quite social fish.

Ive the two external filters an Ehiem 2229 wet & dry filter- This has a big fitration of 1100 LPH and Faster decomposition of ammonia and nitrite etc.. the reviews on it seemed really good so i had to have one!

Also A Ehiem professional 2224 - which is designed for 250l but its extra filtration with lots of seachem de nitrate substrate.. to be on the safe side!

I did look the option of a sump but Decided that I'd stick to what I know at this stage!

kelly.

My Big Tank is cycled

Its water paremeters are

PH- 7.5
KH - 17
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0 (maybe 2ppm)

So all is well after the 18 day cycling Period, the nitrates rose then fell, and ammonia levels go back to 0ppm with half a day..so bateria is present and working well.

My Two Stunning Orandas are in waiting in a little tank in my LFS(for a month now!) Although i am being charged £4 a week to keep them reserved..They are worth it (they were £50 each!!) They are both large red caps.

Should i Bring them both home together? Or just one at a time? What should i feed them and how much? The pet shop was very vague I was told just a sinking pellet once a day? But id like to give them live and frozen veg etc..

I have read that Red Cap Orandas should be limited on blood worm because of the bateria problems it can cause with their wens (their red caps!)

Advice much apriciated!

Kelly x

(Ps: ignore my profile info ive yet to update it!)

I Still cant quite understand why a LFS Owner really stuck his gound on saying that 'Nirate levels arent important when keeping Fish' He said they never test the Nitrates in their own or customers tanks and even the 160ppm nitrate level in my tank didnt matter..

When i know it does matter for the long term health of the fish..He then proceeded to try and say that 8 Fancy goldfish would be fine in my 150L Tank..which is also rubbish..i must have given him the most disaproving looks ever, he looked shocked at why i didnt agree! This Guy has over 35 years of fishkeeping expertise too.

Why would a really big aquatic centre with Marine corals and Fish and a vast tropical and coldwater fish collection..try and fob me off with bad advice? Surely not just to get repeat sales because my fish are going to keep dying?

Kelly