[OFFICIAL] Fish keeping lover lounge - Part 2

blackestvoid

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If i wamma have some plants. I will get the lamp

But is it a must to get sand?

no
better to get aquarium soil for plant to get nutrients
unless u growing epiphytes or floating which no need even substrate
 

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If i wamma have some plants. I will get the lamp

But is it a must to get sand?

sand look nice with the colour, but must get the coarse ones as fine ones get suck up by the syphon when you clear waste on top of it.

Depending on the fish you going to keep, fish such as jewel cichlids or red parrots, the sand bed will have many craters all over the place
 

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How to let the water running through to the canister filter on 1st start?
*Without primitive way suck on the pipe* 😅
 

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Is the lucky number for fish

Can we mix the type of fish to match this number?

Example
1gold fish and 8 guppies for number 9
Or
2 gold fish and 7 guppies for number9
 

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Surprising my $2 feeder Barbs all alive .. getting veri active .

Tank so naked
Why not add some plants
 

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Visit this place
Not too bad
But some fishes in some tanks in poor health

Impact of pandemic I suppose. The wall of plants half empty.

But I bought 50 mosquito rasboras there, it's been a week and they are fine and eating well.
 

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Impact of pandemic I suppose. The wall of plants half empty.

But I bought 50 mosquito rasboras there, it's been a week and they are fine and eating well.

mosquito rasboras - tetras family? :s11:
 

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just now i try feeding live ants to the guppies and they eat up all.
see tomorrow got causalities or not? :D
 

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Impact of pandemic I suppose. The wall of plants half empty.

But I bought 50 mosquito rasboras there, it's been a week and they are fine and eating well.


I bought some mosquito rasbora too thinking they are chilli rasbora. I have done research and both names refers to the same rasbora. Dont know why seaview name the rasbora they have now as mosquito rasbora. The correct name should be exclaimation mark rasbora.

https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/boraras-marvels-in-miniature/
 

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anybody using aluminum profile rack for tank stand?
like this type
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Going to make a similar rack to store things in balcony as wife complain my current those Boltless rack one abit eyesore

Fast hand fast leg ordered one from Taobao
And incidentally got space for a tank 🤫


And If u going to get just skip all those acrylic parts
 
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any links?

this needs to be robust enough to be able to take the entire weight of the tank and a flat base is advisable to ease the pressure points on the bottom of the tank
 

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What's a good place to get a tank from?

I'm considering getting the Fluval Flex 123. Looks quite complete and aesthetically pleasing.

Any other suggestions?

Also. Do any stores here sell the Celestial Pearl Danio?
 

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What's a good place to get a tank from?

I'm considering getting the Fluval Flex 123. Looks quite complete and aesthetically pleasing.

Any other suggestions?

Also. Do any stores here sell the Celestial Pearl Danio?

CPD most decent LFS will have once in season. They not really like neon tetra not everyday will see ones.


Fluval Flex is actually those kind of IOS tank, but complete setup with matching stuff which is not bad, havent really seen and touch one yet.

But i think this should be much better than those edge tank...hard to find replacement parts..for the setup.

Maybe you will want to see the physcial thing, as in the pump is it normal sizing , led...lights replacement.

lastly the curve shape in front will make cleaning with those scrapers / magnetic clamp brush slightly more difficult but 123l use a melamine sponge can solve all these
 

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What's a good place to get a tank from?

I'm considering getting the Fluval Flex 123. Looks quite complete and aesthetically pleasing.

Any other suggestions?

Also. Do any stores here sell the Celestial Pearl Danio?

why not get a custom made one from a local tank maker?
 

InvincibleTofu

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why not get a custom made one from a local tank maker?
The Flex looks quite nice with its bowled front. Plus $450 from FnM gets me quite a lot of kit.

I'm think a 125L tank from a local maker is going to cost a lot more without any included filters, etc.

Happy to hear suggestions though. Looking for a 80cm x 40cm 125L tank.
 
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