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by splendid100
Fri May 06, 2011 4:25 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: My 400L for Botia Macracantha
Replies: 4
Views: 4340

Re: My 400L for Botia Macracantha

Ciao, il tuo 400l carro armato è troppo piccolo per 10 Botia macracantha adulti. Va bene per i bambini, ma sarà necessario acquistare una vasca più grande quando crescono. Adulti Botia macracantha è 40cm di lunghezza. Corydoras sp. crescere fino a circa 5 cm di lunghezza. Non è una buona combinazion...
by splendid100
Fri May 06, 2011 4:02 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: encouraging algae growth
Replies: 3
Views: 3510

Re: encouraging algae growth

I would not fiddle with your tank settings but leave your tank set up to optimise fish health and focus on growing supplementary algae elsewhere. Buy a transparent 2-gallon plastic bucket from a cheap retailer for £1.99. Fill with tap water plus a squirt of liquid fertilizer (or just use the waste w...
by splendid100
Fri May 06, 2011 2:46 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: pic's of my 4ft'er
Replies: 6
Views: 5038

Re: pic's of my 4ft'er

Very nice photographs. I am wondering if the fish eat the cucumber? I've never had any success feeding cucumber to my fish and am curious to hear other people's experiences. By the way, sticking a spoon through the cucumber to make it sink is a brilliant idea which I have never seen before. Thanks f...
by splendid100
Fri May 06, 2011 2:39 pm
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Crossocheilus siamese and Synodontis catfish
Replies: 3
Views: 7118

Re: Crossocheilus siamese and Synodontis catfish

I have not kept them together and I don't think I would. You say the fish you are thinking of combining are small at present but in my experience these fish grow very, very quickly. My synodontis species have reached adult size within 3-6 months of going into my tanks (i.e. grown from 2" fish to 7" ...
by splendid100
Fri May 06, 2011 2:04 pm
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Freshwater Bristleworms Killing my Loaches? Picture Included
Replies: 2
Views: 8347

Re: Freshwater Bristleworms Killing my Loaches? Picture Incl

I have red worms in my tanks. I have never looked at them under magnification. To the naked eye my worms look smooth. Maybe my worms are not the same as yours? Identifying aquatic worms is something beyond my ability. Maybe a zoologist who has specialised in studying this subject will be able to ide...