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Hi Basil, the link says "video unavailable"

Thanks for your nice comments Redshark,very much appreciated. I am happy for my clowns which I love to bits.

Hi Basil. Thanks.
The pond is inside

Dead calcified worm??? Where would that come from? I was just saying it could be anything...I've read stuff like that could happen. When we treat with worm meds for example, the fish expels stuff from the gut but those anchored in the flesh can stay and actually rot in the fish if the immune system...

I didn't notice the mouth issue but to be honest it doesn't sound related to me. Perhaps the lump was annoying him so he hit himself of the glass trying to scrape it off or something and then hurt his mouth? I'd just keep the water clean and hope for recovery. It is anyone's guess what the lump is f...

Reading about your silver dollar. Sorry to hear its been sick. I wouldn't have any idea what the lump is from but considering the age of the fish, it could be anything. It could be tumor of some sort, etc...If the fish behaves differently, then it is obviously bothered by it but to be honest I don't...

Looking great Fran.The older clowns are in great shape and the little ones are really cute.

Hey Fran. Thanks. The large clown is a female. The shape of the belly is due to her being egg bound. Males are long and slender. That female only started developing the big pouch about a year ago. She's the only one like that in the group but she's also the oldest. I have an old thread here from 201...

I haven't opened a thread in while so here it goes....

My clown loach pond.

The emersed plants....



And an underwater video of the fish I just managed to get with my phone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6bSROSu-yg

I personally started with a similar tank size and 5 clown loaches and they stayed there for the first 3-4 years and could have stayed for another bit had the tank not cracked. I also didn't know if I would be able to upgrade as my other half was against.... As long as you don't keep many other fish ...

Well, I hope we play catch up for the next 25 years

It should be fine. The FX6 is capable enough to cope with the size of tank. I always have 2 filters but its for redundancy as well in case one fails.

Congrats and well done redshark. I've got 18 years to catch up on you