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... very sorry to hear, Chris You will find strong and healthy ones. Appears like they had bacteria...there was most likely nothing that could have been done about it. I had some cat´s once that died soon, the dealer confessed later on that he had bacteria in the shipment... ... additionally to adap...

I switched once from gravel to sand. Sand is having better results. I did that due to advice in a german forum. I use "seed-size" 1mm (0.04"), works great ,Here the link for pic´s http://deters-ing.de/Bodengrund/Quarzsand.htm here some pic´s of work from Olaf Deters regarding "why sand"... http://de...

"Alles Gute und viel Glueck" for your new friends

my clowns schred new sword leaves only if the iron contend is rather low, possibly iron makes the leave bitter. Possibly they spot snail-eggs and just eat them by biting the holes in it? currently my tank is also small, smaller than yours (working on it), i also have only 3 (working on that also). H...

thanks for vocabulary ... I love it! "Mad Duff", thanks for providing such sound detail. heat will be an issue with my tank, as I will built a top-housing for plants growing out of the water, which will be closed. In the summer I would get a real problem... I will rather count on raising the ground ...

thanks... means 6' tank will not stop them growing... I am allready wondering... they are currently in a far too small tank that they are outgrowing (try to get my friends usualy as tiny as I can get them). As a teenager my clowns never reached 4", I am surprised they growing so "fat" :) , looks lik...

I would be thankful for some help planning the tank... my largest clown measures currently a little above 4" and counts approx. 2years age. How large may they get in the new considerable bigger tank (2'x2'x6')? I will provide good swimming room (in case that makes a differents in growth...) many tha...

Thank´s "Mad Duff" for the experience report. I will follow up on that. The catalogs from Osram were talking about much lower heat emission with the new electronic controllers than T8. perhaps that is meant for the transformer replacement, does any considerable amount come from the light-pipes thems...

Hi Mike, ... am also in the planning phase of a larger Tank and love plants as well as loaches... I have decided for such kind of "lamp-set" and will built the tank-"lid" myself... http://www.arcadia-uk.info/img/product/Electronic-Controller.gif this links provide details: http://www.arcadia-uk.info...

... thanks Emma ... need to grow more aquaristik blooming flowers for you! Mike... you make me laugh... really... don´t know why... German clowns... :lol: :lol: :lol: once I have a camera again, I post a pic here, the "center-stripe" looks on one side like a saddle - does not go around... but that´s...

... wow... aborichtys was pretty much the most exotic I could get in Munich (and I can´t even find another one) ... hmmmm ... I should not have joined this forum... :wink: ... Martin my kids are returning from Toronto next week... I guess I need to design a mini tank into there pant-pockets... EMMA ...

... great, I like them also...

once I set up the bigger tank (perhaps around christmas) I´ll be looking for some as well...

... my intention was to underline your words - should have been a confirmation of your opinion. We have the same idea about these things ...

@shari2 ... don´t want to go to far away from the subject of this treat, however, do you use a bio-filter or so? the bacteria, converting ammonia into nitrite and then further to nitrate, need a cosy home (often its the substrate/ground, specially when its somewhat floated). Many use a slow-floated ...

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