i have never used hot water from the tap, it is not safe due to the copper and other trace metal elements that can be found in the water either from the heater/ boiler or pipework. although very small amounts this can have a bad effect on the water chemistry, and cause death like i would say has unf...

Sorry to hear this andrew? have you had this happen to any other fish or fry or just your L46? i would say that it probably isnt the hikari pellets as i feed mine this and have had no problems at all. and surely the new pipes wont make a difference as this is the hot water system in your house, you ...

i have no problems with the filters or water chemistry, i check the water perameters every week (sometimes twice a week) and adding just minimal amounts does not affect it at all. however if you were to add it in larger doses i should imagine that it would have some kind of effect...


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Here you go mate, you will find all you need to here...

http://www.zuchthoehlen.eu/


J

By the way the pics do also make it look a lot brighter than it is in the tank...

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there are loads of dark places in the tank and hiding places towards the back of the tank and arround the centre of the rock/ slate cluster. But they are now alot friendlier since i have had them they are all used to me coming up to the tanks for cleaning and feeding them, they now never dash off to...

Just done a 20% water change and cleaned the glass inside and out! just a few nice pics... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/jamiebaker24@hotmail.com/New%20Zebz/SS850853.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/jamiebaker24@hotmail.com/New%20Zebz/SS850865.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums...

nice to see they have started spawning mate!

i would keep the ones you have if i were you now you know that they are spawning, could you buy the ones that you were suppozed to be swapping?

Good luck with them, no mater what you decide to do

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congrats glad its going well! good luck with them! i would return the male back to the rest of the colony as soon as possible if i were you and the cave, putting it back in exactly the same position and way it was before! but leave the fr in this new tank ou have them in... but just what i would do ...

thanks alot! :D i use tap water in both of my tanks, we are lucky where we are that the 'Raw' tapwater is at a ph of 7, and very low in chlorine. every time i do a water change i add some tetra Aquasafe and occasionally tetra easy ballance. what i do find is good and gives you crystal clear water an...

yes it does, it is in my bedroom, my main tank is virtually silent appart from the air bubbles from the airstones. both tanks use Tetra tec dual outlet APS 300's they them selves are super quiet pumps. This tank if i do not have the bubble wall on is almost silent aswell. the eheim powerhead is inau...

i saw that rock and thought that it would be great looking like steps up to the cave, that was what triggerd me to set up this other tank, i saw it and thought that and had to use it and set it up like the image i had in my head. the tank is a Tetra Tec Aqua Art 60L 22" long x 11.5" deep x...

Purchased a Eheim 1212 Aquaball Powerhead for my new tank, its awesome :lol: , great aeration and stong flow too, looks great aswell :) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/jamiebaker24@hotmail.com/New%20Zebz/SS850851.jpg And what my tank looks like now with powerhead added and 12" bubble air...

Some pics that i just took of my tank... still not cleaned the dam glass :frustrated: anyways hope you enjoy.... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/jamiebaker24@hotmail.com/New%20Zebz/SS850847.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/jamiebaker24@hotmail.com/New%20Zebz/SS850843.jpg http://img....

Have changed the layout in my tank a bit, pics are rubbish but will get some better ones soon... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/jamiebaker24@hotmail.com/New%20Zebz/SS850824.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/jamiebaker24@hotmail.com/New%20Zebz/SS850827.jpg a few of the adults... http...