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  1. Tx for the reply Hooked, never considered that....

    Tx for the reply Hooked, never considered that. It is where the get fed lol I might have been looking for a more complex reason when it ws a simle one of stay where the food arrives :-).

    Cheers!
  2. To move tanks or not to move.....yep that is the question

    G'day its been a while since I got a chance to visit the forums, mostly due to other commitments but also pc repairs.

    My discus tank is a 4x2x2 planted that people here have helped me with along...
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    gibbiceps and discus

    G'day, just got a huge hike in my electricity bill and just cant afford the $200 a month they want so made the hard decision to close down my 6x2x2 Tang tank. The stock consists of 14x 9cm or so...
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    Welcome to the forums Mauro, nice helpfull bunch...

    Welcome to the forums Mauro, nice helpfull bunch on here. I've kept the satanoperca and plecos but not that type of angels, looking forward to a few pics and posts of your tankmates.
  5. Tx for the nice comments! The fish are from a lfs...

    Tx for the nice comments! The fish are from a lfs here, they have a few sources of breeders for their fish now so quality has improved alot. In the case of these guys I think it was a Melbourne...
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    Great colors!

    Great colors!
  7. a couple of pics of the discus from "newbie woes"

    G'day, the discus that were causing me to lose sleep have now settled in a lot more as predicted by the seasoned veterans that gave me advice. I dont know the actual names of the types (if any), 2 of...
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    I've had similar problems (posted header of...

    I've had similar problems (posted header of newbie woes) with my first 3 discus but now they come out a lot more and are eating again but it did take almost 10 days. As an incentive to coax them I...
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    Not sure on what the reason is unfortunately. I...

    Not sure on what the reason is unfortunately. I had similar with neons and eventually had just a few left. They also had malformed mouths so its possible it was genetic defects. The scale damage...
  10. Thread: newbie woes

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    The uv isnt part of the main filter, its a stand...

    The uv isnt part of the main filter, its a stand alone unit. When my eheim started playing up I went for a fluval fx5, not even sure a uv can be fitted to those but if so it would be a pond size I...
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    G'day, I plan on getting another 3 discus but...

    G'day, I plan on getting another 3 discus but apart from no cash just at the moment I was wanting theses ones to settle in a bit before I added any more.

    Along with a new lighting regime I've put...
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    Tx for the replies I'll give the ambulia a shot...

    Tx for the replies I'll give the ambulia a shot and try running the lights for 8 hours, 4 on break then 4 as suggested. You people will get me having a great looking tank with gorgeous fish if you...
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    ROFL nice find.

    ROFL nice find.
  14. Thread: newbie woes

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    As expected another problems cropped up allbeit...

    As expected another problems cropped up allbeit minor this time. I'm getting a fair bit of algae floating on top of the water and unsure on a solution to it. I know its a case of lighting and...
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    Its taken 6 months of saving then 2 months of...

    Its taken 6 months of saving then 2 months of getting things ready so bit of a downer just at the moment with things but I do know it will be worth it. Not been a great time for my fish projects of...
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    Tx Scott, will get some shrimp tomorrow and see...

    Tx Scott, will get some shrimp tomorrow and see if I can get them eating. Today they are all hiding in the middle back part of the tank, looks like a roller coaster of them getting used to things. I...
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    Bit of an update. The 3 fish are still very much...

    Bit of an update. The 3 fish are still very much alive and kicking and my initial panic seems to have been premature. Although they still wont eat yet they want to so I dont think it will be too...
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    Thanks for the advice, I'm probably as stressed...

    Thanks for the advice, I'm probably as stressed as the fish at the moment :-).
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    Thanks Bob, will go do the change. They are alert...

    Thanks Bob, will go do the change. They are alert but scared so hopefully they will get used to me. I got too used to keeping rift lake cichlids I think, with them it was ok you got me in my new...
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    newbie woes

    G'day, I've posted a few times regarding the 4x2x2 I've been setting up and yesterday was finally the day to add some discus and I was really looking forward to it.

    Prelude:
    Tank is a 4x2x2...
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    Thanks for the advice!

    Thanks for the advice!
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    adding discus to a community tank

    G'day just waiting on delivery of a new filter for my 4x2x2 planted tank then all set to add some discus. The tankmates are 20 x rosey neons, 20 x glowlight tetras, 2 x common bn, 2 x sae. The filter...
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    I had been wondering if I should get one of these...

    I had been wondering if I should get one of these for my 4x2x2 but thought the flow would knock the fish and plants around a lot. I asked about it on another forum and then went back to the manual to...
  24. Thanks for the input Oonallee. Fairly sure that...

    Thanks for the input Oonallee. Fairly sure that unless your wanting to breed and/or the fish were raised in lower ph water than 7.2 shouldnt be an issue. I only use ph down so dropping it a little...
  25. Thanks for all the input its much appreciated. ...

    Thanks for all the input its much appreciated.

    I can bump the temp up to 29C, would actually be a bit easier than the messing round I have at the moment trying to get the 2 heaters in sync to keep...
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