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    When i have spoken to mark evendon who is one of...

    When i have spoken to mark evendon who is one of the largest importers of stenker discus into england he has told me on two ocastions that they are in ro only but i have never been there my self...
  2. Thread: Bullying

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    Always found adding fish makes a large change or...

    Always found adding fish makes a large change or if not small move round eg breeding cone or rocks .
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    Hi My discus are all from germany, When i first...

    Hi My discus are all from germany, When i first started keeping just in display tanks only i was keeping them in hma and so did not affect the ph from the tap which was 7.4 ph and 420ppm.
    At...
  4. Thread: TDS Levels

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    Are tap water is all over the place as well, Most...

    Are tap water is all over the place as well, Most is clorine and from the tap it is about 430ppm and ph is 7.4, it is also hard.
    So every thing has to be filtered so it is quite comon here to use...
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    Have you checked your tds reading and what is...

    Have you checked your tds reading and what is your kh levels,
    If one has spiked it could cause them to strugle.
    Can you get hold of any wormer plus as it mite be worth running a treatment.
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    Hi my tds is run at 200ppm in my breeding cubes...

    Hi my tds is run at 200ppm in my breeding cubes and in my main grow on tanks i run it at 300-320ppm as the fish growing on seem to do better in a slitly higher ppm,
    Discus can go up to 400ppm but...
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    More tanks in the shed

    Hi everybody, just managed to shoe hore another breeding cube and 5 more fry tanks into my shed.
    Shed is 12ft x 5ft 5" and did have 408 gallons
    and now stands at 457gallon

    Only option to...
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    I am quite lucky as i have a pair of red...

    I am quite lucky as i have a pair of red alenquers and they will orphan any fry at any age even if they dont have eggs/fry,
    i just feed them in with a turkey baster and the alenquers swim staight...
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    I no you ve heard already but the fish are...

    I no you ve heard already but the fish are stuning.

    And the plants look good too.
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    Certain plastics are made of fenolic resins and...

    Certain plastics are made of fenolic resins and they are toxic but the smell is very stong when the plastic has not been cured of enuff.
    In the case of small boxes i just put them in the dish...
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    Hi i have over a hundred and fifty discus over 3"...

    Hi i have over a hundred and fifty discus over 3" and i have only got four spitters,

    When i put beef heart on cover glass to defrost the four sit under it and spit to dis-lodge it.

    Very...
  12. Thread: cobolt photos

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    Nice looking fish, How big are they and do...

    Nice looking fish,
    How big are they and do you no what country they came from origanaly...
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    Hi thats how i run all my 5s-6s and 7ft tanks in...

    Hi thats how i run all my 5s-6s and 7ft tanks in my fish house, its also easyer to set up.

    Are you drilling the tank your self ???
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    Hi Have you drilled your tank yet, I have both...

    Hi Have you drilled your tank yet,
    I have both top drilled on most of my sistems and just have a pipe on the inside down to the bottom as this keeps the bottom of the tank clear, but are 10ft...
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    Hi happy new year, I do daily water change on...

    Hi happy new year,
    I do daily water change on my holding tank but this is to increase groth
    I use 50% ro as are water is 7.4 ph from the tap and then 50% hma and this means i do not need to...
  16. Thread: cobolt photos

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    All my discus are german stenkers and although i ...

    All my discus are german stenkers and although i have loads of photos of my own stock, i do not have any photos of my colbots so have put stenkers link on as they have some stunning stock photos.
    ...
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    general discus questions

    Hi i am after some thing new, I already have marbours, blue diamonds, brillants, colbolts, red/silvers pigeons and pigeons, red alenquers and browns, and red and blue snakes skins.
    Has any body got...
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    breeding basics

    Hi has any one got any ideas.
    Since buying my pair of red alenquers i find they lay very well (upto 200+) at a time and every thing goes well for the first 10 to 15 days
    and then they just start...
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    Hi its probably to late but all my discus are...

    Hi its probably to late but all my discus are germany (stenkers) and i found out that to divide there tanks up they use black carbon foam(2 inches thick) as dividers, fish can not see each other...
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    Sticky: As for the electric, i heat the shed with...

    As for the electric, i heat the shed with parrafin (free from the local factory) so even in winter when it is below freezing all the time my bill is only about £7.50 a week, ( a couple of pints in...
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    Sticky: Hi i dont no how much help it will be but i have...

    Hi i dont no how much help it will be but i have been running my fish house for just over six years and has been changed many times at cost but have finally got there.

    My shed is at end of my...
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    Thanks for the site info, looks cool...

    Thanks for the site info, looks cool...
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    Auto brine shrimp hatchers and feeders

    Hi i have been told that you can get a drip feed brine shrimp hatcher but after hunting every were i have only been able to find cone hatchers which i have already.

    Has any one seen any

    Also...
  24. My pairing tanks are all on bubble filters, but i...

    My pairing tanks are all on bubble filters, but i am currently making a new wall of tanks and may use an external of sump. I could defernatly put uv in then.
    Can get one from work but never used...
  25. Got fry onto brine shimp and removed from...

    Got fry onto brine shimp and removed from parents. treated adults and the fry with a smaller dose. some of the fry seem to be reacting better than have been. keep trying......
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