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Do you mean it's 3 days since you first set up the tank? - I don't know if it could cycle that fast. Possibly the shrimp are not producing enough waste to get a cycle going, or what they are producing is being taken up by the plants. Even after cycling, it can take time for the tank to...

My goodness, I think you have a right to be a lot more than 'seriously annoyed'! You have done such a wonderful, generous thing looking after this poor child. I really hope things work out for you.

I've been very moved by reading through this thread, and, petluvr, I would like to say my thoughts are with you and your grandmother. It's not wrong to feel whatever you're feeling - I'm sure you love her very much.

Welcome, you will find lots of helpful info on this forum.

Children, avert your eyes!

Wow, that's pretty categorical.

That's weird. What's the substrate?

Nice photos - I love the first one, with the two faces sticking out of the hole.

Wow, that site was an eye-opener. I think the candidates (for mine) are P. kuhlii, P. semicincta,and maybe P. myersi. http://www.loaches.com/species-index/species-index

I'm afraid I can't help. The ones I see here in Sydney are all similar looking (except for the black ones, which I've only seen online.) " There are several distinct but very similar-looking species in the genus Pangio. They can be distinguished by counting the number of dark vertical bars on...

Umm, the other day, I cut open a cushion and put the nylon stuffing into a filter...

Kuhlis are one of my favourites too! - and can be hard to find here too. clb, yours look healthy, nice colour considering they are in transport. Since I've had some in a tank with sand substrate, I've noticed they huff sand out through their gill openings, which I never knew they could do...

For what it's worth, I've had them in a couple of tanks, and they went away o their own; one tank has various gouramis, the other, either they died on their own or the snails got them. I think I've read that they often appear in a new tank, or when there is a change in conditions, and that is...

Thanks for the tip Turbo, I didn't know that :) They are in different tanks - the colour is not so different as it appears, but the moss in the second photo does grow thicker. So, is fontinalis used as another name for willow moss? Or is willow just one kind of fontinalis?

Wow, you are right customdrum - they are quite different! Wish I could buy some of your stuff - it looks great.

lol - nice tags. That Lupin - always scooting off haughtily...

1. Fat skimmer for collecting duckweed and riccia. 2. Big toenail scossors (long handle, short blade) and regular scissors. 3. Slotted spoon - floating plants, gravel 4. Chopsticks - general poking. 5. Old aquarium tool which used to have a razor blade at one end for cleaning glass and a...

I like that one of the tags for this thread is 'bah'!