Recent content by nikki

You wouldn't make them happy with warm water but make them die, they live between 65-75 F. As soon as water warms up, it's the sign that it's the end of their lives, the pool is going to dry. So, the warmer the water, the shorter their lives. At least it's what I was told by the people at the...

I was advised not to heat the tank by the people of the Museum Aquarium in my city who breed them in that sort of tanks. As for the light, I was also told that they prefer it that way. I was looking for some advice about the sort of aphyo. I should order. But thank you for suggesting the...

You could put a betta in your tank without any problems , the betta also takes its oxygen from the air outside.

I'm starting a new water tank. It's going to be a killie tank. Has anyone any advice on the kind of killies I should start with. It's a 10 liter tank, it won't be heated. I won't put any filter or light either. I'm thinking of putting 2/3 aphyosemions...

The problem with bettas is that it depends on the fish. Some don't stress easily whereas others do..

I change 10% of my water tanks weekly and I clean the filter once every 3/4 weeks on the same day, in the used water.

The strips to test water parameters aren't very reliable. I think you should use the small bottles. How are your fish doing? even if they stand the nitrites I don't know how they'll bear the ammonium rise afterwards... Do you know someone who could give you some used water from their tanks, it...

food and holiday I was told at my fish club that it's much better to leave the fish without any food for as long as 2 weeks.I didn't know but I think we project our fear of lacking food to the fish :wink: .

betta I was told to avoid putting bettas with long finned fish and with fish with brighter colours than them, e.g. some male colisa lalia, but it depends on bettas.

50 gal tank Why don't you put some Barbs (puntius tetrazona), they're very colourful (looking as if they wore pyjamas or green) and very lively.? Anyway, take your time. :) I gree with you concerning the cichlids, I wouldn't mix fish from so different places. As from the fish from Indonesia and...

10gallon water tank I'd put one betta with 6 rasbora engeli (like the heteromorpha but a bit smaller) and 4 kuhlis. It would be a nice Asian water tank.

betta I had one betta with rasboras and kuhlis and they were fine. I tried with a male colisa lalia and 2 female colisa lalia but they were all stressed. Good luck! :)

reproduction Thanks for the link you forwarded. Actually, I didn't ask this information for myself but for a member of my fish club. He belongs to the" AFC" (Association France Cichlid) and did a lot of research on websites written in French. He writes in French magazines , too. I don't know...

Has anyone any information on their reproduction? Any articles? I think there's something in the encyclopeadia britannica but I can't find it here (France) Thank you.

You often refer to a fish symptom disease as flashing, is it when fish swim very fast while rubbing against plants? and what sort of disease is it the symptom of? Thanks