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    Fluval 203... help!!

    No it doesnt seem to have anything, the book says to suck the water through to fill the canister etc etc but i cant! Lol
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    Fluval 203... help!!

    Hiya, I recently bought a 3 foot fish tank to replace my 2 foot tanks. all is set up and working, however i also bought cheaply a Fluval 203 filter with it and it works but i cant seem to get the right suction/vaccuum!! I did what the book says to do to release trapped air by tilting the...
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    Hatching brine shrimp eggs

    Hey, nope only the salt. I live in South Wales. They dont sell a mix just the salt separate to the eggs. Im gona try again floating in the main tank as it may have been too cold without heat maybe. X
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    Do plecos eat fry?

    Plecos dont tend to eat fry unless they're dead already or ill/almost dead and still and dont flinch when it goes near them. I have four youngish plecos in with my fry platys and guppies and havent had that problem. If u feed them enough too they shouldnt chase or go after he fry. Fingers...
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    Hatching brine shrimp eggs

    I had a light on it, didnt seem to do much.. will try the baking soda and floating it in my main tank. Thanks for the advice!
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    Hatching brine shrimp eggs

    It says 3 teaspoons (the one provided) of the salt to every 0.5litres of water
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    Hatching brine shrimp eggs

    Im using salt thats meant for brine shrimp hatching. Its JBL Artemio Brine Shrimp Salt. And temperature is around 68F i think. Which is about 22Celsius...
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    Is this shrimp pregnant?

    Do u mean pregnant? If so, shrimp are egg layers, they tend to be full up with eggs and will lay them and then ul get babies. So ul see it full up with eggs, not carrying young ones.
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    Hatching brine shrimp eggs

    Hey, i have baby platys and guppies at the moment and decided to try hatch some brine shrimp eggs for them to eat. Bought some with a 95% hatch rate, and all seemed good with them. But for some reason i cant get them to hatch! Have them in the typical pop bottle setup with air line in there to...
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    my plecos keep dying

    Hmm.. they get pretty big the common ones. Do you have live plants and or bog wood or something like that for them to eat off and hide round? As a previous person said, check what you're feeding them and how much. Blanched zucchini or courgette as i call it, is great for them, my BN plecos will...
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    my plecos keep dying

    What type of plecos are you getting? It may be established but have you checked what that breed of plecos water requirements are compared to the other fish you are getting? And wat are the other fish, they could be bullying them. You need to have terracotta caves or slate caves and maybe some...
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    fish dying, no sign of illness though! help!

    Ok then, i'll try that from tomorow when i have some time off. Thankyou!
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    fish dying, no sign of illness though! help!

    Ohh... **** thought that could have been it. Before i putthis filter in i had a bubble stone only and the little filter the tank came with, i didnt like that filter as it was too noisy and had a weird flow... i may swap them though if it wont hurt as i think i had problems with this one...
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    fish dying, no sign of illness though! help!

    Hi, a quick maybe stupid question as i have just thought of something... how important is the size of filter in a fish tank? As in is it a problem if i have a bigger filter than needed in my tank? As the only one i had to use in this tank is one for the 3 foot tank so its alot more powerful than...
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    Guppy breeding with Platy?

    My guppies are constantly chasing my danios around! Its hilarious, shame ones a livebearer and other has egss cz theyd make gorgeous babies! Haha
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