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After seeing this I am more convinced. would it have to happen a certain way round i.e. female guppy and male molly or female molly and male guppy?

I have heard that these hybrids can happen but I wonder if it has actually been proven or if people are just assuming that it must have been what happened. I ask this as i bought new guppies and mollies today and my male lyre tail guppy would rather chase after my orange female balloon molly...

I've never seen my shark jump but it doesn't mean that yours won't, make sure you have a good fitting lid. Also as a side note I've heard that they can get more aggressive the older they get

Your rainbow shark will outgrow the 10 gallon fairly quickly so its good you have the 75 as well. I've never had any problems with my red tail shark and pleco

For anyone who was patiently awaiting pics of the ottos here they are. All 3 are still going strong :)

In my opinion you can never over filter a tank, you would probably have to keep an eye on the flow though as it may be too strong for your fish so you may have to adjust it slightly

I do highly recommend the Fluval 05 series, these are what i use on my aquariums and i haven't had any problems with them. You would probably get away with the 205 as this is rated for anything up to 200L or 52 US gallons :)

+1 I agree with the fact that it helps fish to trust their owner and builds a bond between them. If i hold a frozen block of bloodworms in my fingers then pretty much my whole tank will come and feast from my hand

The best kind of filter IMO is an external canister filter =)

Maybe go for 2-3 females that way your male won't stress them out as much if he follows them about

Got 3 of them and they are all a different size, its like little, middle and large =D. They really do a good job at keeping algae at bay and don't bother about any other fish in the aquarium

That pretty good, i wouldn't mind a 55G for nothing. Andrerusso; it may be a better idea for you to make your own thread instead of using someone elses when looking for help.

It may be a while, as i let the algae build up since i knew i was wanting ottos. going to maybe try them with a slice of cucumber tomorrow :)

Thanks :), the male guppy is showing typical male livebearer behaviour so i expect to see young guppies in a few weeks time, haha

Got my self some new guppies and ottos the other day and the ottos are doing a great job of getting rid of the algae. Also got a new trio of guppies (1M:2F) which puts me up to 3F in total. The male is a red tuxedo. One of my females has a tail fin which sits at an angle, not rounded like...

is it a gravel or sand substrate that you have. i found to get my plants in my gravel tank to stay i just put large piles of gravel around them and hoped for the best or if you have any larger stones to sit against the plants until they start growing their roots :)

Which looks better? aquarium with bubbles or without?

Oh well that's alright then. When i was up at my LFS earlier i managed to get the woman to give me about a dozen or so pest snails free of charge for the assassin just in case he is getting bored, haha.

Last night i saw my assassin snail for the first time in about 2 months and i noticed that his shell is slightly green looking. When i had a closer look it actually looks like it is algae growing on it. Wondering if anyone else has ever seen this on their snails. Also does anyone know what my...

From experience i say give them a choice of either two or three and they will pick their favourite. As for food my pair ate anything from flakes to frozen bloodworms, they weren't too fussy. Also i would like to include that like with all chiclids they can sometimes be unpredictable with their...

It was a Hagen Elite 200w. I best go and get a replacement one before work 2morrow. Temp is finally back down to what it should be. will be keeping an eye on it until i get my new heater

Went to feed my fish last night with their frozen food and as i put the food in i felt the temperature of the water and it felt much warmer than usual. Looked at my thermometer and it was reading 35 degrees celcius :S and whats worse was that my heater was still on, i think the thermostat may...

Thanks, i hope so too, my lfs only got these ones in since they are tank bred and he said they should hopefully be a lot more hardy than others. I think he said he had them for around 1 month before i bought them so he has had them a while. Pics over the next few days after they settle in

I have just returned from my LFS but funnily enough what i wasn't meaning to come back with what i did come back with. I know have a trio of Ram Chiclids, one German Blue and the other 2 are the Gold variety. Once they have settled in i shall attempt to take pics of them ^_^

Arrived and was set up yesterday, what an amazing filter :D, although im gonna have to do a little bit of diy on my aquarium hood so it fits properly now :P