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#11
Rivers And Lochs / Wick
Last post by seamab - Today at 12:55:07 PMHi there,
I'm up near Watten mid June and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for any of the lesser known lochs?
Have fished lochs to the west, forsinard etc but not Dounreay and further east.
Any tips greatly appreciated.
David.
I'm up near Watten mid June and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for any of the lesser known lochs?
Have fished lochs to the west, forsinard etc but not Dounreay and further east.
Any tips greatly appreciated.
David.
#12
Aquariums & Fish Keeping / Re: New Setup
Last post by Fishtales - Today at 12:42:03 PMNew purchases today £51 
#13
Aquariums & Fish Keeping / Re: Fish Foods
Last post by Jon - Today at 09:09:37 AMFor your Cory's you need a sinking food. These are very good.
https://www.swelluk.com/fishscience-corydoras-tablet-food?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwl4yyBhAgEiwADSEjeC8GnCE1XUnV8FzabViU8nu9RdavRcxp4ARSKaPJ7pmQelHhfmSkGxoCCygQAvD_BwE#corydoras-tablets-150g
Your rams will almost certainly eat them too. Both will also eat these :-
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fluval-Cichlid-Aquarium-Sinking-Pellets/dp/B071RSV3F5/ref=asc_df_B071RSV3F5/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=255524372546&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9962774547065171994&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046366&hvtargid=pla-349258974414&mcid=96de0335e921372f968aea3687a4725e&th=1
Avoid cheap flake foods if you want your fish to thrive.
Additional frozen brine shrimp, daphnia and bloodworm will also work well Bloodworm isn't particularly nutritious though.
None of the fish you're planning on keeping are particularly fussy though!
https://www.swelluk.com/fishscience-corydoras-tablet-food?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwl4yyBhAgEiwADSEjeC8GnCE1XUnV8FzabViU8nu9RdavRcxp4ARSKaPJ7pmQelHhfmSkGxoCCygQAvD_BwE#corydoras-tablets-150g
Your rams will almost certainly eat them too. Both will also eat these :-
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fluval-Cichlid-Aquarium-Sinking-Pellets/dp/B071RSV3F5/ref=asc_df_B071RSV3F5/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=255524372546&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9962774547065171994&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046366&hvtargid=pla-349258974414&mcid=96de0335e921372f968aea3687a4725e&th=1
Avoid cheap flake foods if you want your fish to thrive.
Additional frozen brine shrimp, daphnia and bloodworm will also work well Bloodworm isn't particularly nutritious though.
None of the fish you're planning on keeping are particularly fussy though!
#14
Aquariums & Fish Keeping / Fish Foods
Last post by Wildfisher - Today at 08:57:17 AMWhich general use foods would you recommend?
#15
Aquariums & Fish Keeping / Re: Fish Tank One Of N
Last post by Wildfisher - Today at 08:55:17 AMI tried to make the substrate as non-uniform as possible, Varying depths, random scattered pebbles etc. Looks a bit more "natural".
#16
Aquariums & Fish Keeping / Re: Fish Tank One Of N
Last post by Fishtales - Today at 08:04:54 AMQuote from: Wildfisher on Yesterday at 08:45:14 PMMD has a good eye, but his tanks seem to be short term done for instant YT effect rather than long term fish homes. Don't get me wrong, he plants up some nice tanks, but the density of plants would cost a small fortune. They will be a business expense - he does YT full time. When we had our nursery everything remotely connected to plants and gardens was legit expense.
I was meaning the hardscape rather than the plants. He wouldn't have the money to do all those plants without being sponsored.
#17
Aquariums & Fish Keeping / Re: Fish Tank One Of N
Last post by Crawhin - Today at 12:55:10 AMLooking nice Fred - very dramatic. Looking forward to the end result with fish in place.
#18
Aquariums & Fish Keeping / Re: Fish Tank One Of N
Last post by Wildfisher - Yesterday at 08:45:14 PMMD has a good eye, but his tanks seem to be short term done for instant YT effect rather than long term fish homes. Don't get me wrong, he plants up some nice tanks, but the density of plants would cost a small fortune. They will be a business expense - he does YT full time. When we had our nursery everything remotely connected to plants and gardens was legit expense.
#19
Aquariums & Fish Keeping / Re: Fish Tank One Of N
Last post by Fishtales - Yesterday at 08:04:38 PMOOH! Nice! A bit of MD look about it 
#20
Aquariums & Fish Keeping / Re: Fish Tank One Of N
Last post by Wildfisher - Yesterday at 07:43:20 PMBusy day today. Got the rocks, sand and wood in then planted the tank dry and filled it.
Serious screwed up with the wood! I'd fixed it in place to the rock caves with cotton wool and superglue (seriously effective) then found the moss and epiphytes impossible to tie on due to lack of workspace. Had to use gel superglue but ended up with Java Moss fingertips. Won't make that mistake again. Still it seems to work reasonably well especially with more robust rhizomes. Added a few Anubias nana which I like.
Final photo show the tank just filled and yet to clear and get up to temperature. Looks a bit bare but the excellent plants kindly sent by Jon will bulk up. Better to wait than to over plant for quick effect then end up re-doing it. No rush!
That wood is going to make netting fish a bit of a nightmare!
Serious screwed up with the wood! I'd fixed it in place to the rock caves with cotton wool and superglue (seriously effective) then found the moss and epiphytes impossible to tie on due to lack of workspace. Had to use gel superglue but ended up with Java Moss fingertips. Won't make that mistake again. Still it seems to work reasonably well especially with more robust rhizomes. Added a few Anubias nana which I like.
Final photo show the tank just filled and yet to clear and get up to temperature. Looks a bit bare but the excellent plants kindly sent by Jon will bulk up. Better to wait than to over plant for quick effect then end up re-doing it. No rush!
That wood is going to make netting fish a bit of a nightmare!