Comments for Jan's blog about aquarium fish and plants http://blogs.aqua-fish.net/aquarium Blogs.aqua-fish.net weblog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:24:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 Comment on How to get rid or snails in your aquarium by admin http://blogs.aqua-fish.net/aquarium/2007/11/07/how-to-get-rid-or-snails-in-your-aquarium/#comment-6 admin Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:31:54 +0000 http://blogs.aqua-fish.net/aquarium/2007/11/07/how-to-get-rid-or-snails-in-your-aquarium/#comment-6 Hi Damian, You are right, the eggs will not be affected. However, my goal is to lower the amount of snails as soon as possible. My 42 L aquarium is quite small for Clown loaches :( , this is why I am using carrot. When I kept YoYo loaches there, they were eliminating snails, but they seemed unhappy because of the space. Hi Damian,

You are right, the eggs will not be affected. However, my goal is to lower the amount of snails as soon as possible. My 42 L aquarium is quite small for Clown loaches :( , this is why I am using carrot. When I kept YoYo loaches there, they were eliminating snails, but they seemed unhappy because of the space.

]]> Comment on How to get rid or snails in your aquarium by Damian http://blogs.aqua-fish.net/aquarium/2007/11/07/how-to-get-rid-or-snails-in-your-aquarium/#comment-5 Damian Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:22:47 +0000 http://blogs.aqua-fish.net/aquarium/2007/11/07/how-to-get-rid-or-snails-in-your-aquarium/#comment-5 The carrot solution will not account for any eggs laid in your aquarium Clown loaches are not as aggressive as Yoyo but they do tend to grow rather large which should not be an issue as you can trade them in for some other fish or a few more smaller clown loaches. The loaches love to eat the snails and will clean up the tank in no time you should get at least 3 or more as they are social fish and like to school. The carrot solution will not account for any eggs laid in your aquarium Clown loaches are not as aggressive as Yoyo but they do tend to grow rather large which should not be an issue as you can trade them in for some other fish or a few more smaller clown loaches. The loaches love to eat the snails and will clean up the tank in no time you should get at least 3 or more as they are social fish and like to school.

]]> Comment on Breeding Panda Cories by admin http://blogs.aqua-fish.net/aquarium/2007/10/31/breeding-panda-cories/#comment-3 admin Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:14:02 +0000 http://blogs.aqua-fish.net/aquarium/2007/10/31/breeding-panda-cories/#comment-3 Thanks Tim for your advice :) . Basically, Pandas are in their own tank and the substrate is fine gravel. Today I changed water as I mentioned <a href="http://blogs.aqua-fish.net/tim/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and will try your advice with temperature ;) . Thanks Tim for your advice :) . Basically, Pandas are in their own tank and the substrate is fine gravel.

Today I changed water as I mentioned here and will try your advice with temperature ;) .

]]> Comment on Breeding Panda Cories by Tim http://blogs.aqua-fish.net/aquarium/2007/10/31/breeding-panda-cories/#comment-2 Tim Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:30:16 +0000 http://blogs.aqua-fish.net/aquarium/2007/10/31/breeding-panda-cories/#comment-2 The best way to go forward with the pandas, is to put them into their own tank with large marbles or similar as substrate. That way, the eggs will fall under the substrate, out of reach, and will hatch normally. With the absence of predators, you should end up with a healthy batch of cories! One other little trick I have found is that if you want to encourage spawning, a rapid reduction in temperature by 5-10 degrees each day will simulate stream conditions and they will readily spawn. It also ensures that water conditions stay at optimum with a 25% water change daily! The best way to go forward with the pandas, is to put them into their own tank with large marbles or similar as substrate. That way, the eggs will fall under the substrate, out of reach, and will hatch normally. With the absence of predators, you should end up with a healthy batch of cories!

One other little trick I have found is that if you want to encourage spawning, a rapid reduction in temperature by 5-10 degrees each day will simulate stream conditions and they will readily spawn. It also ensures that water conditions stay at optimum with a 25% water change daily!

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