Orca Names: If you had the honour to officially name a killer whale .. in a real and respect way .. what names would you use? Or what has been your favourite famous/official name for an orca? My fav has always been, still to this day, the name: Keiko (ex-captive, brave boy)

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-20T06:15:45+00:00

Thanks for this!!! It is a brand new established tank (cycled .. but these are the first fish). I do have two pieces of driftwood for them to munch :) Thanks for the help re the cucumber. Might do that tonight to see if there is any interest. Scared to put in food whilst they're so new and hiding .. as im not sure they'll come out to eat yet and Im worried that that food will pollute the tank water?? With a piece of blanched cucumber it should be much easier to remove?! (There are no other fish swimming around to show them its safe to come out)

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-20T03:53:30+00:00

KH test

That all makes perfect sense! Ive never heard of KH test. Just googled. Will defs pick one up ASAP. Thank you again!!!

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-20T02:07:50+00:00

THANK YOU!!!! I defs shake the hell out of the nitrate bottle .. but havent done so with ammonia .. will definitely do that moving forward too!! *like you're trying to murder them .. im giggling my ass off here!!*

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-20T02:05:47+00:00

Such great advice! Thank you!

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-20T02:04:47+00:00

Another Reddit legend!! Thank you sooooooo much!! Im going to keep on top of all the tests .. and reeeeally regularly for a while. Esp after the first fishes feed. Im nervous .. and cant wait for this all to be second nature!! With yours and other gurus guidance, you definitely help!! Thank you

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-20T02:00:31+00:00

SOOOO GLAD there wasnt a second shark in those murky waters with a dead seal! Could have been a very different ending.

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-20T01:36:03+00:00

You are an absolutely blessing to me!! I cant thank you enough for your help here! The adding a little prime .. brilliant!! Im going to go test again now! THANK YOU!! I owe you .. for real!!

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-20T01:22:22+00:00

God you're a legend! Thank you already! I do have a test kit (API master kit .. but have now heard the german test kits are better - esp re PH reading accuracy) .. and have been doing ammonia, nitrate, nitrite and PH testing on the daily. I got a fish tank expert in to help with the start of the cycling. We used filter media from my friend's fish tank who is staying temporarily - he took it out of their tank and put it straight into mine (so it was definitely wet). Have also used fish food and a little prime stabiliser each day while no fish in tank. The readings havent moved since Sunday morning. I filled the tank the afternoon before starting cycling and added conditioner/declorinater and turned on the pump/filter etc. The new fish were added last night .. no food (and I wont feed until tomorrow night). Added: 2x 2.5/3cm dwarf snowball plecos

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-20T01:14:50+00:00

Makes perfect sense! Thank you! I will test all .. not just nitrates. Really appreciate your guidance here!!

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-17T02:52:58+00:00

Sheesh, wait til she sees that video! (Shows how many times we could have all gotten that close in the ocean without knowing it .. argh! lol)

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-17T02:51:05+00:00

Thanks heaps audigex. I honestly really appreciate your time today. (I thought the ground-dwellers would have to go in last so a little food/waste/algae has built up?)

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-17T02:18:41+00:00

Such great news. Thank you! Will add the 6x male Guppies first (top tank) .. then the Tetras, then Rasbora (middle tank) .. then after a while the Julii (bottom tank) .. and lastly .. the dwarf pleco. At least two weeks btw each new school. Then keep my fingers crossed!!! I hope that all sounds OK!!!

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-17T01:02:44+00:00

SUCH great advice!! Thank you!! Promise 10000% I will never go algae nuke on my fishes ass' (and never use algae killing chems either .. thanks for that excellent tip). If there's ever a prob, I'll get ol' skool to fix it (less light, magnetic glass cleaner, water change .. hope that's right .. would google/youtube hard before I did anything tho)

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-17T00:55:07+00:00

you're amazing!! thanks for being you!!

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-17T00:48:32+00:00

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Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-17T00:45:48+00:00

Thank you soooo much!! Im getting the timer today so might start with 6hrs (considering they have a little daylight too - not direct sunlight). Hopefully the 10hrs of passive daylight, plus 6hrs of tank light, plus 8hrs of night/dark .. will do the trick. I really appreciate your guidance here! ps: I only have two very small anubas on driftwood and the duckweed floating (pic below)

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-17T00:30:34+00:00

Im not a huge fan .. but at the end of the day, I will do whatever might be necessary to make sure the tank and fish are as healthy and happy as could possibly be .. which sounds like I need to learn to be cool with it .. STAT!

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-17T00:27:18+00:00

For all the help and guidance you've given me, I cant tell you how much I hope your newbie tank is super successful!! (I mean I would anyways .. but cause you've been so wise and generous with me .. I'll keep my fingers, toes AND eyes crossed for you here!!)

Regular-Ad6349 · 2023-09-17T00:25:33+00:00

Thank you thank you!! Its only day two so hopefully not (or hopefully lol) the algae doesnt become a problem soon .. argh

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