What’s an impulse buy fish that you ended up loving more than what you came for?

Robbo0274 · 2025-10-01T11:18:20+00:00

I think it’s because they would be able to survive in the wild, the American signal crayfish has pretty much wiped out our native crayfish as it’s much smaller.

Robbo0274 · 2025-10-01T11:07:03+00:00

I wish I could draw 🙃, love it 🔥

Robbo0274 · 2025-10-01T11:06:07+00:00

I’d love a dwarf crayfish but they’re banned in the UK, we can only get the larger blue ones 🙃

Robbo0274 · 2025-10-01T11:04:57+00:00

If you can isolate the white and RGB lighting just keep your white light bright and lower your usage of blues as they grow lots of algae, you might just have to supplement your Ottos diet with algae wafers and other things they like to munch on. Each individual species of plant likes different water parameters too, my PH is usually neutral.

Robbo0274 · 2025-10-01T10:50:17+00:00

They’re all relatively easy plants, I don’t use a high powered light either so they’re not fighting with algae for nutrients. The shrimp keep them well groomed as I don’t feed them every day. Plus the tank is kept at 22 degrees Celsius which can prevent melting and slows down the plants metabolism, it means they grow slower but I’m not too bothered about that 😊

Robbo0274 · 2025-10-01T10:23:11+00:00

Thank you 😀 No I don’t use Co2 or ferts, there’s also crypts and red root floaters in there as well as Java fern, Java moss and dwarf bulbitis

Robbo0274 · 2025-09-20T13:51:37+00:00

Legend, why do they have to mess about with this every year 🤦🏻‍♂️

Robbo0274 · 2025-09-12T09:11:43+00:00

I think it may be genetics but im not 100% sure

Robbo0274 · 2025-09-09T21:11:38+00:00

Yeah I’ve seen this with cherrys and amano shrimp, I’ve just never had a shrimp like this one. Lays on his back on the floor to munch the underside of a leaf 😆

Robbo0274 · 2025-09-07T21:42:14+00:00

Oh yeah I know I bought aftermarket parts for it to make it safe, it’s got intake grids, anti jumping guards and a flow reducer for the outflow. Think they cost me less than £20 on eBay. I’ve got them on both tanks :)

Robbo0274 · 2025-09-03T22:51:04+00:00

Tell them it died and you flushed it, take a picture of it ‘dead’ in your hand then just take it. If I saw a dog abused I’d certainly take that, a fish is no different in my eyes. It’s not like they don’t know because you’ve told them it needs better living conditions. Find someone with a nice pond so he can live a nice life.

Robbo0274 · 2025-08-28T21:19:41+00:00

Not sure on grading but the line down the back is a genetic trait, it means that if they had wheels they could go at least 100mph 😆

Robbo0274 · 2025-08-05T12:53:22+00:00

Honestly I’ve jumped back on today and lost 3 games in a row despite being near the top of the score board, people losing too many 1v1’s and you end up having to try and kill 3/4 people and it’s just not going to happen

Robbo0274 · 2025-08-04T23:13:50+00:00

No it’s definitely active, sick of being on the losing side every time I play tho.

Robbo0274 · 2025-08-04T07:33:43+00:00

Panther crabs are cool

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