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EauRouge....can i pick your brains if you're around please?

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lucysmam · 16/04/2013 20:24

so i have a 190l juwel trigon; home to a rescued bala, pleco of unknown variety and lone neon tetra, along with my choice of silvertip tetras, and m. praecox.

bearing in mind the potential bloodbath if the bala gets much bigger in there before i can re home him, would you risk any more neons to make the lonely little fella a bit more at home?

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EauRouge · 16/04/2013 20:53

Weeell, they are normally peaceful and smaller fish wouldn't normally make up a big part of their diet BUT if a neon was to swim right past their mouth then they might go for it. If you're planning to rehome the shark then I'd wait until he's moved out before you get any snack-sized fish.

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lucysmam · 16/04/2013 21:29

i'm trying to re home him, not getting far

i just didn't want any more fish to become snacks because i've read that they might be tempted.

grrrrr! starting to wish i'd not taken them on now but it was miles better than the alternative dd's friend's mum suggested

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BettySwollocksandaCrustyRack · 18/04/2013 15:47

Lucy I am bidding on one of those on ebay - a corner one. is it a nice tank?

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lucysmam · 18/04/2013 16:32

yeah i love mine

can be a bit awkward to get right under the filter for water change/gravel vac, and right to the bottom if you're a short arse like me though

and every time we have a power cut the impellor for the filter cuts out (but i think that's just a quirk of mine). luckily i'm usually here to sort it straight away.

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lucysmam · 18/04/2013 16:34

forgot to say, the shape might not suit some fish. i love the look of the striped humbug catfish but because of it being the 'small' trigon i have couldn't put one in from what i've read.

our adopted (for now) pleco likes to hide under the filter too