Newbie saying hello

[valevelo]

Which part of Wales are you from ?

Vale of Glamorgan, near Cardiff Airport

[valevelo]

4 days on the bounce now..... Think I'm cycled

[Martinspuddle]

Looks good to go.

Any fish loses?

[valevelo]

Looks good to go.

Any fish loses?

Nope, only losses have been hair and sleep daily testing and near daily water changes have kept things under control

[Martinspuddle]

Looks good to go.

Any fish loses?

Nope, only losses have been hair and sleep daily testing and near daily water changes have kept things under control

Sorry, I can't help about night time fetishes but it's great you've finally cycled.

[valevelo]

Sorry, I can't help about night time fetishes but it's great you've finally cycled.

Oi! Less of that

Picked 5 of these up this afternoon after they've been on reserve



Bunch of lunatics but so much fun to watch

[plankton]

I have problems keeping h.trilineatum, even when they were still c.trilineatus , and I have no idea why.
I have problems with some other corydoradine species as well, but the trils looked good in the tank when I had them.

[valevelo]

I have problems keeping h.trilineatum, even when they were still c.trilineatus , and I have no idea why.
I have problems with some other corydoradine species as well, but the trils looked good in the tank when I had them.

What sort of issues were you getting? Anything to look out for?

Originally I wanted Elegans, but these caught my eye. Supposed to be hardier than Julii as well

[plankton]

I have problems keeping h.trilineatum, even when they were still c.trilineatus , and I have no idea why.
I have problems with some other corydoradine species as well, but the trils looked good in the tank when I had them.

What sort of issues were you getting? Anything to look out for?

Originally I wanted Elegans, but these caught my eye. Supposed to be hardier than Julii as well

Yes they are, but I just can't keep them longer than about a year, they just don't like my water as far as I can tell.
They should live to around 20, so it's quite disappointing when they don't.
I have pandas and gossei that have done well so far. Delphax were ok, but I think the loaches I had did for them (I'll never keep loaches and corys together again), sterbai got to around 10.
Hastatus and habrosus lasted weeks, and pygmeus are hit-and-miss, I still have some though. C48 were ok for about 12 years. I haven't had aneus or paleatus since 1970 as far as I remember - and I lived in London then, so completely the wrong water....