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Posted by Gill Passman on March 16, 2005, 3:07 pm
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> Hi there,
>
> I got my 4 Tiger Barbs this afternoon and they're in the same tank as the
5
> BATs I had so much trouble with a while ago - any way there is a pecking
> order being established at the moment - inter and intra-species. All the
> fish are a similar size and the Tetras are too fast for the Barbs to get
> them and vice versa ;)
>
> I've noticed when the Barbs are resting after a chase, a couple of them
hang
> nose down for a minute. I thought I'd read something a while ago that this
> was a possible sign of high Nitrite levels, and I googled around and this
is
> the case in some people's experience - I checked the Nitrite and it
> registered 0, so it wasn't that. I presume this is their resting position?
> They wer doing it in the shop too this aftrnoon - If it is just a thing
they
> do, it's hilarious watching them do it. I also noticed a few minutes ago
> they seem to sleep nose down - how strange :)
>
> They also vibrate near each other like some of my Tetras in the big tank
do,
> so I presume this is mating behaviour?
>
> They've acclimatised very well and I'll move some of the plastic plants
out
> of the way tomorrow to give them more swimming space than they currently
> have, as they seem to have the BATs on the go most of the time ;)
>
> Today I also switched from using raw sugar to white sugar (as an
experiment
> and because 2kg of white is substantially cheaper than 2kg of raw) and I
> pre-mixed up new batch of CO2 ready for the morning. I made it the usual
way
> with 1tsp yeast and 1 tsp of Baking Soda mixed in water before adding to
the
> sugar, but I've noticed with the white sugar you get a foaming head that's
> much larger then the one you get (if at all) with raw sugar - even with
the
> baking soda in there as a buffer.
>
> I'm starting to form the opinion that some of the problems that have been
> reported with DIY CO2 and foaming pollution of tanks is because the sugar
> was white. For some reason it seems more volatile than the raw stuff (less
> impurities?).
>
> I'll definitely be watching it when I bi-daily agitate the bottles during
> the next cycle - the last thing I want now is the tank to be filled with
> alcohol, yeast and sugar ;)
>
> Oz
>
> --
> My Aquatic web Blog is at http://members.optusnet.com.au/ivan.smith
>
>
Hi Oz,
What type of Tiger Barbs did you get? I really, really would love some Green
Tiger Barbs but unfortunately have nowhere suitable to house them - the only
tank likely to come free soon is a 5gall which I think is a little too small
(although if anyone wants to contradict me I'd be happy to hear it).....and
I don't think they would mix with the Mbunas (lol) and the Community Tank
can't really cope with anymore - if it could I would go for SAE's for the
algae problem .
Gill
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> I'm starting to form the opinion that some of the problems that have been
> reported with DIY CO2 and foaming pollution of tanks is because the sugar
> was white. For some reason it seems more volatile than the raw stuff (less
> impurities?).
>
> I'll definitely be watching it when I bi-daily agitate the bottles during
> the next cycle - the last thing I want now is the tank to be filled with
> alcohol, yeast and sugar ;)
>
> Oz
>
>