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Nice! I hope the build goes well :) Believe me, I know how you feel. It’s looking likely I’ll have a 5x2x2 before the end of the year!

Thank you buddy. I hope you have been keeping well! :)

Rarely on here nowadays unfortunately. This is my first visit after some weeks. Here’s a picture of my current project. The tank on the bottom arrived today, a 250L rimless. It will be converted into a sump.

How’s school going? Do you feel you got into the hobby at the right time? My only regret was that I didn’t get into the hobby while I was still at school. Not that my parents would have allowed it, but I got into it a year after leaving school anyway. I had so much more free time then, god...

Eek... Maybe I shouldn’t show you the tank opposite! ;) I haven’t got it yet but it’ll be the same or it’ll be bigger, definitely not smaller :)

That too! :)

Looks good to me. If you don’t see anything wrong, then likely nothing is. You’re the best judge for your fish ;)

What’s your tank size/stocking? It really just depends on what you’re aim is with the filter. If you just want biological filtration, any filter I’d pretty much okay for that. If you want a cleaner looking tank, this could be a little small. This depends on the size tank/stocking. A tank with...

Thank you for sharing your experiences. I likely won’t try plants with my Fahaka. Having one hardscape-only tank will be a nice contrast to the planted community tank opposite. I’ll keep a pothos in the sump to help with water quality. His tank gets substantial, indirect sunlight throughout the...

I kept B. Brigittae before for 6 months. I struggled to get them all showing their firey red colour. If you’re not already, I’d recommend feeding Krill (Frozen or flake) to help boost their colour. Krill is a natural colour enhancer, and it’s been mentioned by some people before krill directly...

Thank you. I think vegetable scraps would be good for me for the worms. Could be a good way of gutloading them before I feed them off.

Nice! I’m hoping Fahaka-keeping will be a stepping stone to one day owning a Mbu. Years away at the minute though. I forgot to add one picture to my previous post, so I’ll add it here

Couple new shots. I played around a little, and settled for this, scape-wise. :)

What do you feed them?

How about when I get him and make his thread, I’ll show you my puffer and you’ll show me your Betta’s ;)

Yes snails are definitely on the agenda. Apple Snails have had their ban lifted recently in the UK, so I’m looking to get that culture going too. It’s the beak that can become troublesome if overgrown ;) Let’s hope it never gets to that!

I’ve found it be to quite common amongst the larger puffer owners, I think it’s a weekly feed but certainly not a staple. I’m thinking of getting a culture going for my future puffer, I’m just wondering what would be good to feed.

Are the pellets small enough for him to eat? Usually, spitting out food can be associated with it being too big for the fish. You could trying soaking the food in Garlic Guard, that should do the trick.

Do you use untreated, cold tap water? Asking for my own curiosity :)

Has anyone done it? Is it difficult? What size container do they need? Can they be gutloaded with fish flakes/pellets etc before feeding? TIA :)