Everything should be thriving in there bar your swordtails, they prefer harder water so fresh driftwood softening it wont be helping, tho if the changes to your water are happening gradually which they will be, any form of life will slowly adapt with it, id just avoid fish wich are not suitable...
He's awsome, wish we could buy Roaches in the UK for feeding tho don't think anyone else in the household would agree lol just wondering tho, how comes your feeding him via tweezers, can they not be left loose for your cham to catch?
Hmmmm.... Since ive switched off and drained my waterfall ive now started misting again and its just reminded me, the last time i misted like this my bulb lasted less than a month, im assuming the obvious and that the condensation and Humidity killed my bulb, any clues as to how to stop this...
Does your Panther drink like that on a daily basis ?
I can imagine that's taken a while, i can't even get near my Yemen when he's in his viv without him throwing a tantrum :(
Thanks for that, lots of info there wich im slowly working my way through, i have noticed that a couple of the sites state that if i was to use adequate UVB lighting i may not neceserally need a calcium base with d3, im guessing this would then mean that its one or the other and i wouldn't be...
What types of fish are you keeping???
I find that replacing your carbon on a regular basis, say once every 2weeks usually does the job, try not to waterchange to much tho otherwise you may run the risk of killing off your friendly bacteria, best advice for this is patience, it will eventually...
Im slightly confused, only worms i no of are waxworms and mealworms which i no are just treats, also tryed fruit beetle grubs wich my yemen wouldn't eat, from reading ive seen that Silkworms are a favourite, are they treats??? Or something i can feed staple??? I may have to find a supplier !!!!
Thanks again for the help, i thought i knew so much yet in reality i seem to no very little, tho its all part of the learning curve and the challenge of keeping exotic pets, love it.
Still sticking to ure advice so far and have changed my locusts diet till i get abit more feed back, hopefully...
Looking for some ideas on dressing up my settup so that theres more foliage, would quite like to see everyones settups to see how uve all gotten along :D
Please let me no if theres a thread already open somewhere with all your pics and i will be happy to take a look ;)
Thanks for all the info, Im keeping the waterfall, just draining it and keeping it as a dried feature in the viv, ill try my locust on apple and carrot instead see what comes of it, any advice on products that contain calcium with d3? Also going to head out maybe tomorrow when i get chance pick...