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PH buffering for cichlid tank I've bought a 65 USgal tank to set up as a mbuna tank & am doing a bit of homework before I set it up. I was wondering about ph buffering. Our water o...	Ace	7	30-Apr-2007 05:19
Keyholes and kribs ? Hi newbie to this site here!!! Can i keep these two together in my 120L (UK) tank?...	john1331	9	29-Apr-2007 17:33
55G Makeover! Pages: 1, 2 after recieving my bonus from work im finally feeling cashed up enough to give my tank a makeover.. plus i have next week off work to do it in! my t...	carpe_diem	29	29-Apr-2007 14:00
Interesting Shellie fry behavior So, I have a 20 gal. Tanganyikan tank with Neolamprologous caudopunctatus. There are 8 adults, and definitely 3 pairs, though one of them may be a tri...	illustrae	3	27-Apr-2007 05:48
Potential Cichlid CrossBreeding? Hi- I have a question about cichlid breeding behavior. My mother-in-law has a tank of mixed african cichlids, about 5-6 total fish in a 75 gallon tan...	sunspotkat	1	26-Apr-2007 21:22
Mbuna tank questions :) I have decided to stock my 55 with mbuna fishes, and so have been reding up on them. Most of the stocking guides say that a max of 3 species can be pl...	desiredusername	19	26-Apr-2007 16:33
New to Discus and I have a couple of questions. I've had planted aquariums for about 2 years now and I've noticed that the parameters of my tanks have always been pretty close to ideal for Discus....	dmarkham0117	7	25-Apr-2007 16:33
My oscar has growth ps:sorry about being a pest before hi guys i bought a 89 gallon tank i bought 5 convict cichlids and a pair of albino tiger Oscars. I noticed when i brought one them home one of my Osca...	Michelo_69	4	24-Apr-2007 15:56
A good place to buy female Mbuna? I have been looking abouts the internet for some female Mbuna. For somereason, most sites only have them as either juivinile, male, or they wont list...	Inkling	0	23-Apr-2007 01:03
Where to buy good rams? I'm contemplating getting a pair of rams. I want German but may settle for Bolivian. I know about the water requirements. Anyway, If I get a pair I d...	fish patty	16	22-Apr-2007 08:01
All Chiclids i was wondering if you can put any chiclid with eachother like african and american together...	aiwa711	3	22-Apr-2007 07:18
Bolivian Ram Gender And Behavior Questions i have a 55gal planted tank that is now inhabited with: 3x angelfish 3x pearl gouramis(1x male) 2x SAE 12 X Black neon tetras 1X bristle nose catfi...	coop	6	20-Apr-2007 14:05
First Apisto Spawn I recently wrote this post to get an id on an apisto my son was hoping to get a...	Theresa_M	5	19-Apr-2007 17:51
Water changing nightmare I have searched for an explanation or answer to this problem and found NOTHING. When we bought our house last July the water had been tested, and...	Oscar_Jewel	17	19-Apr-2007 15:15
Proud new mommy of a Bolivian Ram & a Balloon Ram I love my new Rams. the Bolivian is about an inch long, very shy, but getting along with the other fish. the Balloon ram is 1/2 inch long, crazy frie...	AWH	3	19-Apr-2007 09:30
How many german rams? I've got a 38 gallon tank (3 feet long). I'm getting some german rams tomorrow but I can't make up my mind on how many I should get. Here's the curr...	ImRandy85	3	19-Apr-2007 04:17
Cichlid Type Question I'll be setting up my 72gal Bow Front soon and I might also set up a 95gal This is more of an Opinion question. I prefer SA because of the Angels an...	Fishrockmysox	4	18-Apr-2007 22:36
Convict Divorce? I purchased a young pair of convicts just over three months ago. The male is a bit larger than the female, probably 3.5" or so now. They spawned three...	Theresa_M	5	18-Apr-2007 20:01
ideal German/blue ram setup We picked up a small pair of German rams at our fish club auction last weekend. They are currently in a 5.5g with river pebbles for substrate, a piece...	Theresa_M	5	18-Apr-2007 17:54
Convict Hi i just bought 7 convicts and they are doin fine. They havent fought or become territorial. They are in a 35" tank and i was just wonderin which fis...	Michelo_69	4	18-Apr-2007 13:37
Salvini in a 29g??? some places ive researched say a salvini get to be about 6 inches max and some say that they get to about 9 inches.... i wondering which one is correc...	jaloco	1	18-Apr-2007 12:33
Convict And Tiger Barbs hi i got 7 new convict cichlids and i have 5 tiger barbs and i was just wondering if i could put them in the same tank because i only want one tank....	Michelo_69	7	18-Apr-2007 05:45
Convicts And Salvini's Hey i have got 7 convic cichlids they are all doing just fine. There are 3 larger ones and 4 smaller ones, but the are not harming them yet. i was won...	Michelo_69	5	18-Apr-2007 05:44
Feeding Time ok first thing, my Jack dempsey and flower horn have vast diet. but the other day when i was out, a friend of mine seen an earth worm and suggested fe...	monkeyboy	9	17-Apr-2007 14:46
Bolivian Ram food and behavior? all I have been able to get my bolivian ram to eat is sinking pellets. He/She will not touch any food on the surface, only sinking food...this has lim...	reun	16	16-Apr-2007 04:27
Questions On Adding An Angel I have a 30g planted with a school of rummynoses, group of kuhliis, snakeskin gourami, and a clown plec. One of my daughter's had inherited my fish-k...	Theresa_M	2	15-Apr-2007 21:16
Apisto Id Needed A male (?) ____ ? Any ideas? [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204...	Theresa_M	6	12-Apr-2007 19:45
Jewel cichlid ID needed. Just picked this little fella up , primarily because he was in a display tank with a load of malawi's and about to get his face beaten in and most li...	longhairedgit	8	11-Apr-2007 21:15
The Ol Stocking Rule hey guys,im a bit confused at present on stocking ive herd the ol stocking rule,1 inch of water to 1 inch of fish(or whateva it is)but ive also herd...	HOKESE	4	11-Apr-2007 07:41
Shells hello all i have recieved some beautiful shells from a friend who was vacationing in cuba.not sure if this is the right place to post this but since i...	leachim	4	09-Apr-2007 17:43
Angelfish Varieties Does anyone have a link to a site that shows photos of various angelfish varieties? Thanks...	Theresa_M	3	09-Apr-2007 16:24
How many kids of Ram's are there? a week ago i purchased my first bolivian ram/butterfly... he's gorgeous. i went on the net to find out more information about them and i found out ab...	AWH	4	09-Apr-2007 06:48
My angel has turned into a devil.. I had 2 angels in my 160L (about 42 USG )along with 6 arched cories & 7 black phantoms. I lost one of my angels about a month ago in an ammonia spike....	Ace	6	09-Apr-2007 03:56
German Rams Sensitivity I've decided that I'm going to get some german rams for my 38 gallon tank. I have heard that they are sensitive to water quality but kind of wanted s...	ImRandy85	11	07-Apr-2007 12:36
55G Cichlid Tank i was thinking of stocking my soon to be freed up 55g with some cichlids. The stocking would be something like 2-3 firemouths 1 convict Would this fit...	desiredusername	5	06-Apr-2007 13:04
The Batches Keep Getting Bigger hey guys,i have a pair of tipicle cons(aquarium rabbits),well the female is alot smaller than the male,but each batch of eggs she is laying keeps gett...	HOKESE	4	06-Apr-2007 08:09
Why Worms Or Live Foods hey guys,what is about worms or live foods,that is making my cons spawn and my blue acara and green terror aswell,when ever i want some fry,i just use...	HOKESE	3	04-Apr-2007 05:23
New Haps My new Haplochromis sp.44 finally came yesterday after waiting 2 months for them to be shipped. [IMG]http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w185/doedogg/...	Doedogg	5	03-Apr-2007 21:53
JD in a 55 gal? The cookie cutter 55 gallon link listed a pair of jack dempseys. Would this work out? I am planning on getting a 55 gallon tank and was leaning on a p...	agent_orange	1	03-Apr-2007 00:21
How many in a 29? I'm getting ready to start setting up my 29 gallon shellie tank and I was wondering....how many L. occellatus could I comfortably put in there? Anyone...	crazyred	12	01-Apr-2007 19:50
Blue Acara I might be getting a 55 gallon and was pondering blue acaras. Would these work in a 55? If so how many would comfortably fit? What tankmates would be...	agent_orange	6	01-Apr-2007 10:43
2 Of The 3 Are Now Happly Living hey guys,some of u mite remember i saved 3 oscars from near death,and they were riddled with,h.i.t.h,well 1 of them did not pull throo he was the sm...	HOKESE	0	01-Apr-2007 09:03
Convicts Could I keep a breeding pair of convicts in a 29gal. with about 8 red eye tetra? Or could I keep a breeding pair in a 55 with livebearers and the red...	fishyfishy26	4	01-Apr-2007 07:48
My Jack Dempsey Hey everyone! I'm really only posting this to tell you about my experience with my JD (named Dmitri Shostakovich, after the composer) and get some fee...	RockmaninovRachs	3	29-Mar-2007 04:56
Sexing Young A. Cacatuoides I just bought a couple of new Apistogramma cacatuoides, I wanted to buy a m/f pair but the guy at the LFS and I couldn't really tell the sexes in them...	ImRandy85	9	27-Mar-2007 13:37
Blue acara eggs. Macro stuff. Heres what all the death , violence, maiming, water changes, fish moving and tank restocking was for. Batch of eggs number four was laid close to the...	longhairedgit	9	27-Mar-2007 04:59
Angelfish Fins - Feature or Mutation? Hi, We have 2 angelfish in our 180 gallon set-up. Both were purchased on the same day from the same store just before Xmas and were only about 1 inch...	Gone_Troppo	3	24-Mar-2007 05:45
Acheiving Proper Conductivity I reacently read about conductivity in a book of mine and it said that most african tanks should be kept at a conductivity level of 600 ppm.Now i unde...	chekboy2	3	23-Mar-2007 05:52
Firemouths in a 29? I was just wondering if a pair of firemouths can be kept in a 29 gallon tank along with a dwarf pleco and 3 yoyos. I know the yoyos use up basically...	X24	5	22-Mar-2007 06:14
African Cichlid Tank size? What is the min.tank size for 2 or three, or even just one (But arn't they happier with other fish?) African Cichlids? I don't know if this makes much...	Thursday	7	20-Mar-2007 20:32

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