Recent content by CichlidAddict

I have one that seems to have made it.. this is an old pic of him, he's one of the family now and is completely ignored.. https://home.comcast.net/~bmanchester/fish/330_8.jpg

There are pics of the whole tank in this link: http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=187518 Heres a couple pics of the neolamp leleupi: he's a very interesting little guy.. Hopefully he gets a little more agressive as he gets more used to his new environment..

You can add the coral anytime.. i thought it looked cool after it "snowed" in the tank and had fun with it adding it over a period of time rather than all at once... I did this because i didn't want my ph changing quickly.. though i doubt it would have been a problem..

Very nice fish!! I like the decor too!

This guy was easy to get pics of... Neolamp Sexfasciatus This guy though would only come out long enough to let me know he can handle himself.. then ran right back into the rocks.. Neolamp Leleupi I must have taken 20 pics of him and only got his tail!! He's FAST and ACTIVE! Heres a pic...

Thanks!! I think i've just about taken my 75 as far as it can go... maybe i'll jump up to a 125 in a few months to have more room for decor and more fish!! I could add another 10-12 in this tank but not until after i move...

I don't know about the snail thing. If this is an Mbuna tank the snails will be dead before long anyways.. Cichlids like to much on snails too!

Baby Yellow Lab Yellow Lab (daddy) Red Zebra Red Top Zebra (Dominant Male) Acei I was playing with exposure on the cam today and ended up with a few cool shots.. Kinda fuzzy but nice pics none the less...

You should add more filtration.. How many gallons is it

Thats the method I used to change my substrate... :nod: You can buy products such as "Cycle" that I like to call biological filter in a bottle.. Its basically a small colony of bio-filter to get it kick started again.

We use crushed coral more for buffering water to keep our PH up high. The nice look is a biproduct.. :good: I would not remove the fish from the tank to change substrate, just don't dump the new coral directly on top of them when you put it in.. be careful.. You should also be aware that...

Obviously every tank will be different. If enough thought and understanding is put into setting up the tank life can be made much easier. For the fish and the keeper.. The old school thinking of filtering water 3-4x per hour does not apply to Mbuna, IMO.. I filter my water 14x per hour and have...

Absolutely no problem! I love getting people into Mbuna and have helped a few friends setup really nice tanks.. Something I didn't mention before is don't add too many at a time.. 2 species per week until you reach a stock level you are comfortable with.. The reason for this is to give the...

I have ALOT of red algae in my tank.. ALL of my lace rock is covered in it.. I just flip the rocks over when I clean my tank and it goes away on the bottom side but grows on the top.. :unsure: I've never had a problem with it but have been told my the LFS that it has to do with water quality...

There is no reason to not clean all your gravel at once. Unless you are removing your gravel and boiling it or something, which would kill any biological activity.. Last weekend I removed all my rock, cleaned ALL my gravel (with a gravel vac), my sponge filters, and my magnum without hurting my...