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After buying a freshwater test kit online, the company sent me a saltwater test kit and wouldn't answer any emails/phone calls for 2 weeks, so my tank is only just coming to the end of it's fishless cycle. I was thinking about stocking the following: 12 Pseudotropheus demasoni (3 male, 9...

  That stuff looks quite good. The only thing I don't like about the NT labs food is that none of it sinks, so any fish lower down tend to avoid getting anything. 

Hi everyone,   I know Malawi cichlids need low amounts of protein and higher amounts of algae/plant matter, but I was wondering what everyone feeds their Malawi cichlids/synodontis.    I've used NTlabs Pro-f Cichlid Green 33 food before and it brings out their colours brilliantly. However, it's...

I think it could look really nice. I'm interested in what your DIY background was going to be/look like.    What fish are you thinking of stocking? 

  Thanks Luca. I'm hoping they don't destroy it too much, which they probably will. I've tried to place as many rocks as I can on the glass, but I've had to use some sand to support them in certain areas.    I gave them a wiggle the other day and none of them moved (other than the tiny ones), so...

  $200 for 2lbs of rock? :O I thought mine was expensive at just under £100.  I know lava rock is normally light, but I don't think 2lbs would be that much.    Like Kelly-Jo said, I'm not going to add any plants as I know cichlids like to dig and uproot everything. It's why I spent so long...

Hi everyone, I thought I would setup this topic to show my tank developing. There are quite a few pictures in this first post. Background I've always liked Malawi cichlids and I wanted to create a tank which was both visually pleasing, whilst trying to keep it as natural as possible. The...

I would be interested in getting the fluval fx4, but it's expensive and it won't fit in the cabinet as the filter has to be smaller than 28.5cm wide and 50cm high.    In terms of synodontis does anyone recommend a particular breed? I was thinking about 3 or 4 depending on the species/size they...

  Any reason for the 406 over the 306? Is it just to help with overstocking?      I know it's best to keep cichlids in a ratio of 1 male to 3 females, but is there anyway of sexing prior to buying other than taking the LFS word?  In a 225L tank would I be able to fit 12 demasoni, 4 labs and a...

I will have to stick to external filters, as there is a glass condensation plate so it might get a bit fiddly with a hang on back filter. I've had a look at the Rena XP3 and it appears that they've discontinued it. As for the Fluval FX5, it might be a bit overkill for my tank. Have you used the...

Hi everyone,   The last time I used this forum was about 5 years before I went to university, so if any of the answers to any questions I have, have come up in previous topics please just redirect me. Since I started university I've barely kept fish and now my fiancee and I have got our own...

Well said KkAaNnEe :good:

I'm the complete opposite. I think since keeping fish I like fish eating fish a little bit more. Saying that, where I live I'm use to where food comes from. Most people will happily eat pork, beef and lamb but when it comes to killing it they can't stand it and don't want to. We have 4 farms...

+1 to coldcazzie, think she summed it up fairly well :good:

Welcome to the forum, +1 to 200sex comment. However, (this might not apply) some fish aren't able to be put into certain aquariums for reasons unknown to everyone. I added 6 rummynose tetras about a year ago and within 24hours they had all died, I checked the water and the water stats came...