Recent content by Eviltoon

I think the thing to keep in mind is that predators are predators and they see other fish as food. Yes they may take a while to go for dinner, but eventually they eat. I do not think you can train a young predator fish to grow up thinking benevolent thoughts about a tank mate. One day, it will...

As for tank mates, I have a single convict doing very well with a Green terror and two Jack Dempseys. They chase each other around a good deal...but none are tormented. There are other fish in the tank too, but they are not cichlids. But I have to agree with the size concern. A 29 gal tank is...

Are you living in Canada. If you are near a major city the cost will be pretty fine. I know locations in Vancouver will sell complete setups for a 60 gallon tank for $300 including tax 4'x12"x18". Going to be hard to find a tank that size with a 45" dimension though. 48" is pretty standard.

Sad but true, and I have just spoken to someone in my area who has 3 of these beasts who are currently still young at the 2' stage. He has offered to take mine off my hands, as my guy will certainly begin eating his current tank mates soon. I really like this dude, but he is dangerous...and...

I just got my Red Tail Tiger nose catfish hybrid 4 months ago...and the cute little 3" fish is now 9" and eating anything even the tiniest bit smaller than itself. Great fish, I really like him...but he is not the Sorubim lima he was advertised to be. Nope. Currently in a 90 gallon tank, I...

This one's easy. I have a Redtail catfish Tiger shovelnose hybrid. 3 months ago he was a cute little 3" dude swimming around minding his own business...then one day he ate all my wifes 10 neons. I took him out of the community tank, and put him in the New World Cichlid tank. 1 month later and...

Hello, I just got a 125 gal tank for my Jack Dempsey's (2). Further stocking questions will come a little later...but I have two rather pressing points of concern right now. 1) I went to the beach yesterday and picked up some nice rocks. Some granite and another smooth black rock that looks...

Wow, you don't know how happy I am to hear that! I've been looking for ick to start for the last 4 weeks as my mbuna's have been doing this on and off and it had me really worried. They looked so healthy but kept showing this tendancy. I was thinking it might be water quality too, but all the...

Gosh, I don't have any answers for you...but only experienc. I have 13 Tiger Barbs in a 60 gal tank, and although they like to mix it up with each other they do not bother the other fish. I have 16 neons, 4 Serpae tetra's, two angel fish and and a couple of silver sharks, as well as a happy...

Yes, I've been reading up on this little guy. Very striking fish...but I am thinking that not too far in the future I'll be looking for a new tank...a twelve inch African!!! OUch. Right now he is only just over an inch. I certainly hope you are wrong there...and I am hoping it is maybe turning...

bicarbonate soda...that sounds easy enough...weird , well I'll give it a go? :good: Thanks.

Hello Davo86... Yes I am currently in the process of saving up for a nice 120 gal tank for the JD's. So far they are doing okay with the Africans...but I am looking to give them their own home in couple of months.

I live in Vancouver BC, where we have extremely soft water and naturally low PH levels (6.0 is my guess). I have a store bought large piece of coral and two limestone (I think) rocks with holes in it for the fish to swim through...but I got these pieces mainly to raise the ph levels naturally. I...

Hello KJ & BORDER, thanks for your insight that's is an interesting bit of information, and it is surprising to see those kinds of numbers KJ. I have recently added 3 more Africans to the tank NIMBOCHROMIS VENUSTUS Labidochromis caeruleus and what I thought was a female Metriaclima Lombardoi...

Yes it is. Quite narrow though and 18.5" high