Recent content by Mamaorca77

And I will look into the Rift Lake conditioner. I believe i did see that yesterday..cant remember if it was at the store or Amazon tho

Colin, I don't have rams. Just Africans. I'm very interested in rams, and plan to get them, but for a different tank. I have moved the Africans from my 20 to a new 36 bow front with sand/gravel/shell substrate and at my last check on params (2 hrs ago) my pH was at 8.1. They did not have a GH or...

Ok, sorry I didn't reply sooner, 4th of July and such. I don't have a test for KH or GH. I plan to make a run to get supplies this wk and can pick one up, but the last time I was there, I grabbed the API master kit and didn't know I needed the others since I, at that time, had only fish that...

Cool thanks again. Ur like a walking encyclopedia!!

Hey guys, so I have my cichlids waiting for their new home in my 20g, and last night was wc night, I noticed when I took my reading beforehand that my nitrates were a bit high and I was seeing a trace of nitrite, so I did basically a whole tank change (I was going to change the substrate from...

Demeter, good to know about the egg spots! I def don't want to lose any, and want to make sure they have a safe, comfy home with as little aggression as possible considering their species! Lol I am keeping them in a species only tank, and they will be moved asap, I'm just waiting on a tank to...

So, can u do a filter, etc in the storage containers? And btw, the more I look at the odd fish, the more I think he may be an obliquiden..he is very colorful, but seems his colors are muted or faded.. I am seeing orange, yellow, green, red..just pale.

Colin, I researched a bit on sexing them. Males have a spot (or a few) on their anal fins. Females don't. From looking that these guys, I have 3 males and a female..oh My!

Oh, and I'm starting to wonder if maybe that fish is some kind of hybrid? Because I can't find anything with his coloring and stripe pattern/head shape, etc..he is truly a cool looking fish, and seems to hold his own with the kenyi

I was really hoping for rams for the same reason (not as aggressive) but these guys were my son's fave and a bit cheaper, which with all the cash I've put out lately, is a plus! If i manage to find some rams or less aggressive ones nearby, I will def be looking into doing what u suggested on the...

Not seeing a dip on his head. And yeah, the one at the shop was yellow with black horizontal lines...so, I guess he's out! I was hitting Google again, and the zebras don't really look like him..hmm.. As for sexing cichlids, so I got the kenyi is blue female/yellow male. Any ideas on the acei and...

Oooh Colin, that would work! So, it seems that I'm great at picking aggressive fish! Lol Do you think I should worry about the acei?! You said, and I've read, they are more peaceful than kenyi and the zebra mbuna...

A couple of better pics of the one we're not sure on. He's a beauty, I can't catch his colors good, but the tips of his dorsal fin are bright green and as u see, he's got an orange tint to him, as well as an orange glow to his eyes