Recent content by ox5477

I've lost a yellow wrasse to this (not fun to find my buddy on the carpet behind the tank)... always a good idea to have a cover for any type of tank that you may have Ox :good:

Well for two full grown adults, a 90G (US) is preferable IMO, and if you want to add some dither fish in a tank like that, I keep giant danios with my cichlids. If you want to go with an even bigger tank, then silver dollars would be a great choice. Ox :good:

Its doesn't really matter except what looks good to you..... obv if the water level is only half way in the tank, then you have cut the water volume in half and then should make sure the volume is not over stocked... But, if its right below the top of the tank, no biggie.... I try to keep the...

What species is in the tank currently? If you want don't want them breeding all the time, then livebearers would not be a good choice... they will breed in almost any kind of tank condition.

good stuff ozzy, the thing that prob really curtailed the algae was the reduction in food (dissolved nutrients for the algae) and the gap in the lighting period (this severly disrupts their growth cycles). Good job :good:

why would you want the mods deleted? They are some good people :good: haha.... i knew what you meant

This is most likely green algae, which thrive in high nutrient (nitrate and phosphorus) environments. If the light is shining on the filter return as well, this promote this groth even more. A good filter cleaning can be done once a month or every few months as the cycle is completed and you...

well 3g is a small water volume so therefore, the temp can swing pretty rapidly. The best thing to do if possible is to keep the tank in a cool shaded room during the day to reduce the amount of heat added to the water. If ur still seeing large temp increases, try placing a fan so that it...

My dominant green sev... I believe a male, showing beatiful coloring and seems to be the most outgoing fish in the tank, still pushed around by the bigger jd, but when the jd is hiding, he gets to be king of the tank:

They are actually a very popular choice for "dither" fish with cichlids due to their unusual shape and size.

yep, got the two sevs with the sd's when I upgraded to the 125 to fill it out. The other sev is like the dempsey and is very shy, couldn't get a good pic, but it is very expressive through it's skin and shows more emotion then either other cichlid which is cool :good: I guess I should mention...

Hey, been a crazy last six months, gone from a full fledged fish-a-holic to a casual lover. My passion hasn't dissappeared but due to financial issues (as felt by many others im sure), i've been cut down to a budget of almost nothing. Luckily, I have still have my cichlids though, and since...

My clown would do this in a natural rock cave in a piece of lr when the lights would go out. Whether fish sleep is a debate that come up many times on TFF but this is def a natural response from nature and being on a reef. They wouldn't like a shark or other large fish coming along out of the...

ya, those look fine, you can call them "zoos" and "rics" for short if you want too, many do

you can consider shrimp to be bascially nil on the bioload scale; unless the tank is very, very small. Also, as long as they don't become food (and then waste) for the fish, you should be fine :good: