Recent content by ricbea

Hi and welcome, I will watch this thread with interest, i recently got my hobby boots back on and started with a small tank about 5 months ago. On a whim in my local version of B&Q bought a 60L set, that went well…..so, I decided to to start hunting around on Czech version of eBay and found a...

Thank you everyone. Very kind of you all to respond.

Hi all, recently came back to fish keeping after many years away. I currently have convict cichlids and unknown in my tank. Please identify this if you can. They are mid to high level dwellers in the tank.

Hi All,   So a quick update on becoming a new dad again! All the fry are doing great in the grow out tank, 2 days in and no losses yet. Mum is looking fab, she is back in peak form, colour is back to normal bright yellow and she is relaxed. I will post some pictures tonight when I get home form...

Hi everyone,   After mt last sad post, I am happy to be making a happy post. One of my yellow labs decided today was the day and released her fry. It all started last night when she came to the front corner of the tank basically where I sit (me on the outside of course) and she started spitting...

Following this, I have been lucky so far (touch wood) that I have not had an outbreak. I will definitely gain some learning from this topic.   Richard.

Agreed, that is spot on, you can do some wonderful looking things with hard scaping and if you are looking to do it for your own viewing pleasure, please remember that cichlids are some of the most stunning freshwater fish around. Is it not better to see them fully?

I wish I had the patience, knowledge and skill to put something like this together. It is just WOW. Thank you for sharing.

Good morning everyone,   A sad day today, as some of you know my BN ancistrus was becoming more and more active, he was waiting for food at dinner time and very confident. It appears he got too confident as I found him on the outside the tank. Somehow he decided to make a leap of faith from...

Hi and welcome,     I feel for you, this must be torturous. You definitely came to the right place whilst I may offer one little piece of advice the others on here are damned good and will help you get it sorted. The only small piece that I can see right now (and this maybe wrong) is I think the...

Far_king, what is the reason for the moss balls in with the betta, does it add some value? Sorry for the hijack, i have 2 betta tanks and never thought about moss balls. Richard.

Thanks jag, i think i can manage the food bill. If not, well the wife will have to go hungry, she did say to me at the beginning if I am going to do it i need to do it properly so she will understand.. But seriously, these fish are so interactive, it is almost as if they want to speak with me...

Hi Everyone,   Well the electric yellow babies are out  First mouth brooders born in my tank. Feel very happy and almost proud. This tank has been challenging from the moment I saw it. I am really looking forward to watching all these fish mature and hopefully have many more fry.    I will try...