Recent content by saz326

How far out is your pH at the moment?    It would be work finding out what pH your fish store are running at the moment so you know how far out your pH is compared to theirs. 

Well, she is still smiling and may well be putting a little flesh back on her bones.   All the softer water fishies are doing well. There has been no chasing, fighting, or destruction of cherry shrimp by the Mbuna.   I made some antibiotic pellets by moistening some algae flakes with vitamin...

Well, I had no replies and plenty of views so i guessed there couldn't be any major concerns.   The fish was slowly been introduced to the different water, and was released into the tank yesterday afternoon. He settled in the evening and was keen to eat and say Hi this morning. I think he is a...

Sounds like plenty of space. You'd be okay with the two of them (one of each) but be aware of the colouration detail and be sure you wouldnt fancy anything else that colour before you get them. I very much like P soulosi (spelling?) - similar colouration.     Sarah

My concern is that they look very similar apart from the yellow fin of the jalo.   How many of each would you be wanting? If there is enough space in your tank that you would be confident that 2 males of the same species would not fight, then you could have 1 male of each. I would avoid adding...

I had apisto cacutoides "super red" in my amazon biotope for 3 + years but sadly never saw any breeding behaviours.   I had 1 male to 2 females originally but the second female became stressed. oddly not from the male being agressive, but the other female harassing her all the time. I would...

Been away from the forum for  while and put this in the wrong section:   http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/424758-convalescence/   Basically I'm asking whether it would be okay to put my underweight, small acei in a medium to soft water tank while it gets its weight up instead of using...

Happy Birthday.   Endlers but with caution. If you went Endlers or guppies, I'd go male only as they are smaller, more colourful, and you wont have the problem of overpopulation.

I am assuming you want us to sex these for you?    It can be difficult to tell depending on the timing of when you look at them. The females will have a band of eggs at the back of their heads that will slowly fall down to their underside over a period of a week or two until the eggs are hanging...

I have a small peaceful cichlid (small yellow tail acei) that usually ends up in a hospital tank every 6 months for a few weeks whilst it builds up some body mass. The poor fella isnt quite feisty enough to make sure he gets plenty of food in the main cichlid tank. He is the runt if there is...

As for CO2 set-ups. I have the bottle type set-up. I bit the bullet and bought a kit including the regulator, bubble counter etc. The regulator is a propper bit of metal hardware and beautifully made so the price is understandable. I now buy CO2 from hardware shops. The CO2 cylinders designed...

using a bioball is a good idea - to see where the flow is lowest. However that isnt really the problem since the poop buildup is already showing me the dead zones. I guess I have to keep trying, trial and error style. If any hints and tips are out there - please shout.

You should be able to order a replacement lid section. I cut out the cut-out section at the back of the tank surround - certainly hides the pipework of my ex1200. Cut carefully, and burr any sharp edges off with a file, or whip out a blow torch to melt any little frays (just dont melt the main...

I have one of these on my Roma 200. Great easy to use filter. Worked wonders when my Fluval 200 was my amazon community tank - not quite so great now it is my Mbuna tank. Filter capacity for chemical filtration is more than enough when extra media were added, however that dropped the flow rate a...

I always knew it was going to happen, I am tired of seeing mbuna poop on my nice sand. I have been playing with locations for two powerheads that I have installed, in an effort to try and churn the waste up a little so it can be sucked into the filter but I have had no luck... The tank is a...