Recent content by T-RightFish71196

A bit like the difference between free range and battery farming i suppose......

I Completely agree! Just because the fish is breeding, doesn't mean that it suddenly has less requirements than if it was not breeding. Discus are a shoaling fish anyway from what i have read so they shouldn't be kept in just pairs

Ah okay, i see. Just a question out of curiosity really, thanks for the replies.

I was read that a male dovii cichlid can live in an 8 foot tank for life, yet it grows to 2 feet, meaning that the tank is only therefore 4 times the length of the fish. This being the case, why can a fully grown 10 inch jack dempsey not live in a 40 inch tank?

Won't the barbs nip its fins?

Hi, i'm looking for some sort of oddball to go in my tank along with my tiger barbs and my ram. I don't want to go above 3 inches and would prefer if it was a surface dwelling fish. It doesnt actually have to be an oddball, just so long as it is interesting and can be kept alone Any ideas?

Yeah we have moved off topic a bit, those mbunas are really something but i think going central american gives me a lot more options and would be much easier. Theres always the next tank though lol I'll just have to find a way of justifying a 4th tank to mother...... Thanks very much for all...

So adding a thin layer of sand over the top of the gravel would be enough? how much limestone should i use? also what should be my male/female ratio? i imagine you're starting to get fed up with me by now lol. I'd rather ask loads and annoy you opposed to not asking enough and annoying the fish.

Well the tank isn't setup yet so i don't know.. I get my water for my other two tanks tested at my lfs for free. its pretty much neutral.

8 of each! I'll definately consider going african then. I hear many people use crushed coral substrate to raise ph, is this essential? if so then i wont be able to get them. My parents are getting me gravel along with the filter and heater for my 16th birthday on wednesday.

I meant i would get EITHER a HRP, Sajica or Firemouth to go with the cutteri, NOT all 3. Salvini's are beautiful but as you said, its hit and miss. I would rather not risk it unless you know anything that is highly likely to work well with one. What mbunas could i get? i thought i would only be...

I 've done a bit of research and it says that rainbow cichlids like large groups of around 5 some even say 8! if so i'll get a sajica/HRS/firemouth to go with the cutteri instead. Also, do you know of any other good places to order them from, the link you gave me are sold out of cutteri. I also...

Okay thanks everyone, i'm going down today to see what they have in stock. Cant wait till i have everything finally setup

How do you go about ordering online? do you simply order them and have them delivered to your door like anything else. It seems weird having a living thing as a package.

I thought Buenos Aires Tetra's were south american? if they arent i'll probably go with them instead of the blind caves, i imagine my mum will be freaked out by them lol. As to where abouts i am, i live in the south east England...