Recent content by Tropical_Dave

so ive already got a tank up and running for a while, fully cycled etc, but im stepping up the filtration from an internal fluval u2 to an external fluval 304. i was going to set up the 304 and have it running along side the u2 but im wondering how long would be a safe bet, i dont want to take...

thanks, i think i'll introduce it slowly, a tiny bit of the high protein stuff every few days and see how they do then steadily increase how much/how often igive it to them, without over feeding of course. thanks again for your help.

hello everybody, ive just bought some pundamilia fry which i am going to feed them cichlid veggie flakes that i give to my yellow labs. i was wondering though if i could also feed them high protein fish food? i know i cant give it to my labs as they would probably get bloat but i have always fed...

here is one (of many) of my jewel cichlid fry :) this little one is getting some red colouring come through on her fins :)

so at this moment im not planning on sending any fish through the post or courier etc, but someone has asked me if i am going to be selling any of my jewel cichlid fry and that they would be willing to pay for the postage etc. i know that fish stores get their stock through couriers etc but how...

yeah my lfs said they would have some when they are big enough, but someone just gave them some adult jewels 2 weeks ago, different variety to mine, either way they dont have any space as of yet, but there are a few other stores not far away that said they maybe able to take some in :)

so its been a couple of days now, he's still hiding but he does pop out more and more, water is getting better, nitrites are nearly 0, i have reduced feeding the fry and all is going good so far :)

yeah ive been looking for people who want some fry, hopefully not to use as food as ive heard people like to do that :( he's still hiding behind the filter, i think i saw him poke out a little earlier but not much. ive just done another test and the results are better but still need to improve...

sorry it took so long to reply, so i tested the water and this is what i got: ammonia - 0ppm nitrite - 0.05ppm nitrate - 10ppm ph - 7.5-8   i noticed the nitrites were a bit high so i did a 50% water change.   its like the male got spooked by something, he's been hiding behind the filter all...

hi everyone, i have a breeding pair of adult jewels, along with about 100 fry. couple of weeks ago i put them in a new 25g tank. they have been doing ok in there, got a little stressed and lossed their colour but it has been coming back and they have been coming out of hiding more and more. but...

here's my first ever entry into the comp, my German Blue Ram, Gordon, named after Gordon RAMsey.... haha  

ah ok, have you done a journal for your salty tank?

thats an awesome tank! :)

thats cool! id love to have my own pond, i love to fish lol what kind of fish did you catch?

just watched your vid with the fire eel, looks awesome! and what are the other fish in the tank with it?