Recent content by YngUrbanCMH

Hey Folks, I've seen some references on the internet to "pearling" being a good indication of healthy plants in a planted tank. Was wondering what that meant, can't find a definition anywhere. Thanks!

Thanks cichlidmaster... BTW, is Lamprogine a word? If it is does it encompass both genus' Lamprologus and Neolamprologus?

I recently picked up a trio of Lamprologus meleagris from my lfs. I've been doing some research, and it seems like meleagris and speciosus might be the same fish? It's so confusing to keep up with constantly changing taxonomy, I was wondering if anyone knew if they were the same species, or...

Hey, how do people feed insectivores?

Be careful when you treat your loaches for white spot, they're pretty sensitive to medications... most recomend that you only use half the normal dosage for scaleless fish. My father killed a couple of beautiful 9+" clown loaches that were in his 125 gal when he treated the tank for ich.

Wow, that's an expensive fish! They usually go for $500-1000 here. Good luck, would love to see photos once you get him settled in. :P

That's an impossible decission! All your tanks look fantastic! :wub:

I couldn't count all my molly and p. pulcher fry... I think I have... 2 Pelvicachromis pulcher (with fry) 6 young (6 months old) P. sp. aff. "sacrimontis" 2 young angels 3 tiger barbs 3 serpae tetras 3 black mollies (always with fry) 3 yo yo loaches 3 otto's 3 dwarf gourmi's (1 female, 1...

Here's a photo from my 20 gal long mini tang. biotope. Most of the tanks residents are shellies (lamprologis and neolamprologus), but I have a pair of J. dickfeldi. They're by far the largest inhabitents in the tank, but also the most peaceful so far.

Here's a list of "beginner" cichlids broken down by biotope and recommended tank size... I don't know enough to know if this is a good list.. but I found it the other day. Species Recommendations For Beginners Here's another link with some cookie cutter setups and other useful links... Quick...

Would like to qualify what I meant by "community tank", I have a pair of p. pulcher in a general community tank... it's not limited to cichlids. Currently it has 3 mollies, a school of tetras, a school of tiger barbs, a few yo yo loaches, and a few ottocinclus. My kribs have staked out a small...

I'm pretty new to cichlids myself, so I hope you'll take my experience for what it's worth. My experience so far is that easy and beginner suited fish is all relative. Many cichlids can deal with a variety of water conditions, stability is the most important factor as their native environment...

My pH was same as yours, 7.6... Mine were fine except I couldn't get them to breed. I lowered the pH over the course of a week to 7, and last night I noticed eggs (and all the other fish in the tank in the opposite corner :P ).

SMB, just noticed that you're in Ohio too. Have you checked out Aquarium Adventures giant sale? In Columbus all fish are 55% off, and quite a bit of equipment's on sale too.