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hi i have a problem with algae growing throughout my sand substrate. is there anything i can do to remove it apart from emptying the whole thing out and cleaning it? its a tanganyikan cichlid tank (shellies) so dont want to disturb them too much. can you buy tablets/treatment or anything...

well i have only got small community fish in my tank - are yo yo's small community fish??

Hi - ive noticed about 50 or 60 tiny snails around my tank with eggs attached to the sides. could you help me ged rid of them? are there any algeae eating dish that like to eat them?? thanks

No - i went back today and asked. They are just common, plain old bristlenoses. Im in Newcastle, England...... thanks - i'll check on the classified site.......

Its not that im not keen on the fish itself - but they are £25 each at my local store. I wondered if there was another algae eater that would be suitable... and cheaper!

Hello can anyone recommend a good community brown/green algae eater for a tang shellies tank?? tank is 180 litres (uk) - 3.5 feet long. I know I could put a bristlenose in there - but im not too keen on them..... thanks

Thanks - good idea to rearrange the tank to break up territories..... instead of paracyps or cyps - would dwarf neon rainbows be suitable???

:good: Hi i have a 180 litre tank with lots of rocks/shells in there and 4 brevis. A couple of questions.... 1 - i cannot tell the sex of the brevis as they are monomorphic - if it turns out i have 4 males, or 4 females - can i add more brevis to the tank without any problems?? 2 - im...

thanks for all the info! I will leave them a week or so and see if the female settles in.... I was planning on getting something like cyps for the top half of the tank - unless anyone has a better idea?!

the tank is 100 cm long, 40 cm deep and 50 cm high. Its 180 litres (UK). I will go back tomorrow and see if i can get a couple of females. The problem is the shopkeeper isnt sure which is which! and im not an expert. thanks for your help :hyper:

ive got 4 in total - just bought randomly from a store. Turns out that 3 are male and 1 female - i have about 30 escargot shells scattered around with rocks at either end, sand substrate. will 3m 1f be a problem??

I have just bought 4 brevis shellies. They are in a large tank by themselves. The problem is I think 3 are male and only 1 female - and the female wont come out from hiding amongst a pile of rocks. Will she ever come out? or do i need to buy a couple more females? thanks

looks like youre right - cyps need at least 4 ft for swimming. but Paracyrichromis nigrippinis are about £30 each! any other ideas???

HI whats the best rock to use for a tank with shell dwellers and cyps? my tap water is about 8.2ph so no problem there. river cobbles? ocean rock? slate?? thanks!

Thanks guys - i will go with the Cyprichromis leptosomas - they look like really nice fish. One more question though! Im going to get brevis shellies and Cyprichromis leptosomas. How many of each is a good number to start the community? and what sex should they be?? thanks very much