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there was a rubber foot missing snd air was leaking thru the hole, i sealed it off and i have suspended the pump using a rubber band and its turned out pretty quiet after all :good:

so how many fish should i cut back to 3 fish were lost in the transportation from previous keeper to here. also the frontosa is small, should i consider removing the bottom feeders to allow room for the fish ?

i have switched it off its driving me totally nuts, it does have the self primer, is there a method to filling and installing this filter so its quiet ?

i have a fluval 304 thats making a lot of noise and it sounds like the air trapped inside, i keep shaking it to try and remove the trapped air but its still rattling like mad, i would have though fluval would have sorted this problem by now as i used to have this issue with the older external...

i just bought a full malaiw set up complete with fish, the air pump is a 'resun' double outlet thing, its so noisy, if i want something really quiet for my tank do i need to buy an expensive air pump or is there a way of making this thing quiet ie in some sort of enclosure, i have a cupboard...

cheers i just tried some peas, defrosted them in warm water but i have a load of skins lying at the bottom of the tank, any way to avoid the skins being left over ?

4ft Juwel vision 260 litre ok many thanks i need to research my different fish, im not sure which ones are which so i may post pictures and get the help of the forum so i can identify my fish better. do the fish eat the peas and lettuce and cucumber well, is frozen peas ok defrosted of course...

im looking for suggestions for the best foods to get, it has been many years since i last kept malawi's. so i just bought a full set up inc fish and wondering whats the best foods here is a list of the fish i have. 9 yellow labs 4 red zebras 2 golden head cichlids 4 auratus 3 peacocks 1 olive 2...

ok thanks people, i seen a 5 in 1 strip kit but i never bought it thankfully, ill buy kits with the liquid drops based kit.

i just bought a full tank set up complete with malawi fish, i have kept them before and as the water is soft where i live i used to keep checks on the ph and nitrates, so i want to buy a ph and nitrate test kit and was wondering if there is any particular kits are recommended and some maybe to...

i thought it was always best to keep as much old water as possiblke so the water in not too much of a shock for the fish, im in scotland so water is softer here and when i kept malawis before i always had to add bicarb/soda with each water change. I will buy declorintor and add this to the tank...

thanks for the replies, sorry for the delay in replying this is my night shift week and i have not had the chance to reply sooner. i read the replies and i have learned some things i never thought to consider such as keeping the gravel and filter in the tank water, also i thought the fish would...

hi my first post here and im sure it wont be my last. i have just agreed to buy a jewel vision 260 (4ft) beech tank and cabinet, i am also getting about 40 malawi's plus lots of limestone, 2 external filter and basically the full set up as this chap is giving up fish keeping. im getting...