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No that`s great thanks :good: :good: I think the option of separating the female would be the best one but it would mean removing the ocean rock and chasing around the tank, I think that may be too stressful for them. Difficult one really because I would love to be able to keep the fry :unsure:

Yes they are so hopefully the rest wil catch on and get the biz done too :lol: Will update on how things are going :good: It`s great to watch, very entertaining :good: How long did your cyps hold for Sean? is it likely to be approx 4 weeks like the malawi? I`m looking forward to...

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Thanks :D She doesn`t look much bigger at the moment so I`m not sure that she`s holding a lot of eggs, I saw her release and catch 6 eggs but they carried on when I went up to shower so there may be loads more :unsure: I`ll try and get some pics up soon :good: I`m hoping that now one...

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I was sat having a cuppa this morning whie watching my Tang tank and saw a pair of cyps finally doing the biz :D :D I was mesmerized at how the male uses the white tips on his ventrical fins and kind of gently nibbles at the females back end to encourage her to release her eggs. So I now...

My punks have such balls and think nothing of attacking hands when the tank is being cleaned. Feisty little things have one hell of a nip too :lol: :lol:

Great news! :D :D Now they`ve started you`ll see lots more :good: :good:

I agree, the blue bulb won`t give you crisp, clear viewing and colour of the fish anywhere near as well as a white one (or 2) will give you :/ If you`re determined to go with the ocean rock, do keep an eye out that the fish don`t get stuck in the holes as they get bigger ;) A little...

Great photos :good: :good: They all look very comfortable in their homes :D

Well done on the tank size :good: What Is the best rock for Malawi cichilds.......Depends on what you mean by best? If you mean the most widely used for Malawi then I would say slate. Ocean rock is ok until one day a fish that has been swimming through the same hole for ages, forgets that...

Definitely another option to consider :good: I have 1 FX5 running on my Tang setup and a powerhead too. Although the tank is very lightly stocked I do feel that the clarity of the water could be better and have considered adding another FX5 but reckon that could be massive overkill though...

What a great little setup!! :good: :good: They look very settled in a short space of time, I`ll keep my fingers crossed that you have the patter of tiny fins again very soon :D

Lisa how many fry has she spat? If you have a few then it might be an idea to put the female back into your main tank and leave her to spit any remaining fry in there, granted they`ll probably get eaten but that`s a risk you`ll have to decide on taking. On occasion the female will gather the...

Great pics!! :good: :good: I want a macro lens even more now!! :sad: :lol: :lol:

I`m not, sorry :/

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Excellent news Jo and I`m really, really chuffed for you :good: :good: :good: On the filtration....I personally think you need to be looking at a minimum of something such as the FX5, possibly 2 of them. A sump is easy enough though and you could easily make one yourself with a smaller...

Can the Admin/mods not change the posters name to 'Guest' once an account has been deleted, leaving the posts previously made in place? :unsure:

That's a shame that you can't get the premium granular :/ If it were me I would feed a mix of flake, frozen mysis/krill and chopped prawns and i'd feed small amounts but often throughout the day. It doesn't take long for females that have starved while they've held for approx 28 days to get...

I put the fry into a spare 20L tank that I had and it's setup all of the time now, I have the same choice that you're now faced with.....if I want to keep the fry then I need to have another tank running. You wouldn't need to cycle another tank, you could take the water from your main tank and...

If you can, I would strongly recommend this stuff: http://www.zmsystems.co.uk/index.php?app=gbu0&ns=prodshow&ref=largepremgran&sid=6ya2o40q937h4awnx69x7728n4vgtd41 I feed all of my fish, including my Peacock and Mbuna fry on this stuff now and they absolutely love it, most people on another...

If the lab successfully holds then at approx 18-21 days you`ll begin to se the underneath of her chin go dark/black looking, this is the eggs hatching and her mouth becoming full of the fry.....at this point the female can be removed from the tank and either put into a seperate tank OR stripped...

No worries B-) If it were me......I`d look at doing a minimum of 15L-20L out Wed and Sun. Obviously it`s up to you though ;)

This is something that will always come down to personal experience and preference as you`ll continuously get differing opinions. I find that small water changes will do what you`re describing......fail to remove/reduce any detrimental levels in your tank any where near as effectively as bigger...

It depends on the ph of your water, you don`t need to use coral sand unless it`s to buffer/raise your ph. Coral sand is known to irritate the gills of some cichlids so a lot of people use sand in the tank and crushed oyster shell in the filter area in a sperate net bag (for example). The...

We need to know what size tank you have? :/

There's definitely a fair few there!! :good: :good: They look great, it's lovely to see so many together and they'll be brilliant tank mates for the multis :good:

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Nice pics B-)

Out of those options I would say the Harlequins. I found cherry barbs to be zippy and at times a bit fin nippy and I don`t think that would be a good combination with the Thomasi. Tetras i.e the red eye are generally put in a tank where they can hold their own so possibly not a good...

You need to be using the correct sales format for selling your items. The sales form/template can be found here: http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/280149-sales-form/ :good:

From personal experience of the lampeyes I`d say that they`re even more sensitive than cardinals are so I`d advise against them to be honest. I`m trying to think of some fish that are pretty peaceful and not 'zippy' boisterous but my brain seems to be on a coffee break at the mo and I can`t...

I don`t really see the point in asking for advice when you were always going to do what you wanted anyway :rolleyes:

Neither tank is big enough as Mark has already said :no: You say it would only be temporary yet you`ve already experienced that the best laid pans can go tits up, you could plan to get another tank and what happens when something else goes wrong? It`s the plecs that suffer because they don`t...

Only just seen this thread.......more multies huh? Always excellent to read and they look great :good: :good: :good: Mine have all gone to MA now, all of them will be going into their big display tank as an area in there has already been sorted in preparation for them. I`ll definately look...

Nice setup and a good choice with the Tangs :good: :good: One thing I would say though is that the Tangs don`t 'need' any of the Lake Salt, Cichlid Trace Elements and more crucially a PH of well above 8.0. Tangs are able to fully thrive in a ph of between 7.8 and 8.4 very successfully...

No sorry but I won`t post the fish and would much rather sell it as a complete setup :no: The plants can be sold seperately IF the fish get taken on by my local MA and if that happens I can by all means give you a shout to see if you`d still be interested in the plants or I`ll re-advertise...

The guys at my local MA were gobsmacked today when I told them there`s been no interest in it but I`m not majorly desperate to get rid, I can always take the fish over to MA as the guys have said they`ll keep the glassfish in one of their permanent display tanks, they`re happy to have them...