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I was just clarifying for those that dont know... no offense to you...

not all shell dwellers work in a 10 gallon

you can use an extra Aquaclear foam filter and cut it to fit over the intake.

Aquaclears are very nice filters and they allow you to use a wide variety if filter media. Another nice thing about AquaClears is that you dont have to keep buying new filter media when you perfrom filter mantainance, just stock the filter with two standard Aquaclear sponges and when the time...

if you are ending up with alot of un-eaten food no your substrate then you are most likely feeding to much... I had a 29 with 1m/7f WC ocellatus and the occies themselves kept the tank clean. I would not recomend putting any bottom feeders in a tank that small with occies...

he bites me everytime I clean the tank... hasnt drawn any blood yet.

...earthworms... very easy to culture and if done right you will have an endless supply of live food and you wont have to wait for them to grow out to the proper size like you would if you were raising guppies. I have a link to a good article on worm cultures but I have it bookmarked at home.

sand is a must if you want to experience the true behaviour of shellies... a bulldozer in action

heres a nice close up of those teeth

lets put it this way... I had a pair of Boulengeri, a trio of Ocellatus, a young pair of Albino Brichardi's, and a pair of Caudos in a 72gallon bowfront... The Boulengeri were and still are masters of the tank even with the Brichardi's trying to breed now. The occies wont go near the...

thanx cometcattle

I personally would say 15gallon minimum for a breeding pair of occelatus, you would be better off with 1 male and 2 females though.

In my experience the most aggressive shellie would be a Lepidiolamprologus Boulengeri

these fish do not need to be adults to sex... I have 2 tank full of juveniles and they are easy to sex by the dorsal fin. I wrote an article about my breeding experiences, you can read it here here is a picture of a female. notice the white edge to here dorsal fin, males do not have the white...

I made the middle chamber so high for ease of cleaning the lower tank and to possibly put a taller tank on the lower shelf.

thanx for the comments...

I just finished cleaning up the plans for my 2 tier stand. I thought I would share the plans with everyone here. Per the plans it will hold two 29 gallon tanks. I have a 20 on top and a 29 below but it will easily hold more weight. here is what the finished stand looks like here are the...

i just ran out of room... in my living room I have the following: 20 gallon and a 29 gallon on a wood 2-tier DIY stand. a 72 gallon bowfront and my newest addition the 125 gallon. I have a 10gallon setup in my bedroom as a QT for as fire-fin right now. and in the basement I have an empty 20...

thanx Alaska it took me awhile to complete but I am very happy with the end result...

i paint them...

I finally got the tank moved over to its new home... now I just have to buy my substrate, rocks for decor, heaters, filters and finally my Fronts...

considering that I am no carpenter it was very easy to build. It cost me alot more than just buying a stand though, but I didnt want it to look like the tank was just placed over by the wall... I am still trying to find someone to help me move the tank to its new stand.

this was my largest wild caught Lamprologus Ocellatus "Gold" in my breeding tank. She is around 2" in these pics. I have since sold my breeding colony I tried for the longest time to get a shot like this one. for only being 2" she sure has a very large mouth.

it all really depends on the species and what kind of demand is in your area for those species, unless you plan on shipping...

thats why you should use the inline check valves made for air pumps...

how much does matter on your tap water conditions... I suggest filling a 5 gallon buck with 5 gallons of water. Add an airstone connected to an airpump for circulation and add a teaspoon at a time until you reach your desired ph. You will then know how many tsp per 5 gallons you need to add...

Well I finally completed my DIY stand for housing my 125. The stand cost more than your typical store bought stand but I think it looks 10 times better. I didnt want the look of having just stuck the tank over against a wall like you would with your typical stand so I went the route of building...

wyhile ceramic pots work nice for making caves, it doesnt look very natural... take a look at this cave I made. its made out of a coconut... very simple to make. I bought a coconut from the store, I looked for the best shaped one. My local grocery store carries one that are already...

heres a pic of my DIY hatchery... notice how I looped the airline up higher than the water level, this way you dont have to worry about it draining as soon as your remove it from the airpump... I wrote an article about hatching BBS, if your interested you can view it at my personal website

unless I am misunderstanding your question, you shouldnt need to worry about any bubbles... The powerhead should be installed to suck water down thru the substrate, up the tube, and out the powerhead output. As far as I knw you shouldnt even have bubbles... with the arline/pump setup its the...

I would suggest keeping it off the glass, if its left on the glass and your algea eating crew doenst clean it off after time your tank lights will make it difficult to clean. if you have rocks in your aquarium let the algea grow on them, it makes the tank look more natural and feed your algea...

my solution for noisy pumps

my suggestion would be to go purchase a HOB and get rid of the UGF... J.M.O.

I would say as long as they are about the same size there shouldnt be a prob, when the cons get mech larger than the guppys they should be moved... I mix fry all the time in my grow out tanks...

thanx for the great comments... Wildfire, He is in my community tank. I would prefer that you didn't use my pic in your avatar, but thanx for asking.

he has bit me a few times, it feels like a big pinch...

Male L. Boulengeri... all from the same shot but with different cropping...