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Rang alarm bells for me also, maybe his/her test kit is out of date... :crazy:

Sounds bang on to me, aslong as the PH has not been effected by the decor in your tank (bogwood lowers, limestone increases)then you should be good to go, use a chunk of sponge, then BANG instant tank :drool:

Anytime Minnnt, Central and south american cichlids is very much my forte! ;)

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Take a part of a sponge from your current tanks filter, and put it in the new tanks filter, use some of the old water and the rest DECHLORINATED water, if you don't used dechlorinator then you will kill the bacteria, leave it a few hours to settle then put them in the new tank, frequent water...

I'd assume so, aslong as they were big enough not to be considered food, they're not a particularly aggressive species, their is inter-species aggression but thats standard cichlid behaviour, i didnt see any problems with other fish in my setup :good:

TBF the fish may eat, but its not the best idea, leaving them to settle and feel more secure before feeding usually reduces a lot of stress on the fish :good:

Steindachneri? I had a group of 8 imported via Ross, gorgeous species, males tend to grow A LOT quicker then females do once their is an alpha male, and the male will breed with every female in the tank, i got fry from 3 females but didn't want to disturb them, so the fry were eaten, PH doesn't...

Leave them be for a day or so, they need to adjust and settle into their new home, how old is the tank and how was it cycled? :good:

To get pure, genuine G.Surinamensis, you're gonna have to order from the american importers, Don Conkel or Jeff Rapps, and even then they may make mistakes, you would struggle to find genuine G.Surinamensis in the UK, lots of cross breeds going about due to incorrect labeling of the species...

So using your logic i can keep a 10" goldfish in a 24x15x15? :crazy: atleast 40 gallon per goldfish, i'd say one, MAYBE 2 goldfish in a 125L and an internal is utterly useless with goldfish, over filtering is almost a neccesity with such a messy species, so get an external :good:

will get pics later, but have to find my #41#### camera first! :D they're gorgeous!

Arcadia T5 luminaire?

I did consider it actually, more stable and more secure for the fish if i bought a small arcadia clip on light, Hmm! :good: cheers! :)

Breeding Chocolate Gourami, its 80 litres so big enough for a trio, need to start buying a lot of livefoods to condition the fish :look:

The plastic isn't thin at all, i highly doubt it would split but i think i'll leave it outisde overnight incase it does, if its all good i'll get the filter running tomorrow for the gourami :good:

Bought one from a bargain store for £10, put water in and it flexs quite a lot, is this safe or should i abandon ship? when the lids on it doesn't flex so bad but it does when its off :crazy:

Water and bogwood is in, the tub is flexing quite a bit tho :crazy:

A timer will ensure a good daylight/night time schedule for the fish and this will keep them less stressed, imagine the sun coming up one day at 6, and the next at 9, then 5, then 7... etc... not saying you would be forgetfull but it really can stress fish when that happens IME :good:

Found an 80litre tube at the local bargain store, £10, got an internal filter already and a little heater etc... so i'm gonna get this setup using mature filter medium from my "big" tank (24x24x16H) and put them in tomorrow :) the tub is slightly tapered but measure 21Lx16x16 at its narrowist...

If you read me post, i can't speak for all salons but the 1 i passed in landudno had external filters (eheim) on each tank and the fish were transferred into different tanks (decorated) when the salon closed, fed a pellet food...its not all bad, but obviously i can't say its the same for all the...

16" high, kinda ideal for them i think :hyper:

:) appreciate the reply, i know someone selling the twin of my current tank, 24x24x16 so i think i may split it in half? :good:

Had my chocolate gourami for almost 2 weeks now, and i'm looking at setting up a tank to breed them in, just them and possibly a bulldog plec to keep the tank clean, i'm just wandering what size tank would be seen as an absolute minimum for a trio of chocolate gourami and a bulldog plec?

I got 4 at the minute, looking to get a trio, already looks like they're a trio and a seperate male, which shall sadly be rehomed :sad:

Yeah i'd definatley say Bolivians over german blues, Bolivians look like a mini Geophagus more :hyper:

Wash all the new stuff out, then transfer some sponges over to your new filter, fill up with your old water, then top up with dechlorinated, give it a few hours to get up to temperature and transfer your fish over :good:

Its the wow factor, i was in landudno today to just get away from things for the day, saw 2 seperate setups from the same company, hand spas, and feet spas, people were going in because of the "wow fish can clean what i can clean myself..." they were asking £10 for 15 minutes, and people were...

It gets better, look at the prices for the spa's http://www.garrarufaspaunit.com/?gclid=COqhpNut16oCFcYe4QodYD9N6w

I'll assume alot/all of the members of this forum are aware of the use of Garra Rufa for this new spa craze, they remove dead skin and "condition new skin" apparently... well i found a supplier...

Yeah i agree, i tried keeping a pair a few years back, got eggs and wrigglers but the male was like...raping the female so to speak, and no, i had a group of 6 last year but rehomed them when i downsized :crazy:

Stunning fish, prefer their close cousins Trimaculatus tho ;)

Yep,its a female Geophagus Braziliensis 100%, easily distinguished from other geos as its pearlescent scales and the black dot underneath/on its lateral line :)

My camera should be called osama bin laden! can't find it anywhere, i've managed to get the slate pile into the tank, just temporarily to see how it looks, gonna give the tank an hour then i'll get pics on my phone (very crap quality) but at least you will be able to see what i mean :good:

I live in a semi detatched house, 3 bedrooms, and currently only have the one tank upstairs (24x24x16) and was wandering how safe it is to add another, identical tank next to it? its against the chimney wall and a another wall, the new tank would be next to it to make it effectively 48x24x16...

Still unable to find my camera! :blush: Slate is dry now, gonna put it on a sheet of wood the size of my tank and see how it looks and hopefully get pics!! :good:

This is a slow one, tank is 24x24x16 high, so its a nice size, currently has 4.6 Phantom tetra 1.3 Bolivian Rams 3 unsexed Chocolate Gourami *getting seperate species only tank* 1 unsexed zig-zag eel 1 unidentified plec *more then likely a L001* 6 long-nosed shrimp Currently waiting for...

3 different gouramis isn't great, 4 is really pushing it! :crazy:

Had my chocolate gourami for almost 2 weeks now, and i'm looking at setting up a tank to breed them in, just them and possibly a bulldog plec to keep the tank clean, i'm just wandering what size tank would be seen as an absolute minimum for a trio of chocolate gourami and a bulldog plec...

I bought a trio of Bolivans about a month back, and one mysteriously died last week, wasn't water parameters and i quarantined them until today in a seperate tank, bought another 2 to up the group to 4, and they have never seemed so happy, looks to be 2 males 2 females, hoping the smaller male...