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Found this old pic of my old Common plec he was 18" at this time and I have since given him to my LFS to put in one of their sumps

This is the runt of the three about 4.5" to the other two that are 6"

I've been working on a Lake tang set up, and there is a snail (brown and black zig zags) that is very efficient for algea, if you get a pair you could get some of the Tang cats (petricola i think) to keep population down.

I've got a feeling its a Parachromis friedrichsthali or a Nandopsis dovii

Firstly you need to get an airline in there, anything to displace the surface, if you dont have a seperate pump then angle your filter in a way that it breaks the surface. How hot is the tank water, if its way high then try floating some ice in the tank but be sure to put it in a watertight...

27 - 28 UK Gallons I think

Measuring 14" now

Still trying to get a good one of her with her mouth at full stretch, I wish budmaster lived nearby, his pics are the best. Are you ready for your close up

Still trying to get a good one of her with her mouth at full stretch, I wish budmaster lived nearby, his pics are the best.

Crikey! how long's a piece of string. If you have live plants then it varies, it's been a long time since I've had tanks with live plants as for a long time I've kept cichlids exclusively and had fake plants. If you use fake plants and the tank recieves a decent amount of daylight then you may...

Crikey surely not the cherry's they're shy little things :o But if you dont wish to risk that try a shoal of pencil fish, I think they are fascinating as far as little fish go

Nik! you didn't tell me you had a better lookin twin :lol:

You will not be dissapointed with a shoal of cherry barbs, 7-8 just the job

Brown algae is often caused by a lack of light, try keeping the tank lights on for slightly longer.

Nice one Mike. Tell me how big do these fellas get?, They're partial to a touch of the green stuff aren't they?, Do they get on with other cats i.e. Spotted Raphael?

Pufferpack, what besides the colomesus works in a community tank of african river system cichlids?

Yeah, go with a nice shoal of glow light tetra with th rams, would look lovely with a bit of bogwood in there too

Well in a 2 Gallon the only thing size wise would be a coupl of Pygmy puffers

Mono's are very brackish, as far as compatibility I guess there must be a Puffer to go with them.

I have just been cutting some small tank recipes, try this: 2 African blockheads, 1 Syno petricolus, 4-6 African lampeye. OR 2 Kribensis, 1 syno petricolus, 4-6 red longfinned african characins or the lampeyes.

Brown algae occurs if the tank does not recieve enough light, trust me

I forgot to mention that you could have a hardy plec (bristlenose) maybe a pair as long as you provide enough hiding spots for them.

Firstly, no other fish in a 29g with a pair of cons. No plants cos they'll just rip them right out, maybe a half of a flower pot, a few hidey holes to lay eggs in, a smooth gravely substrate is good. As for food; frozen bloodworm, live bloodworm (as long as you strain the water they come in...

Wait till it gets as big as "Cupcake". Try putting in a few redhook silver dollars, I have 3 and they don't seem to get too bothered. I also have a 6" spotted Raphael in as clean up. Anything large and fast will be ok if you introduce it now while the Jag is small. When you do add anything it's...

I really like cherry barbs too, they r great, especially in a good sized shoal, I've seen the male cherry barb reach about 2" I think thats the max

I like the Clown trigger fish, all the sleepers are pretty cool too

How many Congos are there, jus outta interest, 36" should be fine for them but be prepared for some carnage. If its just for live food then perhaps a more mild mannered Cichlid would be better. Rainbow cichlid, or Australis, they breed well too. Oh another thing, When your,e fry have hatched it...

If the tank lights were off the whole time, that might make their colours fade.

Go for the cons with the cat, he should be able to deal with them, How big is he BTW? You may find yer Congos will take a kicking around breeding time but in a 40G long they should be fast enough to dodge the stripey fella's. As long as tankmates are fast and few then you should be OK.

They are a lovely larger community fish, they are tough to, I have 3 living with a 13" Jaguar and they can handle him, they are A Silver dollar and they will eat anything and it's a good isea to have a varied diet. Being related to the Silver dollar, does make them a relative of the Piranha species.

It might be scabs, on the lips anyway, has it been shifting rocks or anything. I don't know much about black spot, but do you have any snails in the tank. Also and this is worst case scenario, try and find some info on Thyroid tumor, or malignant cancer tumors. It could be something to do with...

It may be Ammonia burn, happens if a fish is taken from a low ammonia environment and put into a tank with a higher level, I think it may also occur if you get a massive ammonia spike.

Salt, Vinegar and a little fork, with a side serving of RICE FISH :crazy: , Well what ever you go for Cichlid wise it, will need to be a dwarf and freindly too. Rams, Apistos (Not angry ones), but please don't do what I see a lot of: No Angels

CFC is right , the figure 8's may be okay for some time but they will not make it to full adulthood in FW. W/out doubt uhuh no siree, no way, at all , ever Amen. Rice fish

Rice fish, Very nice little fish the RICE FISH, other name of Indian glassfish but I prefer calling it RICE FISH. The RICE FISH is orangy in colour and is about the size of a neon, so they look good if you have a nice group of RICE FISH. Bought to you by FTBME Sponsor of RICE FISH :crazy: