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oh, yea my fault. I didn't even notice that. You're correct though.

75g for one Oscar and 125g for two, imo.

4 is a big enough group. I have mine in a 75g and my rhom alone in a 55g. Only the Pygo's like being in groups. You always want to keep Serra's alone unless you want to try for a geryi shoal.

Most people say not to use salt ever for anything or that it does no good etc. It's a very hotly debated topic i nall forums. I disagree with them 100%. I've used it for years and will continue to use it and I know it works for me but it shouldn't be used unless necessary. For 1 example...

It's definitely not the norm,imo. I've had only a couple batches (out of hundreds maybe) get eaten by the parents but I hear of others that have had it happen more often. I don't know the link to it, maybe I wasn't feeding the older fry enough? IME, once there's another batch of fry the older...

Can they get in and out of them ok? I hope you have them glued down. I'd hate for one to roll off and into the glass. :) It looks good and you've done a lot of work.

You can move them whenever they are free swimming. I'd wait 2 weeks and then move them. They'll be fish food to the parents once another brood comes along anyways.

Sometimes a vitamin deficiency will give the same symptoms as tb.

By your description I can't say that I see any problems as far as the fish being stressed. Fighting a lot amongst themselves and running from you are two signs that could lead to an interpretation of stressed fish. You've been told a million times in here that you don't have the tank size and...

Leave the rhine on or take out the seeds and it won't float.

A few factors go into it. How large when fully grown is one. You also have to take into account the aggressiveness of a fish. Smaller tanks mean more aggressive to other tankmates. Room to swim. Some fish may be able to turn around in a tank but if they only have two times their length to...

You don't want to use bleach if you're using the tank tomorrow. After using bleach, you'll want to let it air out for a few days before using again. I'm not sure about how to get it off the silicon except for good ol' elbow grease but you can take a razor blade to the glass. Keep it level and...

It's sure not obvious to me. I always knew about aerosols and not to spray near the tank but I never gave an air freshener a second thought. I'm sorry to hear about your loss but thank you very much for posting this info for the rest of us to learn from.

Pretty eay to breed them. Harder to get to the eggs before they do. They are egglayers.

Yea, it doesn't sound like anything that out of the ordinary for fish in general. Adult fish can go a month or two without eating so 1 day isn't anything to worry about and is good for them. I only feed my non-piranha/cichlid fish a maximum of 6 days a week, sometimes 5. If they are playing...

Are you in the middle of cycling your tank? What is your ammonia levels?

:lol: That's so cute!!! I either have a black bg or none on all of my tanks. I like to keep it simple and plain and let the fish be the showcase.

Yep and kelp also says the water quality is better which means most likely healthier fish.

Buy from the family-owned store. You won't need a 2 week guarantee with healthy fish.

30 years and still learn something every day. The neverending learning is as much as an obsession as the fish are.

They died within 2 days of ich? That's awefully quick if it's ich. Surely they must have been showing symptoms of ich then when you bought them and have had it for a while?

Not exactly the same but they are related. It's not something I would be messing with, that's for sure. That's why I suggested using gloves. Long gloves preferably. It can stay in your body for years and you won't know it and you can be infected by it in a weakened state later on.

IMO, a rtbs shouldn't be kept with anything else in anything less than a 55g. They are just too aggressive.

Are the fish emaciated? If so, I don't think there is any hope for them. I would most definitely sterilize the tank before adding new fish. Make sure you wear gloves as you are succeptible to it also.

I'm not sure of cherry barbs characteristics but it may help if you told us exactly what they're doing and what you're using for the ich treatment. :)

Especially when they're sick, I wouldn't have turbulent water. I guess it's hard to say exactly how much or if you have too much from a forum but you don't want them stressing out and losing strength and energy fighting water turbulence.

lol Yea, I know what you mean. At one time I had quite a few 55g and 75g tanks set up as Mbuna tanks. Almost all had a (just 1 in each) chipokae in them and were successful but there were 3 chipokae's that hit their psycho stage while in a bad mood. 2 were males and 1 was a female. They...

Thanks for sharing the pics! :good: I have 4 rbp's and 1 black rhom. I love piranhas and have kept them for about 15 years now.

I agree. Whenever I hear people say that auratus are the meanest I can always tell they've never had a chipokae. :D So far I've had good luck with all the ones I've had with just a couple exceptions. They always end up ruling the tank but once the dominant fish they don't mess with anyone...

Yea, unfortunately, It would be a safe bet that all those horror stories you've heard are probably true. How was she starting to act? I'm not asking to give you advice or tell you you are doing anything wrong or anything like that. chipokae's are 1 of my favorite fish so I like hearing and...

I'm curious what sizes your Mbuna are and why you're taking the chipokae back? Is he too aggresive or do you just not like him etc?

Not the same thing. That is most likely learned behaviour which is not the same thing as understanding warning signs of threat displays. And I was talking in general terms as there are not set in stone answers. In general, community fish don't understand the simple threats from cichlids. Yes...

Depends on where you're from I guess. I pronounce it like you do and have heard many that pronounce it that way. I've heard others pronounce it "biker" and beesheer, also.

Putting a cichlid with community fish isn't good, as you've found out. The oproblem is, cichlids know the "threats" of other cichlids very easily but community fish are clueless to the subtle displays and why. So they will continue to go into the angels territory and the chasing will probably...

Kalamazoo area. This was 10-12 years ago but even now I don't see any but I don't look for them like I used to so maybe they're there. Where are you at? maybe when I set my tank up I'll come by that way and get a couple.

Demasoni has to be the best looking freshwater fish, imo. Absolutely beautiful fish. I couldn't ever find one when I had Mbuna before.

Yea, the one site says they kept it with Rainbowfish. I'd be a little afraid to keep it with Mbuna, myself.

LOL! A fellow Michiganian!!! woohoo! Are you selling it for $15? I have an empty 55g. Just waiting to get unlazy to set it up for some Mbuna. ;) :P

No, not bad at all! Yea, here in Michigan as cold as it is (I think a high today of 13F) I don't know how I could forget that. :D

I've never heard of this fish before so I looked it up. http://articles.gpasi.org/steatocranus_tinanti.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatocranus HTH.