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Check out the stocking in my signature. All living well together and not lost a fish in over 2 years....... :D

Only just seen this but going by your PM to me you have figured it out :good:

42 viewing but no takers/comments........ :unsure: No one interested at all??

I have 2 male Frontosa's which are beginning to harass each other so I may have to let one go. One is approx 5" and the other a little smaller. Either one can be had for a very modest £16 collected from Eastleigh, Nr Southampton, Hampshire. Male Frontosa Quantity for sale: One. Reason for...

4" Foxhead Conch Shells Good Condition Quantity 4 Reason for Sale: Change of mind Delivery or Collection: Both Sales price: £10 the 4 Postage & Packaging: £5 Location: Eastleigh, Nr Southampton. Hampshire Ideal for Cichlid's as a change from the usual snail shells. Library photo but exactly...

Hi, don't know much about your chosen fish other than you'll need a much bigger tank :unsure:

I wont repeat the advice already given about not having to replace the media...... However I think it's unfair to slag off the Juwel Filter system in the way some members do....... It does work and well in my opinion. Back in the day when I first got into keeping Tanganyikan Cichlids I used an...

what wattage tubes are with the light bar?

If you can get hold of a long cake icing spatula then slowly and carefully work it through the silicone a bit at a time you'll be able to get it off. Slowly does it!

About 250 lts..... Got a photo? Cichlids of any type will spar for the best spot in a new set up, especially a big one. Will settle after a while. A Mbuna set up should be well stocked with similar sized fish so dominance is controlled

I have just deleted the last 2 episodes of the latest series of Swamp People (UK) before watching them...... :rolleyes: doh!!!! Is it repeated or on the net????? :unsure:

An extract I found you might be interested in........ The Controversy. Do African cichlids need the various additives that promise better colors and increased breeding activity. May we have the envelope please. The answer is a resounding “Yes” and “No.” NO to Additives. Fish adapt...

I keep Lake Tanganyika Cichlids. I don't use salts. I use coral gravel as substrate. Most LFS that I use acclimatize their stock in local water before sale to lessen shock so a 7.5 would be ok. Remember, water stability is far more important than super high ph induced by buffering. Others...

Oh, delete it :rolleyes:

Wanted A few Shellies for my Tanganyikan tank Cost, minimal please Collect so local please Any info of LFS selling reasonable prices.

Ha ha ha ha ha :lol: I tried one of these things in the early days in a well planted community tank. What a train wreck!!! Guiding it around while keeping the capture net (sock) in the water turned my tank into a washing machine :rolleyes: What it collected in a 5 minute session I now...

A pair of chop-sticks are good for turning over the sand to release gasses in any tank. As your original post does not give any idea as to what fish stock you have then it's near impossible to recommend a fish but if it's a community tank then Gobies are a great excavator.

at the end of the day whether you have one filter or 6 they will only produce enough bacteria between them to cope with the fish stock you have so if the filter you are running now copes comfortably then why waste the electricity?

As far as is it worth the upgrade then ask yourself...... Does my current 305 cope with my fish stock and maintain constant zero readings for ammonia and nitrite. My current 305 is running without a problem so can I trust a different second hand filter I run a 4 foot (240 ltr) on a 305, fully...

As a neighbor (Fair Oak) sorry to hear your situation (been there, done all that albeit a few years ago now) :/ Good luck with your sale :good:

Hi, yes thanks for that, I had found that.....I have been in negotiations with them over multiple postage reduction. Should be ordering some very soon. I know these shells originate from America but I fancy them for my Tang tank after seeing them successfully being used for breeding Leleupi in...

Wanted a few (or just one) Foxhead Horse Conch shells. Around the 4" mark would be good

Nice fish, nice photos!

Far be it for me to go up against 'that Tolak guy' but I would have thought that as male Betta do not tolerate their own kind male guppy come pretty close to be mistaken for another small male....... In a community tank maybe but in a species tank???

This is what happens when the wrong thing is used. Green washing up pads are very abrasive and should not be used as they are for pots and pans! The sponge ones with the white scourer are ok as they are for non stick surfaces. But one has to ask why?? The cost of a proper aquarium safe...

Not quite sure why it goes black between the glass and the sand but it does. Sunlight does it. So you lost a couple of fish, not good! 9 times out of 10 it's water quality. It is absolutely imperative that nitrite and ammonia are at a complete zero, not .25 but zero. Beta's don't like strong...

Hi, sand against glass is a killer for scratching. :unsure: I don't know the details of your tank but can it be turned around, ie. take off the background and make the back the front? As far as the bubbles under the sand are concerned these can be got rid off by gently stirring the sand with...

Better to use coral sand for africans

Livestock. BLUE MOORI (BLUE DOLPHIN) Age and condition: 2+years (sub adult) Excellent condition Quantity for sale: One only Reason for Sale: Needing more space. Delivery or Collection: Strictly collection only Sales price: £18 Postage & Packaging: N/A Location: Nr Southampton (Eastleigh)...

I assume you are considering 'Old World' (ie African and not South American)) Cichlids? If so then adding coral sand would be a bonus along with rocks of course. I personally use coral gravel without sand although the gravel produces it's own sand over time as in the wild.

Not a lover of picture backgrounds but I have to say that your's is a cracking effect. Wonderful how the background gives a feel of real depth mixed with the real piece in front. 4 yes's :good:

Hi, small tanks can be notoriously hard work to cycle. I did a 28lt one once for a betta set-up and it took 16 weeks to complete yet my current 240lt completed, from scratch, in seven! Cycling + patience = success :good:

At the end of the day, to boil or not to boil? do what you feel happiest with. For me it would be a good scrub in warm water, rinse in warm water then pour a kettle's worth of boiling water over them. Leave for a while then in they go. Check for rust marks which indicates iron......

I don't know what's more scarey, the skulls, the legs on that stand or adding water to that set-up! :X It's a no to all three for me, I'm out! :no:

I am a bit of a non conformist :rolleyes: Fish don't need the lights (unless in a windowless room, or in a cave!)Plants do, obviously which I do not have anyway! So the lights are for my benefit so that's when they are on.

I am a bit selfish with my lighting :shifty: I like them on when I can see them. My tank has loads of ambient light during the day so lights are off day time also I am at work. My lights are Blue on 6am, White on 6.15am (blue off 6.20am) White off 7.45am (I leave for work and it's daylight now...

This will give you an idea as to the effect although with camera settings it's hard to get the true colour. These lights I have been running for over 2 years now with no problems. They are completely waterproof although I wouldn't suggest running them totally submerged. To fit them to my Fluval...

I use these in my Fluval 240 Blue Leds If you want to know how I fitted them PM me and if interested I will post a photo of effect.