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Hi it depends on what you mean by 10 gallons - 10 gallons seems to vary brand to brand and sometimes we get confused by US and UK gallons so what tank are you looking at? For Dwarf Puffers the minimum should be considered as 60 litres but bigger is always better and aim for 10 litres per...

Hi I am finally getting around to filling my second Aquascaper 1200 and just as I've got to a scape I'm happy with I've realised I've never checked its level with a spirit level so I went to get mine and left to right is ok, not perfect but I'm ok with it but front to back is out. The bubble is...

My planted tanks are not looking their best right now but here are some from the glory days - planted tanks are very rewarding but if you take your eye off them for too long, its almost start again territory. Don't forget either that a lot of the Youtubers or professional aquascapers either...

It does sound like the bigger Severum is showing some dominant. 2 is probably the worst number of cichlids to have in a tank as it does not diffuse aggression enough. What other fish do you have in the tank and what size is it? Just wondering what might be best to add or remove to improve the...

Thanks! The black and blue alpha is the make of the orange fish - the sub males get a pale blue shimmer but mainly orange. The pale blues are Socolofi and males and females look quite similar

I was thinking today that I've not updated this in a long time and its funny to see that I've missed quite a lot! I added the first fish, a group of 6 Chindongo Socolofi from Wharf Aquatics in early November and then a group of 8 Metriclima Msobo Magunga from Kevs Rifts. At the time I sort of...

Its great isnt it when it happens - I was once in a random farm shop in the middle of nowhere, really deep East Yorkshire, off the beaten track and noticed they had an aquatics section - god awful set up inside and tanks of skinny run of the mill species but then in one tank an 8 inch...

I know the feeling far too well, it could be a sign of the times in the UK though, unfortunately. I was trying to track down some cichlids today and so many places I spoke to were so down beaten "I'd have been able to get them a few years ago, but no point now" "I feel bad for you looking for...

Oooosh thats nice! Any other info on it? Location etc? A long long time ago you had the best Central American store near you called Oddball Express so I bet you get quite a few good quality centrals knocking about. Wills

Looks awesome! Thanks for starting the journal and going into so much detail! That last pic looks like a gourami is swimming upside down but it’s just a ver clear reflection

Once a day would be ok, but I think you'd be fine doing every other day.

If I still had my Mod powers I'd totally abuse them to change the topic of this thread to AdoraBelle is awesome btw...

I definitely agree getting out for walks, especially in the countryside, try and get 10k steps in and having Pixie with you will be awesome :) The mental health benefits of exercise are huge and walking is such an easy way to get started, even try turning it into hiking, start planning and...

The perfect tank is quite subjective... The stand and hood colour and style, the kind of glass, rimmless or covered etc. Juwels are good over all but some dont like the inbuilt filter as it limits you to just an internal which can take up quite a bit of space. If you wanted to go for an...

Some will eat pellets and flake these days, they have been farmed for quite a few years now so possible to find ones that feed well. Otherwise you have a luxury buffet planned for them - with regards to snails they will typically only eat ones the size of their eye. My red eyes did used to eat...

Thanks for people who's brains are working today haha!

Wow we really dont have an active Malawi scene do we!

I've tried a few ways to explain it but probably best to find a video but the reason its wasteful is you need to run the tap into the drain in order to empty the tank. But if you use a pump you don't have to do this.

A rule of thumb I'd follow is generally one puffer per 10 litres so in 20us gallons you have about 75 litres so I'd go for 8 as they are a shoaling fish and need good numbers to maintain aggression. Male to female ratios can really help the success of a group but... its not super easy to...

I have the JBL version which is basically the same thing just a black fitting for the tap, it is definitely worth it but I understand the waste of water to empty it the traditional way, my solution was to add a pond pump to empty the tank with using the system then I leave it connected when its...

I've not kept them but I keep their cousins Red Eye Red Tail Puffers. I put quite a bit of research in when deciding between the two so might be able to help :)

Ah matey really sorry to see you going through all of this. Just remember we all think the world is a better place with you in it! I agree with Captain Barnicles to give him the benefit of the doubt right now, the idea about transferring money rather than taking cash out could be a good way...

So far I'm using the finger hole at the front which seems like it will work - I feed quite a fine pellet so no problem really. I know what you mean about the ugly side of rimless tanks but I think when they are in their best its worth it :) I've found a sponge scrubber from Dennerle that is...

Hi I've got a 75 gallon tank ready to set up - I had wanted to a Central American tank but after setting up an Mbuna tank in my other 75 I'm interested to stick with Malawis but want something a little different. I've kept Americans for a long time, maybe 10-15 years, and I'm about 4-5 months in...

Glad you got sorted nice dimensions! If you wanted any other options though check out UNS branded tanks some really interesting shapes and dimensions.

Its quite hard to say what the most natural approach is in some respects - I always thought it would be impossible to see a river bed that is pure fine-grain sand but I've seen plenty of footage where that is the case but a lot of it is also as you have described with river rocks - indeed a lot...

I’m hoping too but not sure what yet I like the peace Lilly’s as they grow up but most plants that do well in water are vines that would end up sitting on the cover. On one of my other tanks I have a net mesh on the wall for stuff to grow up but not sure that’s right for this room.

Now you might think that a new lid is not a big deal but I’m amazed by how much I love it. It’s custom made for my 1200 open top in three sections out of 10mm acrylic. It replaces my jump guard which was quite scruffy and hard to manipulate on the big tank it kept the fish in but nothing for...

Thanks :) In order first is a tiny 1.5 gallon, second is a 28 gallon cube, third is an 8 gallon shallow and the fourth is a 75 gallon. I have to admit the algae is pretty accidental and not there on purpose... but there are some mosses. In the 8 gallon shallow, I got some cladrophora algae...

Thanks :) I'll try and be more active! Thank you for the introduction to some people I've missed joining! Heres an update of the Mbuna from tonight - one of my male Msobo has fully coloured up now, really really hard to get good or acurate photos of them I think its going to take a video tbh...