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That’s water for East African lake cichlids. Very hard water indeed.

I find the API dip sticks as well as others can not reliably differentiate between 0-10 ppm on the nitrate scale

So true. I actually have six plants arriving today for the 60 gallon tank!

US Gallon: Defined as 231 cubic inches. Equal to 3.78541 liters. Imperial Gallon: Defined as 4.54609 liters. Approximately 20% larger than a US gallon.

Sweet. Here is my p. pulcher (Ndonga).

With the stocking of my 60 gallon tank, my fish room is complete…..for now. In descending order: 5 gallon fry tank, 10 gallon room temperature tank for white cloud mountain minnows and CPDs, 20 gallon livebearer tank and 60 gallon African tank.

No. I am going to turn him into a finger puppet.

I like finely ground chopped meat chili (no beans) on a hot dog. 🌭

Welcome to the forum. The new tank sounds exciting. There will be someone on the form who will be able to advise you about sumps.

I like to think the United States is more resilient than Colin fears. I do not think we are on the cusp of civil war or insurrection. The candidate Colin refers to is more huckster than tyrant. A buffoon.

Charlie, Pet of the Month Winner, passed away. RIP Charlie.

I dust food for my fry tank and my nano tank with CPDs and emerald dwarf raspora.

That’s helpful. But what do you mean by “no one is heading for the top corner “

I have caves for everyone. I have more plants arriving on Tuesday. I have to work on the water flow. I need to slow it down. It’s on the lowest setting but I’ll add a pre filter.

Entry #35 A breakthrough. All of the fish fed in front of me for the first time since their arrival. Even the p. pulcher couple are out feeding.

Up until recently I’ve only maintained peaceful community tanks. Now I have my first African cichlid tank. In my 60 gallon African tank I have 6 Anomalochromis thomasi(African butterfly cichlids), 6 Alestopetersius caudalis (Yellow tail Congo tetras) and a pair of Pelvicachromis pulcher...

This wild caught p. pulcher (Ndonga) arrived October 8 and has hidden in a rock cave ever since…..that is until this morning. She is finally feeling comfortable in her new home. Her male companion remains hidden behind a coconut shell cave.

https://phys.org/news/2024-11-honeybee-gene-behavior.html

Entry #34 P. pulcher female finally revealed herself. Also was able to get a pic of the male.

Once the Dodgers left Brooklyn in 1958 I wrote them off. I lived in New York back then.

Entry #33 I am seeing more of the p. pulcher female. She approached the front glass for the first time. She has yellow streaks on her head and a pinkish lavender belly. Unfortunately she doesn’t hang out long enough for me to get a pic. The male makes an appearance only to chase other fish away...

Beautiful. What does ec 21 stand for?

Can I place porthos directly into the tank water?

I think the white cloud mountain minnows are an underappreciated fish. They are quite lovely, they are extremely hardy and they do not need a heater in the tank. These minnows are mild mannered, and are a great part of a community tank.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. But is it a problem if they live and die in my tank? I have had the CPDs for going on two years and they never spawned or bred in the tank.

My nano tank has celestial pearl danios and white cloud mountain minnows for two years. Recently, I introduced emerald dwarf raspora. Here two of them are meeting for the first time.