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New world cichlids.

Depends on what type of shrimp you want to keep with your betta, on other forums theres accounts of bettas biting dwarf shrimp in half while others can live with them. They will snack on young shrimp though. Shrimp can live with guppies (I had my shrimp with guppies) but fewer babies will make...

A fish shop near me (about an hours away) had some ellioti in for £3.95, at the time I didn't have room so couldn't get them. When I did set up a tank I chose honduran red points instead, wish I had room for both as they are both good fish.

Planet inverts and UK shrimp are the ones I use most frequently.

Yes, at an inch long they are not mature and wont pair up for a while yet. Oscars grow very quick given the right conditions, around an inch a month so another thing to watch out for would be that the oscars outgrowing the fire mouth and I wouldn't put it beyond possibility that they might get...

I'd find out how bad the leaks are, it might not be economical or practical to fix them. I think the holes in the bottom of the tank are for water to go into a sump, do the two 'canister like things' go over the holes? Makes them sound like weirs. I would go for a sump filter (the tank sounds...

It should say on the box/instructions how to position and where to place the heater.

Numbers arn't the only issue, its the size of the fish and the environment they require. I think the minimum people recommend for a malawi tank is 3ft. The most commonly kept malawi's are mbuna and require no less than 3ft. What species of cichlid do you have in the tank?

Have you thought about contacting a shop to take some (if you want to go down that route). I'd have thought the likes of Wharf or Wildwoods would be very interested in them.

So the stocking is 2 oscars and a firemouth? I don't see a problem with the firemouth, its the 2 oscars I would be apprehensive about. If they are 2 males then they will most likely fight and get along. 2 females stand a better chance of working. And of course if you have 1 male and 1 female...

To say you can create stunning tanks would be an understatement. My favourite would be 'South east asia', though they are all impressive.

When I needed to buy heaters I went for Jager, simply due to the ehiem link (Jagers part of eheim group) as I know the reputation of ehiem for quality. They use less wattage as well compared to other heaters. Beware though, they are longer than 'regular' heaters, so if space is an issue I...

According to petshrimps profile on ninja shrimp (HERE), their young require brackish/seawater to grow, so I would discount them. Shrimp would probably be your best bet however, even the common and easy to breed species such as cherry and tiger shrimp fetch in around £1 each when sold to other...

Yeah, I wouldn't be looking at any big fish as the severums will take up alot of room. My suggestion would include some of the rarer Thorichthys (LIST) species eg: Thorichthys ellioti: Thorichthys pasionis Thorichthys aureum EDIT: Of course the photo's are clearly of exceptional...

Just to say in title you have put 'Ruby sharks' for sale, but in the post you have 'cigar sharks' for sale.

What will be the stocklist when you come to buy these 'stunners'?. Will help to make suggestions that way.

Amano's do eat algae, but they also eat other things as pip~ demonstrated by the feeding of daphnia/blood worm.

Red cherry shrimp will not eat their young, but I wouldn't put it beyond the realms of possibility an amano shrimp would. How sure are you that you have an amano shrimp? Might sound a daft question but it has been known for people to misidentify their shrimp and find out they have a macro...

From the picture I can't see a 'dorsal splodge' I was refering to earlier, so I'm going male.

Looks like a very stressed out jaguar cichlid juvi.

Looking good, any chance of pictures of the 'better' gold saum?

After looking at barbs profiles on this site. is it possible you overestimated the size? Could it be a 'filament barb' PROFILE The picture on the profile could be what you are describing, but on google images it doens't look that similar but its worth a shot. A picture would clear things up...

Yeah I've been to the Deep a few times, it was good but I kind of expected more. I'm always abit disappointed at the FW selection in public aquariums (understandable as I bet most people come to see 'the sharks').

Wish I did have room for some, but I'm maxed out. I wouldn't have thought it be hard to shift the young though, but I could be wrong.

Baby shrimp spend alot of the time hiding (can't blame them really), having said that the first time I notice them is when I see them on the glass, but thats probably because mine are in a shrimp only tank, if yours did this they would most likely be eaten. Not sure how long it will be until...

Wow, for some reason they don't look like I expected them too. Do you already have buyers lined up for them all?

Wish there was a public aquarium nearer me, I always enjoy sea life centres/zoo's when I get the chance. Out of interest how much were the Blue Planet charging for entry? Looking forward to pictures

3 is a small number of shrimplets, I'd say the average number is probably 25-30ish. Is it possible you missed some, as 3 is a very unlikely number for a female shrimp to be carrying. The size of the clutch will increase with age, with older larger females carrying more eggs. The survival of...

Do you have an extra tank to grow out the fry? Its not as simple as getting a fish to breed, you also have to raise the fry to a certain size before the LFS will take them. Mentioned previously was guppies, my LFS is crying out for locally bred guppies/platties/mollies/angels. The quality of...

Yeah shrimp are more suited to smaller tanks than most fish. A 16"x8"x8" tank is 17 litres, for cherry shrimp I'd get say 6 and let them breed to increase their numbers. The population should naturally stabalise when it reaches the population limit the tank can support. Though I'm not sure on...

A 100 litre tank wont be big enough for it I'm afraid. Adults reach around 12". Any idea what type of cichlids you have the polypterus with? I'm abit concerned about its inactivity, senegals are one of the most active polypterus and the ones I have are always out and about.

Looks like a senegal polypterus to me. What size tank/occupants are they with?

Whats the biggest tank you can get (available space)? Many people keep shrimp in nano tanks, but the problem then is water quality as its harder to maintain stable in smaller volumes of water. While the tank you posted a link to could house a few cherry shrimp (not a lot really), a tank in...

Nice set up you got there. Have you got another tank to grow them on?

Sorry if I sounded like I questioned your judgement/experience, its just I know CFC has rays and knows about them. I am hesitant about using flagtails with rays from accounts of people who have them rasping at their rays, and because of pictures like these that show the damage they can do...

No ray expert, but I believe Potamotrygon orbygini is the valid name now. I've heard bad reports about flag tails and rays, the flag tails sucking at the rays and causing them damage, I wouldn't risk it. I'd have thought the congo tetras would end up as food. I'd wait until some people with...

I'd wait until the cycle completes, then you know what fish you have to stock around. Given the fish listed, all but the firemouth and honduran red point will most likely kill the 'cycling fish' apart from the silver dollars and possibly kribs. I would really return all the fish you have when...

That does suck, especially in such an unpredictable way.

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One suggestion could be 'prehistoric monster fish' Thalassophryne amazonica. Link Though you might have trouble tracking one down and they are far from active. A fairly demanding idea could be South American Leaf fish, Monocyrrhus polyacanthus, tricky in their water quality conditions and...