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I have vallisnera growing really well in my axolotl tank. It is very dimly lit as axies find bright light quite stressful. It is also really cold water and the val is doing really well - not bothered by these conditions at all.

Cool project Steve! I have no experience with breeding but I love rummynose tetras, definitely one of my favourite fish. Looking forward to hearing and seeing your progress!

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone had any experience with axolotls who refuse to eat? I have 5 axies and one of them (Dennis) has not eaten for about 3 weeks now and I am getting worried. He and his friends are fed frozen bloodworm cubes, frozen axolotl cubes, freeze dried black worm cubes and...

I have a 5 foot mbuna tank with a fluval FX6 filter, a fluval 306 and also a maxspect gyre generator to help create even more current. The Africans love it and are thriving in their high flow tank. I also have a 4 foot axolotl tank. Axies prefer absolutely still water, and anything above that...

Can you post a photo? That will give us a better idea of what it is. Your water parameters would be useful too.

Cool fish Demeter!

I understand the issue. Please read all above posts for the solution.

Agree with all above re the zinc. I have never heard of that and would absolutely not add it to my tank - whatever you put in the water eventually ends up in your fish. The snails are there because there is an abundance of food. Just leave them (most are good for tanks anyway) and reduce...

Rehome the labs. 111 litres/29 gallons is totally inappropriate for Africans and you will only continue to have this problem if you keep them in there. Aggression is part of the package when you take on African cichlids and if you are not prepared to set things up correctly from the beginning...

Looks cool Jen, I would leave it!

http://www.thetechden.com.au/Pet_Worx_120cm_RGB_LED_Light_Full_Spectrum_48w_p/ba18.htm I have used this with great success

kind of like oscars?

The combination of fish is completely incorrect here. Even though all of them are cichlids, Yellow labs are African cichlids and the flowerhorn and discus are south American. This means that for a start, they have completely different needs in terms of water parameters - namely pH for a start...

if you want to keep African cichlids you really, really need to do research in terms of compatibility - not just water conditions but also levels of aggression and territorial tendencies. Africans do best in hard water with high water flow and with similarly assertive Africans. People who keep...

I was only suggesting he post any additional results as he mentioned that he had an API test kit and everything was fine - suggesting that he had retested the water after the LFS did.

java fern is bomb proof!

G'day!

post the actual results of your test here and we will have a better chance of helping you

I agree with Byron, that rainbow shark is a recipe for disaster in that tank

What is the staff discount on fish and tanks? :) Surely that is the first thing you asked?! Good for you Alasse!

Ammonia is due to a build up of waste from the fish to the point where there is too much ammonia combined with too little good bacteria to efficiently deal with it. This takes time to accomplish and once this does occur, it means your tank is 'cycled'. The links essjay gave you will provide all...

I would just bypass the place where you got this from, seeing as they gave you such inaccurate and irresponsible advice in the first place. Invest in an API freshwater test kit (the liquid dropper kind, not the one with the test strips) - this is one of the best tools you can get, especially as...

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This is your first experience with marine? You need to do a journal for this tank build :) would love to see it!

I was also going to suggest snails - they are fun to watch and great cleaners! The only issue is that snails need hard-ish water to help keep their shells strong and avoid deterioration. I have no experience with bettas so not sure what their preferred water parameters are - NickAu and Byron...

thanks Nick!

Beautiful tank Byron!

Hello fellow Aussie fishlovers, I was wondering if anyone has any good recommendations for buying fish online? I have one site that I have used several times but have had a few disappointments with them lately (dead/sick fish, dodgy plants etc) - just after any suggestions or ideas :) thanks guys!

I agree with the above - it doesn't look like ich to me. Not that this has been suggested yet, but I would also be hesitant to dose a whole tank with any type of medication in the hope that it makes things better - especially because we can't really tell what it is. For me, I would be doing...

I have a fluval 306 working with an FX6 on my African mbuna tank. It is really just a backup in case something happens to the FX6 but still a great little filter. I am using the nozzle that came with it with no issues at all. Flow is fine for my fish. I guess it just depends on what fish or...

Clown loaches will stick together and they do really well in groups. They also get pretty big (under correct conditions) so they would love a tank that size - so would I! Clowns are also really active, happy fish that are interesting to watch.

I have a fluval FX6, fluval 306, fluval U4 and eheim classic 600 - 2217. All are excellent and do a great job in my experience. It just depends on what your particular needs are. For example, my FX6 is in my mbuna tank - they love high flow rates and need heavy filtration. My eheim is in my...

Definitely SAE - be prepared, they get big!

No worries Byron :) for some reason half of my post disappeared - originally I went on to say that I have kept both in the past. My rainbow shark was just a huge bully to everyone and had a massive attitude problem. I had read that the red tailed black sharks were more aggressive than their...

The shark the photo is a rainbow shark (labeo frenatus), not a red tailed shark. Red tailed sharks (labeo bicolour) are exactly like their description, completely black except for their caudal fin.

Ahhh now I get it :) sorry julielynn47 for my confusion! I'm not sure how long it'd take for them to cause an ammonia buildup TBH. I have a big colony of ghost shrimp in my 50 gallon axolotl tank as a cleaning crew, and I would say the waste they generate would be pretty minimal. I guess the...

I wouldn't put the shrimp in unless the tank is cycled, it is as inhumane to them as it would be to use fish. Do a fishless (shrimpless!) cycle, then add the shrimp as a cleaning crew once its ready. Its much easier to control the ammonia if you use a bottled source such as Dr Tim's - it removes...

I totally agree with you Nick! Messing around with water chemistry is never going to end well.

Rocks and driftwood won't affect your cycle - if you can source them from an established tank they will help speed things along. Your plants will be fine also :)

yep I have cycled all my tanks with plants in them using Dr Tim's ammonia. They help to speed things along.