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I'm not to sure myself. Keep an eye on him. Maybe worth joining a Malawi forum for some specialist help. Pmd

Could he have bloat. Not eating and sitting at the top of the tank sounds like bloat.

Every tanks different. Mine shouldn't work but it does. It's just what I've read, and from other malawi forums.But defo add more dems ive read loads about dems or the demon cichlid. The adverage stocking for dems is 15-20.

The blue one is the male. He's probably not sexually mature yet. When there is a lack of dominance the female will turn a brownish colour. I have two females, the bigger female turns brown and goes into full breeding mode. Shaking her booty all over. While the smaller one looks confused.

You shouldn't mix the peacocks with the mbuna. Your asking for ww3. And your gonna want more demasoni. Dems like big groups to sort out the aggression. What size is your tank?

Don't know any in your area, but I get mine from these sites. They are very reputable. I know lots of people that get them from the 3 sites. http://www.midlandsmalawis.co.uk/ http://www.northantsmalawis.co.uk/ http://www.riftvalleycichlids.com/malawistock.html

Will give that one a look. Cheers. I've had to get most of my fish mail order. I'd prefer to see the fish before I buy. But with the lack of decent shops around here I don't have much choice.

Northallerton. Not to far from you.

You want to aiming for a ph of 7.5 so only a slight buffering will be required. You could try crushed coral sand. Other alternatives to the limestone you could use are slate or river cobbles. Just make sure everything gets a good clean. There's lots of images on google of Malawi aquascaping for...

Ocean rock can be a nightmare if you have juvies in the tank. With the little holes as your fish can get stuck in them. The stone will look great. As dogsout said give it a good clean. Don't buy you rocks from a lfs as they will have your eyes out. Garden centres are far cheaper. What's you...

This may help. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/category.php?cat=2

I find it hard to get any sort of decent fish in the local area. Most of mine are mail order. I'm looking for anyone with fry for sale or swap. As I don't fancy getting fish posted in this weather.

+1 I have the ex1200 on my tank and have just added and eheim classic 2215. Both filled with alphagrog and matrix and a bag of Purigen in each. My water is great.

I would put her in another tank on her own. If you let her spit in the main tank they will get eaten. If you don't have another tank you could always use a breeding net.

An updated pic not sure i like the rocks this way. But with them against the back wall of the tank. I was getting loads of turds trapped. I've also changed the lighting and added another filter.

I have have 2 males and 3 females. The sub dom male never gets a look in. I feel a bit sorry for him as the dom male gets all the action. There not really aggressive. But I wish I had a few more females to give the sub dom some action. But as my tank is 4ft I will have to make do with the 5 I...

Have a look at these sites they are both very reputable. http://www.midlandsmalawis.co.uk/ http://northantsmalawis.co.uk/ Try to keep to fish that don't look like each other from the same genus. Stick to 4" growth. 15 fish would probably be your limit. This should help...

Yes it's a female. And yes the acei would be fine as long as you go 1m 4f. I have ngara acei in my tank and the females are always getting harrased.

Your water looks a bit cloudy. It could be that you didn't rinse the sand off enough. Don't get me wrong your tank is looking good. What filter are you using. As you are adding more fish you may have to upgrade your filtration. My tank is 4f 240l, it's fully stocked now. My fish are between 2...

Also for a Malawi set up you want to be among for 5ppm ammonia. http://www.tropicalfishforums.co.uk/index.php?page=17

I cycled using the ammonia method on one tank. But on my mbuna tank I used tetra safe start. I also added most of my fish at the same time. Didn't have any issues. There are sites with ammonia calculators on. You just put in the size of tank you have. Also if you use the ammonia method use home...

That will look good.

Yeah defo get the strainer sorted. Some of the ocean rock can be very sharp. And the fish can get stuck in the holes. Also can I ask what filtration you are using? And stock up on meds especially for bloat. But with a good feeding regime you shouldn't have that problem. A good way to purge...

You can mix and match your mbuna as long as you your research first this may help. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/category.php?cat=2

I always got something holding. They've bred since I got them. Any way ive decided im going to get the eheim Ecco pro 300 as my additional filter. And fill it with alphagrog, matrix and Purigen.

Here you go. I must invest in a proper camera.

Thanks I think I may try one of the jbl e901 filters. Low power consumption and supposed to be really good.

It's the poo problem theres always loads of poo floating about. l have a 2500lph wave maker in the tank as well. And the battle with nitrate. I was going to add another filter and cram it with alphagrog and matrix. I have Purigen and alphagrog in the current filter. 70% of my fish are almost...

I've never got fish from there. Have you tried these? http://www.riftvalleycichlids.com/ http://northantsmalawis.co.uk/ http://www.midlandsmalawis.co.uk/ I've got fish from midlands before top quality. And I know many rift keepers who have bought fish from the other two sites. All...

I currently have a tetratech ex1200 filter in my tank. And now I want to add another could any one recommend another external? My tank only 240l I was thinking of adding another ex1200 but thought it might be overkill.

Oh I see. Ill try some more play with him and see if that works. Thanks.

About a week old. He's eating fine. I've got him on hikari betta bio gold. And sera bettagran. Maybe I'm just worried because he's not as chilled as my other betta.

No he's on his own. I have another betta tank with another single male in and he's fine. My new betta Phil

My new betta keeps swimming up and down the back wall of his tank. I'm thinking stress. I've checked his water and its fine. There's nothing to spook him he's in a quiet corner of the room. I've tried a ping pong ball and he's not interested. The only time he comes to the front of the tank is...

The snails are more active at night. If you put the light on they will disappear. There sneaky buggers. It does work I bought some plants for my fish fishless cycle tank. Never again.

Put some cucumber on a plate. Put it upside down. Before the lights come in in the morning scoop the the plate and cucumber out. You should have loads of snails. Not all of them but keep doing it for a few days. There are some products on the market that claim to get rid of them all which are...

That's a cracking looking tank. Puts my 4ft to shame. So what's the stocking plan?

When stocking an mbuna tank stay away from species in the same group. There are many, anything that looks the same e.g. Colouring and barring. Aggression and size. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/category.php?cat=2

Got him from pat. Not being sarcastic. Sorry just peed off. When I feed him he nibbles my finger. The flaring is him showing off. He's very responsive and possibly intelligent for a fish.