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Terrible news... Got home from work yesterday and immediately noticed that the fry went from ~100 in the morning to ~20 and the male ram had stress patterns and was hiding in plants away from the fry. I woke up this morning and the male had died... :-( Im assuming the other fish in the tank...

So My Bolivians breed and its a great experience but I definitely cant handle this every month and i don't think their tank mates can either. Any ideas on how to prevent them from spawning again (temp , pH). I read about how closely Rams bond/pair and i would feel guilty splitting them up.

Thanks for the tips... You're dead-on about the tank size. To be honest id resize now but i'm moving in Feb/March so it just wouldn't make sense. I miss the barbs and Im thinking about just re-adding them but I'm thinking about taking to opportunity to re-spec my tank. If i re-home the...

I know youve had a ton of replies already, but those really are beautiful fish.

Bolivan's are great. They are easy to care for, will get colorful and have a little personality. Like the other poster said they can get a little nippy, especially once they have established themselves in the tank and you add new fish. Another dwarf cichlid species you might want to look at...

Thanks for the advice

Its a 30 gallon and there are 2 bolivan rams (im getting a 55 in the spring) and the parrots are less than 2". The rams seem to be adapting okay but are a little skidish, ohh and the parrots have been in for 1 weeks.

My two new parrot fish seem very shy? Whenever i enter the room they duck for cover? And are slow to come out for food. Is this typical?

Thanks for the info... I've been wanting to upgrade my lights but dont have the $$

Im thinking about getting 4 bosemani rainbows. Do you think that will be enough to keep them "happy" as schooling fish but a small enough number not to overwhelm the tank.

Thanks for the tips. Just came back from the pet store and refrained from bring anything home. Some fish that i would like to add that maybe a problem are: Small Green Terror (1 - 2.5") Small Red Parrot (1.5") & Rainbow Fish (2"). Any thoughts? Worried they might not play well with the...

I had tiger barbs and really liked them (the heater malfunctioned about 2 weeks ago and killed all the barbs... :( ) I was thinking about rosy barbs, do you think they will be too small for the firemouth?

I bought an amazon sword about 3 weeks ago and it looking like the leaves are disintegrating. I have a 30 gallon tank and a 20watt bulb running from 8:30 - 11pm with a half hour nap mid day Any ideas?

I have a 30 gallon planted tank. I'm looking to add some fish to fill the tank, do you guys have any recommendations? I was thinking either a small group of colorful mid - upper tank fish or a few more unique fish. Current Tank Mates: 1 Butterfly Pleco (3" im told its actually a catfish & wont...

Really wanted to post an update b/c Im shocked at what happened... So the water temp in the aquarium must have been over 100 degrees F (~38 degrees celsius), It took a ton of time & water to lower the temperature. I stablized the temp around 80 degrees around noon and my barbs are continuing...

Sorry to double post (i put that last post out in a rush). I wanted to mention that i have (had) 7 Tiger Barbs, 2 Bolivian Rams & 1 Firemouth. So far 3 barbs have died (note the barbs are as big if not bigger then the rams). Im guessing the new world chiclids have a high temp range and...

I woke up this morning to two dead tiger barbs. When i opened the lid i could tell that the temp was way too high (it was out of the range of the stick on thermometer that i have so i don't know exactly how hot). I've been cooling the tank with water changes and took pH and NH4 readings (pH...

I have three chiclids in my tanks (2 Bolivian Rams & 1 Firemouth). I had the Rams now for ~ 3-4 months. After a week or so of taking them home from the LFS their Colors brightened and cleared as they became acclimated to a new healthy tank. After a few months (and before I added the...

Thanks for all the responses. Two quick questions: Musho, Great idea, but where can i get Trumpet snails? All teh snails sold at my LFS are NOT plant friendly... James, Thanks again for the info. I have a pretty well stocked tank (10 fish in a 30 gallon), what would cause the low nitrate...

I'm planning on using Maracyn to treat BGA. Since Maracyn is an antibiotic im assuming that it will be harmfull to the goo bacterria in my tank. Has anyone had a problem with this in the past? I have a BioWheel, so i was thinking about removing the wheel during the treatment...

Im planning on picking up some hygro & Maracyn tablets today so hopefully that will work. Ill keep you posted

I have low WPG (~1). Substrate is sand, neutral pH, I havent checked the CO2 in a while but i have a nutrafin kit. My plants are dark green low light plants (Swords, java fern, a plant that sounds like canibas, and a wisteria that was thriving but appears wilted now). Density used to be...

Thanks, I was thinking about using Maracyn tablets (as per one of the stickied algae articles) but I'm a little worried that this might kill the good bacteria that exists in my filter. Any thoughts on that?

I have a planted tank and over the past 2 months or so a greenish / bluish layer of algae has been popping up. It grows or appears on some of the plants, but mostly builds up on my sand substrate. Just cleaned the tank last week and its building up on the bottom again. Any info/advice?

Thanks for all the tips. I will move the decorations around tonight after work and see how that goes. Hopefully it will diffuse the situation.

So my tank's been up and running for 5 months now. Fish have been doing great and cohabitating nicely. I just added a firemouth cichlid about a week ago and and he has been harrassing my two rams. Prior to adding the firemouth the rams were territorial and each would have their own side of...

Over 3 days in and everything looks good. Im planning on cleaning the tank and moving the driftwood back to the original location

About 30 hours in with the new setup and everyones getting along great (i'll post one more update just in case someone else has a problem in the future). Fella, i didnt see my puffer on there. Ill try to get a pic up and either PM you or add to this topic. As much as i want to keep him the...

12 hours in and moving everything around seems to be working like a charm. fingers crossed....

Dark thanks for the advice. I moved the oraments/driftwood around and tiger barbs are completely distracted and not defending the "new" territory. As for the puffer, ill do some research and get you guys the name.

I rearranged the driftwood / ornaments and everythings kinda of settled down... We'll see

The puffer is a yellow and green FW dwarf puffer and was keep with gourmai at the pet store. After being warned about them on the boards i monitored him and the barbs very closely the first 2 weeks. I will move around the ornaments and possible add new ones. Assuming all goes well, How long...

I was looking for a plan to stock my 30 gallon tank a while back. I originally had a mix of tiger barbs, clowns, balas, plecos & a green/yellow dwarf puffer. After getting some help and adivce on the forums i returned the balas, clowns and a common pleco since they would eventually out grow my...

I was looking for a plan to stock my 30 gallon tank a while back. I originally had a mix of tiger barbs, clowns, balas, plecos & a green/yellow dwarf puffer. After getting some help and adivce on the forums i returned the balas, clowns and a common pleco since they would eventually out grow my...

Tank size: 29 Gallon pH: 7 ammonia: <.25 nitrite: <.25 nitrate: <.25 kH: gH: 6 on german scale tank temp: 80 F Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): At least one of my new clown loaches appears to be seizuring himself like he's itchy. He'll...

Just wante to let everyone know that I've returned teh Bala's and the Common Pleco. I think I'm going to replace the Bala's with Blue Ram Cichlids. Thanks for all the Help

So the bala's are definetely hungry. Theyre nibbling & pecking at the plants but didnt eat any flakes, slow sinking pellets or worms

I like the idea of adding dwarf cichlid. Do you know of any specific ones that are compatible pH wise aswell as with plants?

Im looking for ideas on tiger barb tankmates. Fish must be plant friendly with a max size around 6" Ideally the fish would be an omnivore and at max size obviously wouldn't harrass the or even eat the barbs. Any Ideas?

Thanks again for the help. I will wait it out and then maybe try a divider.