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Thanks for all of your help Byron,   I was mostly hoping that the EI powders could be mixed to the Flourish formula, I don't plan on using the EI method. I will pick up some flourish tonight perhaps. I will look for some more and larger driftwood tonight as well with my plants. Thanks again.

Thanks for your advice Byron.   I ended up going with an all sand substrate and set up the tank over the weekend. There are only 2 java fern, and a very small amazon sword in the tank right now. Going to try to go to the store tonight and pick up a few more as the tank is looking a bit barren...

Gorgeous tanks! Thanks for the advice all I think I will just use my sand when moving over. I believe I still have powders from days when I dabbled in the ei method so I will try to drum those up. Is 1-2 inches an appropriate amount of sand? Byron, do you add co2 to Your tanks or just light...

Hey all,   After 8 glorious years my oscar has died (he will be given a viking funeral) and I am going to be moving my fish from my 40 gallon tank to the 75 gallon. My current plan is to put down a layer (1/2 - 1") of dirt and another 1/2 - 2" of playsand on top of it. Currently in the 40 gal I...

Hey all, Just poking my head in for a second. Everyone is doing well and starting to get big. All the fish are getting along fairly well and the plants have almost completely shed their original leaves to make room for the young growth. I have however noticed, aside from the hoplos, everyone...

Hello all, I have been wondering lately what the differences are between staple food exactly. I was at the store recently looking at the ingredient list and they read identically. I will point out that I was looking at two of foods by Tetra (Tetra Min and Tetra Color enhancer). I wasn't exactly...

Cool thanks guys, didn't think to move the media right to the canister. Go bills indeed! I'm glad we were able to pull that one off. I was fairly nervous most of the game lol.

I cannot access the mobile site (HTC android) just takes me to a screen that's says tropical fish forums. And a broken link the full site.

Hey all, I just purchased a Marineland C-220 (I have read they're the same a Tetra Tec) for my 40 gallon tank. The filter on the tank (Aqua Clear 70) has been running now for a few years, but I fear it might be on its last leg and its getting pretty loud. Long story short, I decided to invest...

Thought I would stop in for a quick update. I have ordered a Marineland C-220 canister filter for the tank (as it doesn't look like my aquaclear is going to last a lot longer :/) which should arrive tomo! Everyone is doing well and getting bigger, however I put in a powerhead a few weeks back...

As promised here are some images of my Hoplo Catfish. I am really enjoying them, they are very full of life. In the bag after ~20 hours: Bucket shot Tank shot 1 Tank shot 2 And a close up of one Thanks for looking

Also, I have a powerhead that I used to use on my old 75g with an UGF. Would the fish enjoy the extra water movement? I would probably put it so it give side to side flow. My filter is an Aquaclear70 which claims to put out 300 gph (My philosophy with filters is to buy the model rated at the...

Thanks Reverend, The cats all seem to be doing great, they are a lot of fun to watch. I'm very happy that I changed to the sand substrate, they love it. And its fun watching the rooster tails when they fly from one end to the other. I'll try to get some pictures up this weekend. I did notice...

Sorry ashcroft, After rereading the plant cycle thread it is Def for very heavily planted tanks :/ sorry for the confusion. It's been a while since I read it, but I had remembered it was there so I posted it.

Archer fish! I think they are really cool. I would like to get a tank with a shoal of them as a main focus... Not really a new world cichlid, but you did say something different :)

Hi Ashcroft, Welcome to the forum. I've found everyone here to be very nice and helpful, and have enjoyed my time thouroughly. Congrats on the new tank! Do you have a stocking idea in mind yet? Be sure to check out the Beginners Resource Center for information on cycling. Also check out the...

Quick update for everyone. Just ordered the hoplos from wetspot this afternoon. They were very nice to work with and said they could get them out today. They should arrive tomo morning at work. If I am able to I may take them home during lunch, however they offered to pack them knowing they may...

Cool thanks guys. Minnnt, I only feed Bloodworms once a week (on Sunday). Tuesday and Thursday I give them Brine Shrimp. The rest of the week they get Omega One Freshwater Flake or Cichlid flake. Should I only give them Brine Shrimp once a week? Also, For your request Minnnt I took some...

Hello again, I thought I would give another update and, as usual, ask another question. Over the weekend I gave my tank it's first proper waterchange with the sand substrate. I haven't done this in the past but it seemed nearly impossible to vaccuum the poop/uneaten food without also sucking in...

Oh really? Thanks reverend, I think I completely buried them on the swords :/ I'll be doing a water change tonight so I will go in and adjust. Glad to hear the initial dying is typical at least :)

Just thought I would post a quick update to the tank. Everyone is doing well, the acara has become more active in the tank which is nice to see. Currently my feeding schedule is tues and thurs frozen brine shrimp, Sunday frozen bloodworms. And tropical flake food in between. I think I might...

I wonder if their behavior is due to the water? You said it needs a waterchange, correct? But youre post poning it because obviously do not want to suck up the fry. Can you put a fish net on the syphon and just take water out for now? That way you can put in new water and not worry about...

I'm not an expert by an stretch, but after a bit of google researching I am tempted to agree with bonzo. They seem to have the same solid stripe and well as the slight red coloring as the Crenicichla johanna seem to. Again tho, not an expert.

Thanks for the tip dougie I'll keep that in mind, I'll be sure to pick some up tomorrow or Wednesday after work

Hey guys, I'm not sure if I should be concerned or if I just don't recall how new fish work? Anyway, long story short, my baby Blue Acara (just got him a week ago, may be 1 1/4") seems to be hiding under his heater. He is housed with 10 bleeding heart tetras who are all content with swimming...

Thanks for the compliment guys, I must say I really enjoy having the sand bed over the gravel. I may begin to use it in my other tanks as new setups occur. Everyone seems to be pretty happy, the Blue Acara is swimming around more, tho he still spends a good amount of time under/behind the trees...

Well, after a solid 6 hours of working it has been done! Sand is in and the water is good :) put the fish in about an hour ago and things seem to be going okay. I think I have figured out the picture thing so here is another goe at it.. Original Setup: The new and (hopefully) improved setup...

Hey star, Just spent the better part of my lunch reading through this thread and I for one was a big fan, despite missing the prelude. Glad to see you are back :) ~Crazybob

My Oscar (bashful) broke his heater early this summer, luckily I was home and in my room when he did it so I was able to unplug and remove it before it kicked on. Haven't gotten him a new one yet as the summer has been very hot but will need to soon as winter approaches.

From a quick search it does look to be Mopani wood. I'm glad to hear it is harmless :) thanks warrior. Picked up some sand today, got a 50 lb bag as well as ~25 lb from left over sand from our fire pit that I'll mix with it. The 50 lb bag seemed small, which is why I think I need the extra sand.

Okay, so I got home tonight.a noticed a white fuzz on my piece of wood and I have no idea what it is :/ has anyone experienced this when newly putting in a piece

Will do reverend, I was using it to try to create as big of caves as I could whole being able to stack. I think this weekend will be a restructuring time. I'll pick up some sand today (50 lb bag) and try to get it washed between now and Sat, and look around for plants. On a side note my fish...

Good stuff, I looked into converting to sand and it doesn't seem terribly difficult so I think I may go that route. will I need to add some fertilizer for the plants that will be going in the sand? And how long can I expect to keep plants before the acara decides to shred them? If its a while...

Thanks for the advice guys. Checked out the main site for the wet spot and the store looks fantastic, I'm going to keep an eye on the auction but I'd like to check with my store to see if I can get them from there if possible. Minnnt, I agree it looks too constructed, I had problems trying to...

Okay, in lieu of fully understanding how image posting works I'm forced to add another reply... So, Sunday rolls around and it's opening weekend for football (American football anyway)! I contented myself with waiting to get fish until Monday as the store closes early on Sunday's and I would...

Hello out there, Welcome to my first attempt at a journal! I've clearly never attempted this before so please bear with me for a bit. Recently I had to rehome some Africans which freed up my 40 gallon tank (48"x12.5"x18")and debated in my head as to what to do. I first thought about a dwarf...

I'm not sure how pertinent this is, but I live in the NE US. I know there are a lot if people across the water from me, and I'd like to keep UK sites off the table. Thanks guys

Hello friends, I'm looking to purchase 3 to 4 hoplo catfish for my recently started tank consisting of a blue acara and some bleeding heart tetras. My local fish stores do not seem to have them and the only site online I've found that has them is petsolutions. Has anyone used this site to...