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Am very sorry to read this & very sorry for your loss. I to am dealing with a possible infection of cammalanus & gill flukes thanks to my LFS. Just hoping it doesnt come to eurhanasia as i have quite a few buetiful fish in my 5ft tank. Again, sorry for your loss .

Wilder, as always you are a fountain of knowledge. Dr.T thanks for that. Have got some Harker verm at the ready which the active ingredient is levamisole. The infected fish was in my tank for 4 daysbnut i only seen a single worm protrude the once so i assume that it is likely my tank/fish will...

I have a five foot C/SA cichlid tank been running around 7 months. Ammonia ' nitrate zero, nitrates below 20 with a PH of 7.2. Last week i bought a small blue acara from my LFS to go with my adult. When i got him home i noticed something small pertruding from his anis but thought it was...

My two new JD's swim up and down occasionally as av other fish i have owned. One thing is i think you really need some plants, fake are better to provide him cover and make him feel more secure. How would you feel been put in a strange green house in the nude with strange people looking at you...

I use iced water AND clove oil so hopefully by using both methods this will not cause my fish any discomfort.

Hello mate. I wod honestly monitor it as IMO it has potential to go very wrong. My pair of non-breeding GBR's were VERY terortorial and bulloed my other Central & SA Cichlids that were 4 tomes bigger than they were so dont under estimate the potential aggression of these fish ... They are...

Cheers aquascaper as was thinking about that but avnt had chance to research the FX5 flow rate. In light of your heads up will look to add it to my Fluval 304 which i will be running also. Much appreciate the advice, thank you.

And on the back of the mirror thing, the fighter flares to ward off intruders/competitors in HIS territory hence stressing the fish out!!! Not a good way of entertainment IMO!!! Its a bit like putting someone you really hate in front of you each day for a few minutes simply to watch you get...

Id go male to due to the sharply pointed dorsal fin although as has been stated, they are difficult to sex when young.

If i read it correctly but you have 5 GBR's and a pair of spawning kribs in one tank? What size tank is it please? If your fish or at least two in particular i would imagine its due to territoriality issues between the kribs and possible 'paired' gbr's as both are VERY territorial and especially...

Well i prefer to use UV as even if it helps my fiah a little by killing of pathogens and pests then its a bonus!! I bougjt a Vecton V2 400 off aquariat clSsified for £30!! . They retail between around the £100 mark so was very happy, just wIting to fit it to my hopefully soon to biy Flical FX5...

Raptorex ..... Because in my opinion it helps sterilize water bourne & free floating pathogens, helps reduce algae growth & blooms but yes im quite capable of switching my aquarium lights on & off & control feeding thank you. Im not suggesting that UV is NECESSARY however i prefer it and feel...

Congrats on your fish' births!! . Thats the way i look at it too!! . I have a 5ft tank pretty much C/SA cichlids and tetras. I also have a pair of kribs which are currently nursing free swimming fry aswell as a pair of Sajicas which are also nursing free swimming fry so i take it as a positive...

I have an APS1400 with UV on my 3ft 120litre tank and as above really, never had any problems with it, mega reliable although flow rate is rather poor. That aside, it is much more Reliable than my two Fluval 304's on my 5ft tank which have both leaked for no reason and more than once hence Im...

So whats the issue?! Lmao. Seriously, Sorry to hear your patch of regular mis-fortune. I always thought it came in three, proves to show myths are not always true!! Fingers crossed you had your run of bad luck and its all behind you!!

I dont think the acara & GT are a good idea as they from the same family. GT when it gets older will bully the acara to death and they can be rather Aggressive & territorial im afraid so i wouldnt risk it. A friend of mine had a blue acara & GT together, both very you g in a 4ft tank and they...

Nope it doesnt .... Okay, try this .... <a href="http://s1123.photobucket.com/albums/l560/Dazzler666/?action=view&current=1778E0E7-2CB7-4657-BC65-EB8BF2EFF88E-2118-000002C556F73D89.mp4" target="_blank"><img...

Would you not consider posting adzilla if you still have them? They are some stunning fish mind .... Beutiful!!

If anything like my kribs they will pair eventually as kribs aren't fussy about partners IME. Just make sure you have coconut and/or slate cave & hiding spots for a spawning pair and this will also help them to pair up. Great parents to watch but are very protective over their little ones so...

As most above, i have a different selection of 12 frozen foods which i swap daily. I also have various flake & cichlid pellets as i think variety is the spice of life for all, including my fish!! Oh and my plecos incl. L14 sunshine plec get various algae wafers every other day. I have a blue...

Just out of curiosity but how do you feed egg yolk to fish? I have read it before but still seems most odd!!! Lol.

Hi there. My blue acara hides prettly much most of the time under his piece of bog wood near the heater. He comes out occasionally for a brief swim/appearance and to let his tankmates know he still around then saunters back to his spot!! ☺. Ive had him around two months and he has always been...

It seems that something in your tank is buffering your PH. Have you added anything? What substrate are you using, etc? PH that high is not good for your fish as it really is quite high IMO.

How about tyne valley aquatics, near gateshead, ferrybridge aquatics, there are loads in the north east bud ... Whwre in north eaat are you & what fish you after, i. Any in particuler? Im from Middlesbrough way!!

De-shelled & cooked peas, also blanched zucchini and cucumber slices. Constipation aside he may have an internal parasite so id monitor closely & great with suitable meda if required. Sorry but a plec cannot do the work required by people .... Either stop been lazy & do the maintenance to keep...

Yes i would say she is. Mollie fry are easy to raise so i woildnt worry. Just read up about mollie birthing but when she hides all the tome in the plants thats when she giving birth or at least tjats what mine did. Also, try not to disrupt the tank too much otherwise she will either abort or...

Fine filter wool or tights (not mine!! Lol) worked for me!!

Ive just bought some rainbow cichlids which are pretty Courful, also consider rainbow fish, geophagus', salvini cichlid is a stunner, blue acaras, to name but a few. Good luck in your search!!!

Yep, stunning fish you have there Liam .... I want, i want, i want!!! . Not sure if i can have one but i want one anyway .... Lol. Liam, what is your Salvini in with please? Will they go with other S/C.Americans such as T-bars, blue acaras, Geo Tapajo's and EBJD's? Truly beutiful fish ...

What type of plants are they? Some plants are not meant to be submersed fully in an aquarium so all the light & fert in the world wont help them!! I would trim off the dead leaves & roots then re-plant & use some form of fert. To me your lighting seems perfectly adequate tho if anything id maybe...

As above really. Id do a 90% water change or as much as possible in the first instance as fresh water is never a bad thing for fish then test your water asap. I may have mis-read but how long as the tank been running, what filter you using, etc? Have you lost any fish that you havent found and...

I agree in chamge the water and re-dose. Remove the feeding block from adult tank as the fish dont need it & can easily go with out for a few days althougj agree with the fry as they ideally need feeding three times+ a day (well thats what we did with mine & they've grown well!!). Im sure all...

If target feeding is difficult i use a turkey baster to get food to my less assertive fish which seems to be working so far!!! . Defo looks like a GBR to me. Hope yours is not as bossy as my pair hence i call them the Kray twins ..... And they are only about an inch big!!! Lol. I keep my tank at...

What are Savini's like as singletons as i would like one in a SA/C American cichlid community 5'x2'x18" tank ..... Is it possible?! . Aplogies Mr. V for piggy-backing just thougjt i could Sk the question on the same subject of Salvini's. Seen a pic of these the other day and i thought WOW, they...

Thanks guys. Im in the process of moving my pair of GBR's to my 120litre which will be pretty much desicated to them as they are little bu***rs hence why i call them the Kray twins!! Lol. I have 10 tiger barbs in and after careful observation i THINK it is these that the Acara is a bit wary of...

Neale, im just getting into the SA/C American fish and have to say ... A VERY interesting & informative post .... Excellent. You are clearly a well experienced fish keeper!!

Funnily enough .... I also am going the SA/C American cichlid route in my 5ft tank!!! Is it something in the air?!!! Lol. I currently have a blue acara around 3" (he has just hidden most of the time this first week!!) and a T-bar about 3" (Jade eye) which is very active and mine is not...

Hey, nice to have a fellow local on the site as I THINK we northerners are under represented!!! Lol.

Mbou ... Lol . In my 5ft i have one heater in the side walls and in my others i also have it diaganolly along the back wall though did used to have it straight down with no problems in all honesty although i did read it transfers the heat better diaganolly hence why i changed. As stated, i place...

Likewise i changed too & was well worth it IMO!!! . Bit of a mare getting black gravel clean but end result .... Spot on!! .