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Recent content by dw1305

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    Trifasciata Anomaly

    Hi all @Jimmymud, I will also do you the courtesy of not posting on any of your threads again. Cheers Darrel
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    Trifasciata Anomaly

    Hi all, @Jimmymud Europeans tend to be fairly straight to the point, it isn't arrogance it is just a cultural thing. This isn't FB, you will get an honest opinion from the posters on this forum. I'm a pretty shoddy fish keeper, but most regular posters are real experts. Personally I have...
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    Help with planning 50G with apistogramma fire gold or macmasteri

    Hi all, If you didn't have the Acara? They would still be sub optimal tank mates, mainly much too active. If you have a happy pair of Apistogramma? They will attempt to spawn, and that isn't going to go well. It is a bit like people saying that cats and hamsters are both good pets, true, but...
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    Dwarf cichlids wanted

    Hi all, You could try Ste Chester at "Premier Aquatics" Runcorn and Peter Clark at "Apisto Aquatics" Chesterfield. I think you may struggle to find A. elizabethae. Cheers Darrel
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    My new western Amazon tributary tank setup

    Hi all, Lovely tank, I'd have some concerns about the "exCorydoras" as well. I also don't think the Rummynose Tetra are suitable, too big and too active. A smaller tetra? Like the Ember or Green Neon Tetra? Don't add any ammonia, you just need to plant the emergent plants and let them grow in...
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    Tank suitability for A. Borellii male.

    Hi all, The tank should be fine. How hard is your water? Cheers Darr
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    blackwater tank cycling?

    Hi all, I think you just have to think about it in a different way. You've provided a suitable environment for the fish, and the plants are having a positive effect on water quality, therefore it is unlikely there is anything wrong with the fish, even though you can't see them. I've got much...
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    How much space does A. trifasciata need?

    Hi all, Welcome back, as you've found they are quite aggressive. Depends, it isn't really big enough, but if it was basically full of structure it might be OK,and I mean really full (like below) so that "line of sight" is never more than a few inches If I kept them again I would try a male...
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    Siporax and pH

    Hi all, That should work. The issue isn't really with the Siporax, but with pH as a <"measurement">. You can't meaningfully measure pH in RO water, because it doesn't start with any solutes and any addition of bases ("proton acceptors"), however small, will cause a rise in pH. You can...
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    Deficiency symptoms in H. leucocephala – magnesium or iron deficiency?

    Hi all, It should perk up fairly quickly if magnesium (Mg) is Liebig's limiting nutrient. Cheers Darrel
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    Deficiency symptoms in H. leucocephala – magnesium or iron deficiency?

    Hi all, Yes, that is definitely where I would start. Cheers Darrel
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    FOR SALE – Polar Dwarf Cichlids

    Hi all, As we are both members of this forum and UKAPS, and to save you some time, this is really a forum for keepers of W. African and S. American dwarf cichlid species. You won't find (m)any members who have an interest in hybrids or hard water C. American cichlids. Also the majority of...
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    Deficiency symptoms in H. leucocephala – magnesium or iron deficiency?

    Hi all, Yes, I think that is probably it. Have a look at the <"Duckweed Index">, I'm <"absurdly proud of it">, but it does work. It has never lasted for me. I think it <"needs more nutrients"> than either of us offer. What @MacZ says, either iron (Fe) or magnesium (Mg). If it is magnesium you...
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    German Blue Rams keep dying

    Hi all, @Arnold I agree with the others. One of the great things about this forum is that you will always get an honest answer, it might seem harsh sometimes, but advice is always given with the best intentions. Personally I'm not a very good fish keeper, but over time I've found mechanisms...
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    German Blue Rams keep dying

    Hi all, They are unhealthy things now unfortunately. I really like them, but I wouldn't buy commercially raised fish. They need soft, clean warm water, how hard is the water? Can we have a full tank shot? It just makes life easier for us. Cheers Darrel
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