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The rams are settled in though and have mapped out their territories so adding new fish may cause issues. Of course it may not - that's half the fun with cichlids, their unpredictability!!! If you have another tank then you can add the newcomers but be prepared to back-track if necessary...
Plants don't care about K values. All they need is enough light to give them the energy they need to activate the photosynthetic reaction. Very blue lighting is not the best for this but aside from that you should simply pick the colour of lighting you prefer! Personally that is daylight...
Dithers that won't eat fry include Pencilfish, hatchets and a range of nano fish too. I also keep killies with mine that are easy for the female apistos to chase off.
If you want to save the fry don't have any Corydoras. Apart from perhaps the tinest species they will all eat fry. You...
IMHO that's too many cichlids for a tank that size. I'd look at two pairs maximum really. If you squeeze a 3rd pair in then the least territorial species will get squeezed out.
Also I believe discus are best in larger groups of about 6 or they can pick on the smaller individuals. Unless you...
I really wouldn't do this! Trapping the peat like that in a layer could cause parts that haven't properly decayed to rot and release all sorts of things. While some CO2 may be produced a lot of more harmful things will too and the CO2 produced won't be enough to satisfy the plants needs or be...
I agree with Lisa's thoughts about waiting a bit, but remember that, unlike well-known auction sites, the only people with sections on here are people Ted has allowed and I believe has known before.
Unless you're talking about just sellers in general rather than the ones who have sections here?
Excellent! 30ish will be plenty! They can all come to me, I'll QT and recover them and then ship them onto everyone!!!
Let me know when you're ready to send them and we'll sort out money and address!
Fantastic!
I've only had eggs shipped from abroad before not fish so maybe anyone who has shipped stuff from the US to Europe might chip in???
As there's at least two of us (I bet Ste will want some too at least!!!) then I'm up for getting these in and QTing them before sending them on...
That was exactly what I meant! :biggrin:
The problem with a lot of livebearers is that they usually prefer harder water than most dwarfs do. I think Ted uses Platies though.
I collected my Oak leaves from my school where we don't use any chemicals so I just stick them in my tanks. They float for a couple of hours then sink. If you're worried then give them a good rinse under the hot water tap or soak breifly in a bucket.
If that's a 75g tank then it must be over 4ft long right?
I'd be very tempted to keep both males and add up to 4 females to your tank. The females will each carve out a territory and the males will then spar over the females. I reckon you'd see loads of really natural and intersting...
If you do some searches on here for tank set up, new tank, beginner or similar you will probably get quite a few returns on more general information.
If you don't find what you need then ask away!!! :biggrin:
Looks like Ancistrus sp.3 to me! That seems to be the current consensus on the scientific designation for the Captive bred ancistrus often sold in shops. It may be a pure species or a hybrid (no one seems to be sure) but they're very nice fish!
Try leaving the water in longer or get some acid to test the decor. I have used brick cleaner which is Hydrochloric acid. If it's calcerous then it will fizz.
I run my tanks with 0dKH but I do add some minerals to raise the GH to about 3. I find my pH is very stable around 6.2-6.5, until I...
To be honest I don't know of a planted tank book that is written about these high tech newer ways of keeping plants! The best bet is to look on some forums and internet sites. I'm obviously going to recommend UKAPS (see below!!!) but Aquatic plant Central and the Barr Report are others based...
Check your substrate as well; it is often the source of carbonates. However that grey section does sound a little like a concrete type of substance - I'm surprised you found it in the centre of a terracota pot though! Mine are the same colour all the way through when I break them.