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Hi!
& thanx
I'll check about chloramines... I know they add some, but not as much as further south in Europe (an USA). I can start using something called aquasafe in the "pencilfish-tank". This product is supposed to help :?
I don't quarantine my new fish - I know I should, but I...
Hi again all :)
I'll try to answer all of the questions in turn.
Zapisto: I haven't observed any obvoious symptoms. Maybe they were a bit more "still". Hiding in a corner. But I'm not sure since 7 of them disappeared during my holiday :(
farm41: I feed them flakes every morning, and...
Thanx for good advice and help :D
i'll try to buy a better test-kit :? I knew they were sensitive, but I didn't think they were THAT sensitive... :cry:
I don't think over stocking is the problem - more likely
over-feeding :oops:
Should I try to change water more often? Each day...
Hi!
The tank is a few months old. The nitrite is less than 0,3 so I think that should be fine? 8O I can't get any lower than that on my scale...
I use aquarium salt as a mineral source (credozon) + to get rid of nasty snails :?
Sissel
:-\
9 of my 15 pencilfish has died.
PH = 6-7, temperature = 27-28 celcius, and nitritt level = below 0,3
They have been in a community tank together with some bolivian rams + a couple of ancistrus. Now I have moved the rest into a tank with some apistogramma uapesi and 1 ancistrus...
Hi Rolo!
I have lots of other pictures, but I haven't yet figured out how to post them on this foum??? :( (Anybody???? - please help :? )
The pics I have already posted are very representative for how they look. The female has maybe turned even more yellow...
The male is the only...
Hi again Neil, and thanx for answering my questions. :D
They have a few coconut-shell, but I'll try to make a cave from some stones ore something to make it lower and more hidden. If they start to breed, I can move them to another tank with PH 5 and 0-3dKH - now this tank is taken by my...
2la: I took your advise after all, and am now the proud owner of 10 pencil-fish (nannostomus eques). I bought tham after I read that they don't care much about fry. Thank you all again. The fish is much happier now :D :D :D
Hi again Neil!
Just tought I should tell you that my group of three is doing quite well. They are SO beautiful (especially the male... :D ).
No eggs or babies yet, which is quite ok, because the PH is a bit too high so they wouldn't hatch after all :roll:
Do they ley their eggs in a "cave"...
Hi!
It's not dried coral... The only word-book I have at home right now, is an english-english dictionary... Not very helpful in this case :? .
It's very white, can have lots of "caves" for fish in it, and raises the PH-level. I think you'll find this in most malawi-tanks ...
Hi again!
just thought I'd tell you that I've raised the PH from 5 to between 6-6,5.
Now the fish is again beautiful coloured, and quite active. The male has begun chasing the female, flirting with her, and they are eating well. :o :D :D
I didn't buy any dither fish because I want to...
Hi again :) It's fine to use tecnical terms, I'll just have to ask when I don't understand. It helps me learn more English :D . Thanx for the explanation!
No I don't have any dither fish in my bolivan-tank :wink: . I'll try to get some as soon as possible. Maybe some pencil fish - I've...
Hi!
The aquarium is in the kitchen so there is some "traffic" around it.
It's also quite a bit lower than the 260-litre they were used to before, maybe that can have somethingto say?
The 260-litre is in the living room were my whole family usually are, so I don't think that one is much...
Hi!
What is dither fish? (I'm norwegian... :oops: ).
If you mean small fish like tetras... I have a few red-nose tetra in the tank as well, but they really belong in the 260-litre :roll:
I would like some hatch-fish, but I'm afraid they'll jump out of the tank 8O , maybe pencil-fish is...
Hi!
I have a pair of bolivian rams who have had fry once in my 260 litre community tank. Unfortunately (but not surprisingly...) all the fry got eaten after a few days. :(
Now I have moved the pair into a 94-litre tank together with two small ancistrus, but they don't seem to like it...
Hi again. I just have to tell you that there are eggs inside the coconut-shell 8O
This means that the female is black & white, and that she is almost as big as the male.
This was really a big surprise!!! And they almost got flushed down the toilet 4-5 days ago... :roll: :( Now I'm...
http://www.simplycichlids.com/forum/index.php?board=6&action=display&threadid=267&start=0
I really would like to know what kind of apisto this is. On the link above there are some pics of the fish, and a description.
Please...??? :(