well now after doing a partial water change ( 6 gal) and vacuuming the gravel in my 20 gal. tank, the nitrates are still a bit high and the ph is a bit low,i put in proper ph 7.0, but it still wont come up. what am i doing wrong?

Hello, Having spent some time researching cichlids (thanx to everyone who helped), I have yet to see any pictures of cichlid tanks. I have seen plenty pictures of just the fish, but I am interested in seeing how people set up the tank. I would like an idea of layout, decoration, etc. Thanx in...

On Stardate : 0568.16 -Thu10Jul03-1710 Simon Bloomer wrote: I was originally considering a Fluval 204 (or possibly a 304). Eheim in South Africa is just far too expensive. I was speaking to couple of the local dealers, and some of them say a couple of internal power filters tend to...

Hi, My electric blue's bred last friday and I was wondering when it would be a good time to strip the mother of the fry? Do electric blues look after their fry upon birth? What about the timeframe for peacocks?

I just inherited a 55Gal Oceanic tank, which I'm sure my cichlids will appreciate more than my current 20Gal setup :). Anyhow, it came with a Pengiun 330 Biowheel thingie. I tested it out, and it operates, but it won't suck the water all the way up. Just about halfway and it stops. Is there a part...

We are new to ciclids and have a fully established 20 gal tank, pH around 8, all other parameters good. Since we switched to cichlids and raised the water temp we have lots of brown algea growing on the rocks and coral and plants. Is this OK for the tank? Can you use algae destroyer drops or...

my poor jack is just barely eating. when i first got him all he ate was goldfish, i got him on carnivore pellets, wich at first he ate ravenously, then he all of a sudden just stopped! I thought he might perk up if i gave him a few goldfish and he ate just a few of them then wouldnt touch them for...

I everyone I have 9 baby Convicts 4 striped 5 plain free to a good home about 1" long Regards Gareth Abertillery Gwent

Good news. I got back yesterday and over 8 days without food my three cichlids are as healthy as ever. However, they did seem very hungry. On 6/24/03 10:15 PM, in article , "Jim Brown" wrote: Reducing the causes of stress will be...

Does anyone use these in their tank for colourful displays at night when the main lights turn off?

Is there any type of paint that is safe for use in an aquarium? I had heard that acrylic paints could be used, but do you need a sealer over them. Thanks Mike

Anyone want to start making contact with another african cichlid owner. i have, in a 3" x 15' x 18' tank, 2 johanni, 3 lombardoi, 2 fulleborni, 2 red empresses, and 2 red top black belts.

I don't think the colour is sex linked as it is in other fish and animals. Blue male JD to normal female JD produced mix of normal males and females. Didn't get chance to cross blue father to daughters. Brother/sister matings produced mixed percentages of blues and normals. Fry of this crossing...

alt.aquaria.oscars was created on the fourth of July 1998 as a cordial split off of the (then) quite busy rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids. It was created as a forum for The OSCAR Study Page (see link below). Although a rather quiet forum, it has been very informative and has produced many lively...

"Ukyou Kuonji" wrote in message ... my severums spawned about 5 days ago and 2 days ago they seemed to have moved the eggs elsewhere, out of my sight. the couple still is very territorial about the spot, they dug a...

The colour may become better as they age and mature. But what do you have to lose by trying other foods? It seems to be working for other fish, and a single item diet is never a good idea in long range maintenance. Jim Wellman wrote in...

"Jim Brown" wrote in message ... What you do with the inbred fish is ultimately your decision. If you have problems destroying them, then keep them for your own satisfaction. A very real problem is that if you pass any...

I am getting some Discus fish in a few days, and I'm adding them to my planted South-American tank. I will need to raise the temp to 84-6 F for the Discus. Which plants do well at 84 F or higher ? I have these plants in the tank now : Hygrophila species North American water lilly ( species ? )

"The Madd Hatter" wrote in message ... I just had my thermometer break in my pond! around 25% of themercury fell into the water... Is this dangerous? mercury poisoning is WAY over rated. I really would not worry about...

Do fish yawn ? or Do Red Devils Yawn ? My RD from time to time throughout the day opens his BIG mouth, usually all the way open, sort of like the way we humans yawn, I know fish get tired like the rest of us but is he yawning or possibly just stretching his BIG mouth and jaw ? Also, when we...