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Okay, so I have some more information that I can add, but is still not helping e to determine if I am in danger of losing any more fish, and if so, why. I tested my tap water for nitrates tonight & it is showing (I cannot read this API MTK for the life of me) approximately 30ppm, so I am never...

Here are a couple of pictures of the things she & I have started to think may be early signs of disease: This is the only spot on his body & the only spot I can see on any of the 14 fish in the tank currently: This is the guy with the spot that I think may be HITH starting: I know the...

Alright, I have a 55g tank set up for about a month now with Malawi Peacock & haps. I have one mbuna that was a rescue from a friend's tank that I am working on getting a 2nd tank set up to house him in. I have had 2 fish die so far, initially I had a female that never acted normal from the...

Thanks, I appreciate the reply, and the information. That is very helpful. I will see how they do for the next few days with the new light. I do know that they were always submerged, according to the seller, and when I picked them up they were in a tank, and had been for a while, as I had...

Hello everyone, First, a few required details: Tank: 55g Filter: Fluval 406 that was just set up Friday night & an Aqueon 55/75 that is still attached & will stay there for another month Lighting: was standard full spectrum 18" aquarium lights, now a 48" custom light I just finish putting...

Howdy er'body. I have an 'established' 55g Malawi Peacock Cichlid tank with an Aqueon 55/75 HOB filter. While the water quality is great, and all of my levels test fine, I am wanting to get the filter out of the tank. With that in mind, I purchased a Fluval 406 Canister filter that will be...

Update again since I have rechecked the water parameters after the wc: amm : 0 Nitrite : 0 Nitrate : 30 temp : 79.3 I did not check PH again. I am thinking that there is not an issue with dissolved o2, but I will try to check that as well. I have extremely small bubbles floating all in the...

Well, unfortunately, this female died sometime yesterday. I got home at about 11p & started counting fish & looking for fins & eyes (maybe just a newbie paranoia thing, but I want to make sure). She was not doing this at all for the past few days. She was hanging around the group, which is...

Sorry for not getting back earlier, I posted this as I was leaving for work. I use a very fine grater & get as small a sliver as I can. I still have small fish, about 2", so bigger might be fine for larger fish.

I am a newbie to the fish world, but I was just reading all I could find on this last night. Out of the several articles I read, all had carrots, peas, romaine lettuce, and spinach. The majority also said to go easy on the spinach, as too much of it can cause a digestive issue for cichlids...

So, day two. She is still just hanging out mid water level, not moving around much, but I started noticing this morning that the German Red male will swim up to her very very slowly. He literally takes 20-30 seconds to cross half the tank. Once he is right beside her, he flairs all of his...

It is a 55g long. There are 6 total fish in the tank currently. I will do a 50% WC as soon as the sun is up. Been up all night watching her & she is still fine but just hanging out.

My brand new Malawi Peacock tank, with the current male occupants posing.

That is her on top in the background The guys, for s&g

Hello all, I have been cycling & trying to decide on salt or fresh for about 2 & 1/2 months. I, obviously I guess, decided to stay with fresh water & went with Malawi peacocks. I bought 3 pairs from my LFS today. All 3 are male & female as that is the only way that this store will sell them...