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  1. nitin1986

    DIY internal filter

    Hi, I have been working on the internal filter part few weeks and finally made it. The same power head(sobo 1000wp) is used. With a sponge in the bottom then the old media as mechanical media then some pumice stone (to grow good bacteria on the stone) and above that another high density sponge...
  2. nitin1986

    placing filter for the 5 gallon planted tank

    Hi, Having African Cichlid tank is very exciting. Those are auratus cichlids 13 of them, full playful mood, very active. every time some or the other chases some other, all less than or equal to an inch in length. I have two plants in this five gallon tank. It is obvious that i have to upsize...
  3. nitin1986

    Auratus cichlid digging the substrate

    Hi, today I observed that one of the active one from the 13 cichlid is digging the substrate specifically at one spot. And not allowing any other to come near by chasing away. I think it's territory issue. As I was unaware of that I tried to pull back the substrate in to normal and again it did...
  4. nitin1986

    Auratus cichlid

    Finally understood that these are African Malawi lake cichlids. The retail store sold me saying that those are zebra danios. My bad, I had a very clear intention to cycle my 6 gallon fish tank with live fishes and after reading some blogs I understood that zebra danios are the perfect ones...
  5. nitin1986

    Gravel substrate to sand substrate

    Hi, I had to change the substrate as the earlier one was the gravel of white marble Stone. I don't know but the color of the gravel changed so thought of changing it..I got the sand from the construction site and washed it thoroughly and trimmed the two plants which I had from the start. To...
  6. nitin1986

    Again a fresh start

    Hi, after going through the 'getting started' & nitrogen cycle I got to know that the best fishes to get through the cycle is zebra danios. I get 4 pairs of those. I understand that the cycle did not complete. I tried the fish less cycle also.. I could not hold on a day by seeing the empty...
  7. nitin1986

    In coming future

    I have read about the fish less aquarium. I will do it for one month.. I wanted to use some soil substrate below the marble gravel which is presently used. Grow some grass in the bottom as well the two plants which are presently in the 5 gallon tank. Let's everything settle down I will monitor...
  8. nitin1986

    Fish quarantine

    In the mean time, a pair of gold fish and tiger barb died and gold fish - it's tail fin was kind of eaten away and bent, tiger barb- was very active i could not understand why they passed away.. I think both were stressed out. So I found that the fish was sick and the problem was ich infection...
  9. nitin1986

    Am an ametuer .. support my interest by helping me out with my silly queries

    Hi, am NITIN from India. Since my childhood I thought of having an aquarium in my house.. it didn't happen then. Now I have my house so felt to fulfill my wish. As a new bee, I bought a 6 gallon fish tank.. I got to know that it's very small. I was not properly aware of what breed are better for...
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