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This morning I found ~15 out of ~20 cichlids dead in a 125 G tank. All ate well as always during yesterday’s feeding The tank has a cycled FX6 filter. This group has been together for about three years. No new fish have been added other than a few that were bred in the tank that managed to...

Once again I’m setting up an altum tank that became a P.scalare tank the first time around. I’m reading finnage in the elegant Altum declines with age & most posted photos are of younger fish in their prime. I’d prefer some colorful long finned scalare to shrinking Altums. I am of course...

They will have a 1:2:1 ratio of fry. Can anyone please advise me on the genotypes of the fry? At what age could they be determined? Thanks :thanks:

I recently purchased a group from a company that bills themselves as America’s largest breeder. They have a huge facility in Florida and have bred some of my finest African Cichlids. Turns out they get angels elsewhere. They sent two Santa Isabel variety, P. scalare. Both are severely...

I have a major problem with a few new Angelfish, P.scalare, var. Santa Isabel & think he may have some useful insights. Thanks.

I installed a FX6 on my 125 G that has three Tidal Wave 110 HOBs. How long before I can remove the HOBs? I did add some media, not much, from a cycled filter to the canister.

It developed overnight on 3 severums. These I’ve never seen this before. What should I do? They are in a tank with 2 other sevs. Ok so far.

I recently rescued 3 unloved Common Plecos: 11,12,& 13 inches long. Poop machines such as my tanks have never known. I attempted vacuuming first and it worked ok, but removed 20 gallons of water that had to be bucket carried to the backyard since I couldn't toss sand into the toilet. I posted...

My sump tank is full of eggs. I have rescued 6 guppy sized babies from there in the past. I have no idea if they hatched in Mom’s mouth & went over the weir or what. I put them in a smaller tank until they were too large to eaten by the other fish & then moved them to the upper tank.

Today I added 4 large (4-6") parrot fish to a 110 g that houses an Oscar and Jack Dempsey that were raised together by the previous owner along with 3-4 parrot fish. They are interacting extremely well. I changed 60% of the water yesterday. I immediately noticed one pf is breathing rapidly...

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Found some terrific fake log hides on FB. I need to make certain they are not harboring snail eggs, as I suffer yet from eggs on plants. Would soaking them in hydrogen peroxide work? The husband is saying he could use compressed air. Would that work? Thanks

This light strip came to me from a guy who got in & out of SW quickly. I was mainly after his 75G tank, but got a nice canister filter, the 48" Finnex LED & a box of stuff i can't identify. Can the light strip be easily programmed for FW? i would need to keep the light level on the low...

This stand has a 125 G above and a 75 G below, topped by a 65" TV, playing an African Cichlid DVD. The DIY stand has 3/4” plywood top and bottom, each surrounded by 2x4’s on all four sides and held together with screws and right angle brackets on both sides of every 2x4. A pair of 4x4 posts...

I found three 4-6" clowns in a local group & will be picking them up Monday. I plan to return the pair of sevs from this 125 G tank, which will leave my eight yr old pink Oscar as the sole occupant. I've observed minor aggression between the female sev & the Oscar. Besides their old 125 G...

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Use a quart measuring cup! This method works well with axotles too.

I had a malfunction in the heater for a 125 G housing one Oscar and two sevs. The temp rose overnight from ~74F to ~95F. The fish look good. I pulled the plug & will discard the bad heater. The temp dropped to ~90F in the last three hours. I opened the glass lids & temporarily have egg crate...

Has anyone heard of Aquarium Masters? The used 75 I have tank is of superior quality & I can't find any place that sells them. It's made in Chino, California, best known for housing a very large state prison. I did find this info online. About this item Aquarium Masters Rimmed 75 diamond...

I bought a used 75 G that came with a Aqueon 155/400 canister filter. The seller got in and out of SW quickly. He said he “Thoroughly cleaned the filter to make it FW safe.” It’s < a year old. It was used up until a few days before I picked it up. It’s running on the 75 G. I am going to...

I have 8 tanks in this room: two 90g, a 110g, two 55g, a 125 g, a 75 g and a corner 44. The 75 g is cold water. The breaker tripped 3x in the last 2 weeks. I am wondering if it trips because several heaters are going on at the same time. I see the options as follows: drill a hole through the...

The plan was to lay .5" foam under the 125 G & 75 G that should go on the stand this weekend. i have 4'x1' 1/2" Styrofoam around. The husband thinks it's a bad idea & will make placing the tanks on the stand far more difficult because he usually does it with the handyman & they slide the...

So this guys shows me his Oscar. I admired the blue coloration and asked what type it was. He said an ordinary Tiger Oscar & the blue is really black & looks blue due the lighting. i asked what light he has and he said: i use my weed grow lights. (it is legal to grow marijuana in many states...

I plan on having a single baby Oscar, 2”, in a 125 G and am considering a companion fish or two. I was given a 4-5 yr old Jack D and a Tiger Oscar that are terrific companions, however I find the Jack D to be a rather sedate bottom dweller. Are there other compatible species?

Today I cleaned the two big canister Fluval FX4 that came with a used 125 G. One filter wouldn’t start back up. The motor appears to be dead, cold to the touch, no vibrations. It worked fine until unplugged & pulled to be cleaned. When I purchased this system, the seller who either worked in...