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yeap, they are simple Hamburg filters in the picture with the 3 stacked tanks, it may not look too good but i use the tanks for just breeding so i don't mind. All tree filters are driven by a air from a single Eheim 400 pump 4 watts so its very economical with electricity. thanks for all the...

my substrate is blasting sand from the local building market, i think it was called quartz silicate 0.4-0.8mm

the background is prefabricated, called "aquaterra malawi" then you mount it with silicone. here is their offical guide- Installing AquaTerra 3D Aquarium Backgrounds | Gills N Fins, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

thanks for the comments guys. :-)

Sorry, i meant loricariids . spelling corrected thanks

530 L community tank 325 L Malawi cichlid tank 3 x 60 L loricariid breeding tanks 12L office table tank

yeah , though i definatly wont leave it for up to 24 hrs in my tank, maybe 2-5 hrs for the fish to feed then out again. i can always apply fresh "food paint" to the rock if my fish take to the idea i guess.

i came across this recipe- Norbert Flaugger of Casa Maria, Venezuela who, in conversation with Shane Linder passed on this method that works wonders for raising tough fry and acclimatizing picky loricariids. Grind your favourite fish food to bits. You can add any kind of fish food and...

just my own wierd reasoning that bacteria loves slow flowing water :-)

Hello folks, I have recently upgraded from my old in-tank Fluval filter to an external Eheim 2226 filter (700l/h) for my 200 liter tank. Inside the Eheim i have the recommonded small substrate- pro balls with micro pores for bacteria to colonise.. I was recently wondering if my Eheim...