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Welcome to aa! Im also from long island.

Hello everyone Im Rod...long island, ny Law enforcement Volunteer emt 90 cichlid tank 20L albino longfin bn's

I picked up some manzanita driftwood from pc1. Here is a few shots of it in my 90 and 20 gal long grow out tank.

Picked up.

I have a common in my 90 g. Early on the cichlids picked on him a little but eventually they stopped. He's fine in there. I will eventually move him out and put in some bn albinos that are currently in my grow out tank.

40 lb bag open...probably 30 lbs left. Pick up only. Middle island NY. Free.

I would say probably at least another couple of months before they are large enough to sex. The only sure fire way is to vent them.

I've never heard of this...isn't kitty litter clay based? I can't see it working.

+1 the only way I tell is when the females hold.

Congrats on the fry! Toss some small diameter PVC in there....gives the fry some quick hiding spots.

Just about 1" and coloring up nicely. $2 ea. Pickup preferred in middle island ny

My PVC has the barcode too, and agree that its a non issue.

I don't add chemicals other than prime during water changes. My ph is around 7.4 with just crushed coral in my sump. The fish are doing great...breeding like crazy and the colors are vibrant. Just my opinion.

Wow identical. Does this mean it's a common hybrid?

haha. I def don't want a hybrid fry surviving in my tank. Too bad you aren't closer, I'd give you the long lost sister..who by the way is def holding. Watching the spawning was kind of cool...took a video. lol

Taking advice from here and another forum, I'm not going to chance she isn't a benga. I'm going to move her asap to another tank until I decide my next step with her.

the shape of her head is whats throwing me off. My other benga female has a more "rounded" slope to her head.

Recently my benga male has been giving this female the ole "how you doin?" And chasing her around. Could she be a benga variation? Her marking are the same as a benga female except the top of her head is slightly different. Thanks sorry third pic is a duplicate of first pic

I treat after. No problems in my tank.

Here are some of mine:

Baking soda is safe in the aquarium. Dissolve it in a cup of tank water first. Use is small amounts...changes in Ph should be done gradually. As others have said and I agree totally, a stable Ph is what is important. If you can add things like crushed coral it will help you maintain the ph you want.

Two would be sufficient IMO. Keep up with the big eater changes until things are under control. Aqueon is a big company and I have some of their products but not any filters. I'm sure they are just as good but I don't like to assume :-) Aquaclear also makes great filters.

You should turn over (filter) your water at a least ten times per hour. So for your 80 try to filter 800 gph. That's how others came up with the 800 gph. I have a 90 tank with a 30 gal sump and filter 950 gph. My weekly pwc is about 30% or so.

Hi Michael Welcome to AA! can't help you with the sw questions as I'm a fw guy. Good luck with the weather up there! I'm on LI and we've been getting much needed rain.

I'm in NY and back when I had a pond, my fish never had any problems surviving winter. My deep end was I think 3.5 feet. I never used heaters or bubbler to keep a hole in the ice. When the water temp starts cooling in the fall, I would stop feeding the fish and remove all plants. In the deep end...