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I found that seachem prime is a good one for sorting ammonia nitrites an nitrates I had same problem with my Malawis when first got them and I lost some fish but I change a third of my water every Sunday an use seachem an Waterlife bacterlife with every change and I have a tank full of yellow...

Hi jerseygirl, Uhm yea, 70 litre tank with two internal fluval U2 filters, with x2 yellow labs x2 dolphin heads x2 yellow tail blue azri all no bigger than 2inches x4 baby demonsi ( bit smaller than 2 pence peice ) had that all up n running for 14 weeks everything fine all levels an all fish...

Hi people, After much bad luck iv had with setting up my tank an purchasing some new fish 2weeks ago I have now noticed that 3 of my fish have white spot.... ( small white lumps on head, flank and fins ) although they aren't showing any whit spot and pyshical signs my yellow lab an dolphin heads...

Yes mate the tanks been up an running for 12 weeks an all my levels were spot on for Malawi cichlids but last weekend I brought couple more.... Stupidly! An my levels ave gone through the roof nitrate isn't as bad as it was durin the week but my nitrite are on the highest level :-(

Hi everybody, iv jus got myself a API liquid test kit an done away with the tetra test strips! These are my levels - PH - 7.6 PH High range - 7.4 AMMONIA NH3 + NH4 - 0.25ppm Nitrite NO2 - 5.0ppm Nitrate NO3 - 40-80ppm Now I know I'm going to get a right grilling for these levels but I'm...

Ok yea that makes sense, couple people have said about doing exactly that but using all my water out of my current 18g tank into my new 40g tank also obviously using all the same decor but also using my two internal U2 fluval filters for couple months while the cycle becomes sound and doing...

This new tank has a built in filter system which uses these black balls that the good Bactria sticks to, iv soaked them for 25 mins in boiling water because he had goldfish in the tank before, an iv scrubbed the tank with hot water to the best I could an iv put new sponges I had which iv cut to...

Iv managed to get a secondhand 4ft tank for my cichlids an would like to know if I can put water from my smaller 70 litre tank straight into the new one once iv cleaned it an top up with safe water an move my cichlids in once the temp is right??

Yes will do mate! Can't tonight but will tomorrow if that's ok?

Hi everybody I have some cichlids up for re homing if anybody interested in the Kent area of the UK? I have to many in my tank an so the best thing to do is to re home some? **** NO MONEY WANTED **** jus a good home

Yep ok Andrew understand that. My fish are only young at the moment and very small so as they grow, so will my tank and my knowledge! I do have a lot of rock work in my tank so there is many passages an caves an holes and they seem happy enough with the way they interact with each other...

Understood totally agree with you both, bigger tank is on the agender an yes proberly is couple to many to soon? With a fair amount of research though an asking lots of questions in a few different shops I have been told I do have a well stocked but not over stocked tank with good filtration...

Hi all I really need some help please!!! I have Malawi cichlids started off with 12 small fish in a 70 litre tank running two fluval U2 filters. Everything has been fine according to my tetra 6in1 test strips for about 7 weeks (not including my 8 days water cycle) before putting my first shoal...

Thanks very much for your help! I will do ASAP! I do, do regular water changes every Sunday night, but jus seems to be since adding new fish an my water change yesterday iv had a massive NO3 spike :-( up untill then iv been spot on with my levels? The only one that has been pretty high is my KH...

Iv got a fairly big problem with my NO3 levels... ? iv had tank running for about 6 weeks with 8 fish only small, no bigger than 2inches, got 3 small catfish an 3 larger cichlids about 3inches on saturday morning, I done a water change lastnight of about 25% an this evening checking my water...

Yes mate, if you look on my profile you Will see a couple pics of them on there

I have a cichlid tank, 75litres an 12 cichlids, I brought, what I know them as... Cookie catfish. They are really beautiful bottom feeding fish, they have kept my tank clean of uneaten food and waste since putting them in there 3 weeks ago! I got them from a local shop x3 for £25.00 at...