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Both the jewels are female so I won't need to worry about them becoming more aggressive during breeding and temperment wise they seem so hold their own. The red zebra is by far the largest so the other 3 kind of hang out together avoiding the big guys wrath. Safety in numbers maybe? I would hate...

As always River Cats thank you for all your advice and expertise (this is my 3rd question you have responded to). I don't know what I would have done without your help getting started in this fascinating hobby. So I think I am going to switch (gradually of course) to pure RO water with the...

Thanks mikem. My aqueon alone filters 400 GPH and the unknown filter is the same size so I think I'm good on filtration. And yes you are right the jewels are from Africa, they just have more in common with SA cichlids. They live in rivers rather than lakes and like softer water than most other...

Hi all, so I have just recently got into the fishkeeping hobby and could really use some advice. I have a 55 gallon tank that I have decided to made an african cichlid tank. It's current occupants are 2 jewel cichlids (I know they aren't african, but they came with the tank I bought off craig's...

Unfortunately I can't post a pic. We live in the dark ages here, no digital cams, cell phones or even cable. The internet is our one acknowledgment that technology exists. Anyways I don't think I'm overfeeding, but I know there are different schools of thought on this. I've been going by the as...

I have 2 tanks, a 29g molly/platy tank and a 55g african cichlid tank, that are in need of algae eaters. I'm looking for something that will be happy solo ie not in a school and will be size and temperment appropriate for each tank. Any suggestions?

So I'm setting up my 29 gallon tank and I want to stock it with mollies and platys. I already have 1 male and 1 pregnant female molly and I thought I'd get 3 platys as well. I know these breeds are prolific breeders, which is fine I'll keep the most attractive offspring and donate the rest to my...

Thank you so much Rivercats, you have been such a huge help with all my questions. I ordered the unit you recommended. I like it so much better than the GE unit I was looking at since it's portable and doesn't need to be installed under the sink (I am really not handy with stuff like that). So I...

Follow up question on RO unit- does it filter out chlorine or do I still need to use the dechlorinating chems?

Okay an RO unit it is then. Home Depot has 1 in my price range and I'm not opposed to spending the $150 on it because honestly now that I've tested my water I'm a little freaked out to drink it wondering what all is in there. Why did I think fish would be a nice easy to care for inexpensive pet...

Thanks I will definitely hit River up for more advice. I'm actually cycling a 10 gallon right now as well. When I bought my 29 gallon off craig's list it came with fish that soooo did not belong together so I took out the mollies and african dwarf frog out and put them in an empty 10g I had.

No plants in the tank as of now, but I definitely think I need some. I tested my water straight from the tap and it comes out with a 40 ppm nitrate level. Under 10 is whats best right? And plants can help bring that number down a bit? Any other tips for getting my nitrates under control? Also I...

I recently got into the fish keeping hobby and have set up 3 new tanks. I noticed the nitrates in all my tanks were high so I tested my water from the tap and it comes out at 40 ppm. I read the ideal level is under 10 ppm so I'm looking for ways to lower this number. Would plants help? I read it...

I have the API master test kit. None of my local stores had one, so I had to order it online and it just arrived 2 days ago, so unfortunately the first week and a half I was flying blind, just doing 50% WC every other day. I have been testing everything Ph, ammonia, nitrites and nitrates daily...

So I bought an aquarium off craig's list that came with fish so I have no choice, but to do a fish in cycle. Right now I have 2 juvenile jewel cichlids (1 is 2 inch the other is 3), 1 acei cichlid and 1 red zebra in a 29 gallon tank (don't worry I'm getting another 55 gallon tank Monday I know...

I recently purchased an aquarium off craig's list and it came with an African dwarf frog. I have tried to research this little guy online, but EVERY website contradicts each other on habitat and feeding. How often, of what and how much should I be feeding? I can't get him to eat anything so far...

So the African Dwarf does need a filter? All the web sites I researched said the constant vibration from the filter and movement of the water freaks them out, because their skin membrane is so sensitive and because they are such low waste producers they do fine filterless as long as you do a...

Thanks for all the input so far everyone. So here's my update after doing more research and my new questions. I am keeping the jewel cichlids alone in the 29 gallon and have moved everyone else to the 10 gallon. Tomorrow I'll be getting a separate small tank for the african dwarf frog (I have...

Hi there. So I am brand new to this hobby and could really use some help. Yesterday I bought a 29 gallon aquarium off craig's list. I had planned on making it a goldfish tank, done all my extensive research, but yesterday when I picked up the tank my carefully laid plans went out the window. The...