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2 dead out of 40, others still seem out of it... Yep, did 50% water change the first day things seemed out of sorts. Put extra Seachem prime in. I think it may be a bacterial infection and I'm treating it now with Melafix (just on day 2). And I've cranked the temp up a bit (82). Other ideas?

Hi out there, I set up my 110 cichlid tank late last year with about 40 small ones. Things have been going great for 4 months. Everybody's eating, pooping well, growing. Most everyone was about 1.5" when they went in, now they're all 2.5-3.5" When I feed them it's a frenzy. I added a 2nd...

I bought a used Deepwater pump off eBay for my new 110 tall and it doesn't generate ANY flow at the bottom of the tank, even bare tubed! Coupled with my old Whisper and still nothing. Works great at 20" though that doesn't help me. Who makes a quiet air pump for deep tanks?

I've got a new tank running now and the fish seem okay, but the only algae I see building up is a brownish color up high on the holey rock (both real and imitation). The fish don't seem to pay any attention to it. Am I not getting green algae because of the LED light I'm using. Will a pleco...

I'm looking at stocking my new cichlid tank from livefishdirect and am getting lost on all the "suggested tank mates" comments. Most heavily stocked tanks I see online must have 10-15 different species in there. How does one define a list of 10-15 different species that will do this using...

I started up my new aquarium and read all about the fishless approach. So I got some industrial grade ammonmia, figured out 3 capfuls for now filled 110 gallon aquarium, hooked up the eheim filters, turned everything on. Then I went and got a few gallons of aquarium water from the pet store...

Arranging two filters in a tall aquarium - optimium setup? So if you've got two canister filters, is there an obvious way to go about arranging inlet/outlets to to get maximum benefit? It thought to put the outlets on either side of the tank with one pointed across the surface, and one pointed...

I'm setting up a new 110 tall tank that I'd like to have cichlids in. It came with a Eheim Pro 2 which is rated for 90 gallons, and so I think I'm undersized two ways, by capacity and the fact I'll have cichlids (planning on 25-30). I have a Whisper 60 filter to go along with it, but 1) it's...

Greetings, In looking at locations to place my new 110 Show, I've got a conditional approval from my better half to put it in our great room, provided it doesn't make too much noise. I've heard of people putting the pumps/filters behind a wall if they have a spare room, but what about...

General rule is that it depends entirely on hiding places. If you've got lots, you could add anytime. If none, and the smallest one can fit in the biggest one's mouth, it'll end up there.

Greetings, I found a nice 90 gallon cichlid tank in Sandusky OH. Problem is I live a bit north of Detroit, a few hours drive. It has a great slate of cichlids in it now, doing well. I'd love to buy the tank, transport everybody back, set it up again, and put the fish back in it somehow...

What do you pros think - tough to convert and use? I think the curved edges are cool, but it's costly and access is tougher from the top. Plus it's (gulp) $700 and still got a lot of equipment to find.... Aquarium Acrylic 140gl.

Aquarium Acrylic 140gl. What do you think? No pumps or filters though, and I have to convert to fresh.

Black/blue backgrounds In this acrylic tank the actual piece of plastic that forms the back of the tank is blue itself, so paint would have to go on the inside to cover it - doesn't seem possible. Maybe a black piece of sheet plastic? Or maybe lots of rock against the back. Wouldn't...

Hi, I'm looking into stepping up to a large (140 gallon) tank and got excited when I saw a used acrylic tank for $700 with a great wood stand. My plan was to get into cichlids since I want more color, but don't want deal with salt. Problem is after I joined this forum and looked around...