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Got a UV sterilizer. Clear water finally!!!!!

I just took some readings: PH = 8.4 - 8.8? Ammonia = 0 Nitrite = 0 Nitrate = 5.0 ppm

Help! I have been struggling with cloudy water for a couple months and now it is green! I change the water once a week but the problem keeps coming back and it gets worse each time. I tried some water clarifiers with no luck. I changed the floss pad in my canister filter and that didn't seem to...

What about Rams?

Hey all Do you think a 30 gallon tank is too small for a few Cichlids? I have a 110 gal tank for Africans but my other tank is empty now.

Hey all I have been keeping freshwater fish for up to a year now. I have a 110 with 16 cichlids in it. I am thinking about setting up a 30 gal tank as a FOWLR. I was told that HOB would be ok for saltwater by the lfs. Is the tank too small and would HOB work?

Hi all I have 16 Cichlids and one Pleco in my 110 gal tank. I feel like the more dominant ones get all the food. Is there any way to get food to those who are more timid? I am feeding them New Life Spectrum Cichlid Formula pellets and the occasional frozen brine shrimp. 1) 3 X Hybrid Peacock =...

Thanks for the tips on cleaning the sand. I don't think it is clay though. I have had the tank with sand in it for almost 5 months with clear water.

I have sand substrate instead of gravel but when I try to clean it it gets sucked into the siphon and clogs the hose. My problem right now is murky water after doing a 75% water change. I assume it is the gravel making the water cloudy. I cleaned my Marineland canister filter on my 110 gal tank...

I think one of my Cichlid's is pregnant. It is a White Fin Acei with a large lump on it's underside. I am new to this so I am not sure what to do. The Acei is with 2 others like it and I have around 13 fish in the tank. I have an empty quarantine tank too. Should I put her in there?

Hi all. I recently lost 16 fish and then I found ich on my surviving Plecostomus. I started an ich treatment yesterday and today the Plecostomus was dead. I have 3 guppies, 2 platys, 1 Danio, 1 Minnow all hanging in there. I plan on continuing the ich treatment but I wonder if ich could kill all...

Not sure how long the ammonia was high. I put some prime in the tank and will change the water on Saturday. Looking into fin rot, could it kill multiple fish? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Hey all Well I lost 16 fish over the last 2 weeks. I lost 3 Danios, 1 Gouramis (my favorite), 1 Loach, 1 Cherry barb, 5 Neon Tetras, 2 Minnows, 3 Guppies. They were all in my community tank and I have second tank for Cichlids. At the height of the slaughter my tank temperature was at 85 k and I...

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Hello all I recently had a utility sink put in my basement so I can get hard water that bypasses the softener. I took a GH reading from the hard water in the new sink and it went from 1 softened to 17 hard. The PH has not changed, still at 8. Do you think it is safe to do a 50% water change...

I'll be!!! I tried the garlic trick and it worked. The soaked pellets sank right away and he gobbled them up off the bottom. Looks like the LFS was right.

I have 15 cichlids in 110 gal tank. They all come to the surface at feeding time except for the Peacock which is the largest fish ( about 6" ). I have been feeding them regular flake food, Cichlid pellets and the occasional frozen brine shrimp. The Peacock sometimes nibbles at the food that...

Well my tank is fully stocked now and it seems rather peaceful. I was told to stick with mbuna for the remaining fish but I couldn't pass this peacock up when I saw him. What a beautiful fish! The biggest in the tank too. I have in a 110 gal: 1 Demasoni 1 Peacock Hybrid 1 Red Peacock...

Any suggestions on what fish to get? Should I get more of the same?

Well my Dubosi, which is pretty small, is being picked on by the White Fin Acei. He gets bit on the sides and general acts confused. He is not eating either. Any thoughts?

Hey all I am new to African cichlids and was wondering about their behavior. It seems like they spend a lot of time chasing each other. Is this normal for them or is it a sign of aggression that I should worry about? The biggest fish ( the Peacock ) is about 3.5" and the rest are smaller. In...

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