been waiting to post this

[Jess1ca]

some of these baby peacocks i bought for $2.50 a piece the baby red was $14.99

Awesome price! Mine broke the bank... Beginning to think I overpaid haha!!!

 

[Fishkeeper88]

yeah i saved money on fish but those four white stones cost me 143 dollars

 

[Mogurako]

I keep my Haps at 82 deg, the only thing higher temps will do is boost metabolism and in turn increase growth.

Love the tank by the way.

 

[Fishkeeper88]

thanks for the information

 

[Fishkeeper88]

can someone fill me in

can someone tell me why my flame red aulonocara goes from beautiful to dull white when the water parameters are perfect?

 

[Fishkeeper88]

is it

he possibly less dominent?
is it cause the sand and rock is white?
does he change back and forth because he is young and a late bloomer?

 

[Jess1ca]

can someone tell me why my flame red aulonocara goes from beautiful to dull white when the water parameters are perfect?

The nervous system directs color change in response to stimuli such as aggressive tankmates or predators, sometimes diet plays a role or stress.

 

[Fishkeeper88]

it might be

because my ob peacock male is king of the castle right now and they are both the same size :/

 

[Fishkeeper88]

would it help if i set up another tank and let him be by himself for a few months?

 

[Fishkeeper88]

never mind i answered my own question lol the dominance is going to flip flop alot until they all color up and show. its really funny as soon as i said this he changed color and took the dominant roll lol

 

[Fishkeeper88]

running two whisper 60s

i just bought two air stones a 10 inch bar and a 14 inch bar
running with dual whisper 60s for more push
dont ever forget check valves they have saved me so many times

 

[Fishkeeper88]

i want oppinions

should i add more hiding places for my fish?
i like the look of the scape right now but i am afraid the fish need more dens
they seem a little tense i spent 143 dollars on the four rocks inside
what should i do?

 

[Jess1ca]

They would probably love it if ya did mine really appreciate the extra spots to hide in... I'm pretty heavily stocked too tho so I made sure there were plenty of hidey holes. They have even dug dens under things Cichlids are def. Not cheap and quite an investment, I have learned that over the last few months lol. Check Ebay, I got 27 pounds of flat rock for $27 with free shipping, I then siliconed them together to form caves and what not, here is my scape....

 

[rotorhead22]

Yup, I have spent about $2.50 - $3 per pound of Texas Holey rock and I think I still need more. Cichlids do def need lots of hiding spots to break line of sight. Gets expensive quick.

 

[Fishkeeper88]

just bought a rubber nose pleco to clean the algae that is taking hold on my tank

 

[Fishkeeper88]

i also have a synodonis now

 

[Jess1ca]

Awesome! U know what kind of Syno? I have a Cuckoo Cat (s.multipunctatus)

 

[Fishkeeper88]

its looks like a young synodontis nigrita

 

[Jess1ca]

Just googled it, very cool!

 

[Fishkeeper88]

aulonocara

can anyone tell me what kind of aulonocara this is?
it looks like a reverse jake
it has orang by its gill that does not reach the tail and it is mostly bluish purple
its 3inches long as of now