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I have an African Cichlid (Red Zebra) that has been a little out of sorts of late. First problem I noticed with her was a couple of days after I moved her and her bretheren into a new 30 Gallon tank. That tank had cycled and was stable. The only possible concern with it was the fact that I...
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I'm going to be setting up a new tank that will ultimately be a Discus or Blue Ram / Angel community tank. For the time being, though, it will serve as the holding tank for my two Plecos and my Corys. I might also begin my Tetra community but the whole fish population will eventually...
I have six balas (albeit juveniles at 2-3" each) in the same tank with a small school of white cloud mountain minnows (all 1" or less) and I've not yet had any problems. In addition, it was always my understanding that Balas are peaceful fish.
I was doing some maintenance work on my 75G and one of my loaches, agitated, jumped in and of his own volition out of the aquarium unto the hardwood floor. I had a frantic couple of seconds trying to pick him up with my bare hands and I worried about him for a few days wondering if he was going...
I'm a fan of the bottom-feeders so my opinion is biased. I would get a couple more loaches at least (you can never have too many). If not then, I would recommend Cories...a group of 4 or more would be nice.
PetSmart seems to be a pretty good bet even though they are a chain. Like yours, my local PetSmart has a few knowledgeable to very knowledgeable people working in their fish dept. They know the fish pretty well and are quick to make points about stocking tanks too early, relying too much on...
What about Eheim...???
I got a 2215 with my 75 gallon tank back in the spring and so far, I love the setup. Granted, prior to this unit, I had only dealt with HOB filters and canisters are a world apart.
The reason I ask is because I'm beginning my aquarium expansion at home. Phase one is to...