Recent content by bradleyjh

Awesome, thanks for the advice I'll probably go with 3 groups of 6

That's a good point, thanks for pointing it out. I have a better way of approaching this, let's just go with is considered to be ideal and could someone who has kept a lot of different species of cichlid tell me what they would consider a good number of stock and which species to mix to have a...

Thanks for the info, this is what I was worried about, it looks like a lot of people have success with the kind of tank I wanna set up but at the same time it looks like there are risks of it going bad. I like lake malawi and am happy to stick with that range, I just wanted a really nice mix of...

Good to know, I like the sound of 12, I like the look of a more relaxed tank, I've seen a lot of cichlid tanks and the more stocked ones look too busy for my taste, just wanted to make sure the lower stock was manageable and healthy for the fish. What kind of filtration are you using? I'll...

thanks for the reply, lots of good info I'm glad to hear, it sounds like you have a setup very similar to what I want which is exactly what I was hoping to find, awesome to know I can do it :D I think in regards to the female being harassed to death I'll be fine as naturally getting new fish...

Hi everyone, I've kept fish in the past, I had a 3 foot mixed barb setup but never really bothered much with PH levels (did at first but it never really seemed to change much) or ammonia/nitrite/nitrate levels (mostly because I only learned about the nitrogen cycle after I'd had the fish for...