Recent content by cj5jeep80

Yeah I know. These are three youngins from a buddy just to start up my tank.Why bad Idea?

Thx fishguy! I've decided to go all male peacocks. You talked me into it. lol. I love all the great colors.My buddy gave me three small (1.5 inches) Libido chromis to begin with. No telling male or female though. Just hoping they will live through this silent cycle. Water tests show 0 amm. So...

Done. Just removed all gravel, emptied water, rinsed my sand, and created three nice rock formations. Looks great! Filled it with tap water all I need now are some fish.I can't decide on mbunas or peacocks. Love them both. I was really surprised at the size of some peacock cichlids I saw online...

My filter set up? eheim 2217 enough? not enough? Do I need another, or should I be buying another type? Another question I have is concerning my test kit. I have the deluxe hagen box which was given to me when I bought the tank. Plenty of chemicals left I have only needed to replace a nitrate...

Just gorgeous! Is that tank strickly peacocks, or a mixture? Males and females? That's another thing. What should I be doing? 1 male 4 females , all male? You'll have to excuse me, I find these cichlids to be rather confusing as far as all the different species go. What to keep with what? I...

Peacocks and mbunas?

Hey people thx for all this advice. Fantastic! mbunas it is! I'm just a little concerned about my water. It's crysal clear at the moment but as soon as I remove all of this gravel, its gonna be pretty ugly looking. Should I try to salvage 50% of this water while changing to sand? Refill the...

Sorry Fishguy I didn't read your post properly . Can you please tell me more about this silent cycle and how I should be going about this? Introducing fish and so on. Thx

Great help thanx. So you suggest cleaning and starting from scrath. this means running the tank for a couple of weeks to cycle it before adding any fish and why do you think mbuna are best? thx

Ah great news How long can the tank run with no fish, and also can this big male angel live in a malawi cichlid tank, or should I try him in my 40 gallon with the other angel survivor thx for the quick response!

No salt water here

Hey, I could use a little advice. I currently have a 130 g tank, gravel bottom, that has been operating now for well over a year, housing 5 angelfish. I have since then lost 3 of the five to aggresive disputes. I now have one angel alone in a 40 gallon spare tank, and I have this huge male...

Once I've got these water conditions up to par, I am planning on putting 4 or 5 more mid sized angels mixed breeds hopefully, and I would also like a Red Spotted Severum. Would this be okay? As I read, Severums seem to get on with angels pretty well. If so, should they be kept in pairs or alone...

I found that wood on the shore fishing one day. I thought it was beautiful so I brought it home with me twelve years ago. I knew I'd use it one day. Water changes will continue so I'll keep you posted Thx everyone

Hey everyone. Thanks to everyone on this site for all your help. Lionheart you'll be happy to here my nitrites are right down today. After work I tested them at 0.3. I think I might have finnaly turned the corner. I wonder if it's safe to put my plecko back soon? Thanks again for all your help...