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  1. J

    My Male Krib .. died ... why ?

    thanks - mattrox, I was just after a explanation about why the belly was bloated .. any idea ?
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    My Male Krib .. died ... why ?

    I tested the water on Friday .. that was a day before the death .. it was Amonia = 0, nitrites = 0 .. not sure on nitrate ... Ph = 7.0 - 7.2 there was no evidence of attack on the male ...
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    My Male Krib .. died ... why ?

    My male krib died over the weekend, it was missing for about 2 days(did spot him once - both male and female were in hidding inside thier cave), thought they were mating so didnt worry ..... on Saturday I notice the male @ the back of the tank (still alive).. he had lost most of his color, and...
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    Kribs and Rams in a 30 gal tank??

    I have a pair of Kribs & a pair of Blue Rams in the same tank now for over 1 month now, so far no issues .. : tank size 155 L, also in the tank 10 neons, 4 ottos, 2 Neon Dwarf Gouramis, 2 Golden Barbs, 2 Krib - Fry (2 months old), 3 Cory's The the male krib is second largest in the tank...
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    breeding grounds -Cichlids

    My Kribs recently had fry and they laid thier eggs inside one of the rock caves - just a piece of rock that had a natural tunnel.
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    4 Fish Deaths under 24 Hours

    Kribs had babies in Dec/Jan. The usual did happen the kribs were aggresive.. but all the fish were okay ... but by end july .. the parents stoped looking after the babies (only 2 survived)
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    4 Fish Deaths under 24 Hours

    not sure what the LSF called it .. but it was basically Dwarf Mondo grass.
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    4 Fish Deaths under 24 Hours

    Thanks folks for your response, only thing that was added was some plants .. 1 fo them was not a true aquarium plant (didnt know it at the time of purchase) ... since then I have removed that plant . Current tank stock 3 Cory's 2 Golden barbs 10 Neons 2 Rams 2 Kribs, + 2 babies 4 Ottos (added...
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    4 Fish Deaths under 24 Hours

    Tank has been running for over 4 months now.. deaths occured on Saturday .. last water change was 1 week before that, also added some more plants (2) 1 week before. no new fish added during that period .. but did get new fish on Sunday .. (I had ordered these from a lfs - otos (4)) I watched as...
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    4 Fish Deaths under 24 Hours

    I lost 1 Alb. Cory, 2 Golden barbs, 1 Bolv. Ram all with in 24 hours, I first noticed my cory dead on top of my java fern leaf. then I noticed that 1 of my golden barbs was iternally on the water surfuse gulping air, moved it into a seperate container (my 20L plastic container I use for water...
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    Urgent Help ?

    my pair of kribs spawned about 3 weeks ago. only 2 fries survived. all these days both parent were looking after the young, but as of yesterday, the Male has started to chase the female around the tank, and the female is hiding near my filter, and she has lost all her color. The 2 fries are...
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    algae consumption

    Does anyone know where I can purchase otto's in the Sydney area ?
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    algae consumption

    mm... looks like thats what I have .. they are gonna get way to big for my tank ... darn ... but they DID consumed all my brown algae
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    algae consumption

    Personnel Experience - my bronze cory did nothing to my out burst of brown algae ... just 2 days ago I went out and got a pair of sucker mouth cats(wanted to get otto's but was unable to find them and was told they were very rare to come by in Ausi - sydney) these look VERY similar to ottos (can...
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