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Yeah the butti I know will need to be rehoused when he gets bigger. Unfortunately living in HK space is lacking and no returning fish nor second hand market to give it off to. I didn't know when I first bought him that it would grow insanely huge. ATM gets along well in my community tank with...

My 4 inch Buttikoferi. Had him when he was 3/4 inch. New to the hobby 55gal mixed cichlid 55gal oscar 10gal waiting for possible fry

I have 4 jewel cichlids and am trying to setup a breeder tank as I love these fish. My problem is, where I live, they don't seem to have tank fills of jewels and seem very rare to ket 2 of the same colours. Jewel 1 Bought this colour and always this colour. ( assuming male ) Jewel 2...

I have a snow white in my community tank for 1.5 months and lately he hasn't been eating and just hiding in his cave and moving sand around. I thought i had all males but I did notice that he/she has a very very small bulge on his chin. Was thinking that it may be carrying, but the bulge is so...

Thanks, I am actually researching now if there are any LFS in Hong Kong that do take back fish. To my knowledge and what I have encountered so far no. And unfortunately the culture here is anything to make a buck so I have found out the hard way already in some cases already since starting...

Thanks, I am aware that my two 55 G will be too small for a couple of the fish I have and will most likely upgrade once I can make some room. Living in Hong Kong which is very space limited gotta just do with what I have at the moment. Hopefully will have room to upgrade in the 6-8 months...

Thank you everyone for help My boys all happy and healthy and living in harmony. Have moved my 2 inch Butti to my other tank with my two 3 Inch Oscars because i went out and got my favourite Frontosa (1.5inch) and worried the Butti looking the same may harass him to death. Really don't know...

Thank you everyone for input. My boys all happy and healthy and living in harmony. Have moved my 2 inch Butti to my other tank with my two 3 Inch Oscars because i went out and got my favourite Frontosa (1.5inch) and worried the Butti looking the same may harass him to death. Really don't...

Thanks, my biggest concern is the Butte, will he attack the crap out of my new frontosa looking the same?? I know Frontosa are only aggressive in appearance but weak. Would be great if I can put them together being only 1.5 inches each, but until I get some advice from personal experience I...

Want some advice prior to making the purchase. I just started the cichlid hobby all because I really like the blue frontosa. Was tricked into buying a Tilapi buttikoferi by lfs telling me it was what I was looking for. I know frontosa is a calm non aggressive fish and want to be sure he...

Thanks for everyone's help! Really appreciate it. Alls well with the tank now and remaining fish are happy. Although sad because this mistake cost me 3 dead fish. The clown loach reappeared yesterday but woke up to him wrapped around filter suction :(

Update Water is still murky after morning 50% WC, (Been 3 hrs) got an additional air pump, cichlids seem to be active now and not laying on the bottom. (Which is a good thing I hope) The bad news. - Beat up Yellow lab from last night was dead when I woke up :( - One of my clown loach are...

Its some local Hong Kong Brand that I cannot type as I don't know Chinese. LFS says its one of the best brands here costing me 30USD/ bottle. States that even if you apply 3 times the portion recommended for the size of the tank its still safe for the fish. (Guess not my fish at least)...

Yes i did also use a dechlorinator for the whole 55 gallons. Seems so strange. Over the last 45 mins I have been just sitting in front of the tank watching and although the water is still cloudy, I think I may do a water change when I wake up in the morning. Gills are now moving at a normal...

Prior to post tank was minimal cloudy.i thought I would speed up the process by doing a. 25% WC. After letting it settle was still a tad cloudy so I tried to add 20 ml of the water clearing formula. Then instantly all the fish went down to the bottom and lay on their side. Waited 45 mins and...