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Sounds great. This will be my first cichlid tank so I want to do it right. In a 55 it seems that 3 groups are often recommended with 4 fish per group but I may do two larger groups of Acei and Yellow Labs and fill out with a couple of single males of different colors. Either way I can't wait...

Great thread. I just brought home a 55 gallon tank and stand yesterday and will be using this thread for inspiration. I was wondering if I did a tank of 6-Yellow Labs and 5-Acei would I have room and or the correct environment to add a single male of a different species like a Demasoni or...

I have a 25 gallon which is 24" long by 20" tall. Same exact footprint as a 20 gallon but 4.5" taller. Moe

Thanks for the input. I though maybe with the 25 gal being almost 21" high that a single angel would be ok but most here seem to think that it's too small. No problem. Maybe a nice King Betta instead. Most people keep their bettas in a tiny bowl. Is there anything wrong with keeping a nice...

Still trying to decide what to do with this tank. So many fish, so many options. I may still do the tiger barbs or lately I've been thinking that a community tank with a single anglefish, 4-5 panda cories, and a small school of tetras would be a nice setup. Moe

Are there any solitary bottom dwelling species that I can keep one of in this tank with the Tiger Barbs? It seems the common advice is to have a red tail shark but my tank will not support a fish of that size and aggression level. Any others? Thanks for the advice. Moe

I have a 25 gallon tank with a Marineland Eclipse II hood and was curious if it would be big enough to house about 7 tiger barbs? That would pretty much be the extent of my stocking since few other fish can coexist with the barbs in a space that small. What do we think? Yeah or Nea? Moe

Thanks for the support. I have been recording my levels all along and this morning I tested ammonia and found that it was at zero but my nitrites are at 1ppm and my nitrates are at 5ppm. Just yesterday I dosed the ammonia to about 5ppm and it fell to 0 in 24 hours. Not really sure where i am...

Thanks for your help. When my nitrites peak and fall to zero do I at that point also let my ammonia fall to zero? I guess what I'm asking is at what point do I stop dosing ammonia and just let it gravitate toward a zero reading? Thanks again. Moe

Hi, I'm working on my first fishless cycle and have a quick question. Tonight I just got my first nitrite readings and I'm not sure if I'm supposed to keep dosing the ammonia to keep it near 5 or if I'm supposed to let the ammonia naturally decrease as the nitrite increases. My current ammonia...