Recent content by PhillipC

Today I bought a few electric yellows and acei. When looking closely, I saw this little guy and I'm perplexed on what kind he is. I've had a few electric yellows and this guy does not look like one. Any ideas on what type of cichlid this is? His fins have black edges like a yellow lab but he...

I'm a first time regulator buyer and I saw a Victor VTS 252C regulator for a good price. According to Victor's website, this is a hydrogen regulator. I could just get different fittings to make it compatible with a 10-20lb CO2 tank right? Also the handle appears to be missing from the...

I had 4 red zebras at first. One became an absolute devil and eventually killed the other red zebra and a few other fish. But adding more acei, rusties and yellows sounds good. Also I have boesmani just because they look cool imo ?

I got a 55g up and running. Heated and filtered with a aquaclear 70 + eheim 2217. So far I have 2 Yellow labs 2 Red Zebras 3 Acei 1 Rusty 3 Boesmani Rainbows All the fish are 3 inches and under right now. Aggression is pretty minimal right now since I removed some male zebras and a kenyi. What...

NLS .5mm pellets

Thanks guys, so I guess the breeder idea is a no go. I use NLS .5mm pellets. It kind of works if I throw some food at the top to distract the big fish and then grab some pellets and dunk it near the labs.

Hello everyone, I just started a 55g cichlid tank and I have 15 juvenile cichlids in the tank right now. About 4 yellow lab cichlids are undersized (about half the size of my kenyi's) and can barely compete for any food. I was wondering if I should put the undersized cichlids in a breeder net...

Hello everyone, I just started a 55g cichlid tank and I have 15 juvenile cichlids in the tank right now. About 4 yellow lab cichlids are undersized (about half the size of my kenyi's) and can barely compete for any food. I was wondering if I should put the undersized cichlids in a breeder net...

No ferts in the water column, no liquid CO2, but I have put root tabs near the swords and the crypts. Do you think rotala will survive? I'm using a Current Satellite LED Plus 6500k light, the website says it will get around 20-30 PAR in my tank

Hi everyone, This is my first planted tank. I've had this tank for a while but only with plastic plants until I decided to make it fully planted. It's a 55g, low light, no CO2 tank. From left to to right, the tank has: red wendtii, anubias nana, amazon sword, another sword, anubias and a...

Well I was willing to buy that aquatic life T5 HO light that I originally posted so anything around $100. Would LED be better? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Could I get a T5 shop light in case I want to have more light? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I'm going to add plants to my 55g standard rectangular tank (48" long) for the first time and I'm not sure what lighting I should get. I'm planning on planting simple low light plants because I do not want to add CO2 to the water. Would this light be good? Dual-Lamp T5-HO | Aquatic Life And...

Sadly I've thought about this but I dont know if I can. I raised him since he has half an inch and he's my first pet ever. I'll do whatevers best.

Thanks, yes it does not look well for my fish. Hes not eating and wont swim at all. He barely moves. At this point ill try the salt and pray for the best