Recent content by Rinaldo

I went to Big Al's here. I have to admit it's the nicest fish store ever, Nicest store ever actually. Remember when you went to your first BassproShops store and couldn't beleive how nice of a fishing tackle store it was, or your first sports authority and couldn't beleive there was a store that...

Go Gainesville. ! Uf Grad here.

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SO african ciclids should not be with silica? What sand has silica which doesn't... Beach sand has silica? I am not a bioligist or chemist I have no idea what sand has what properties. From what I gathered I should use Pool Sand for my african cichlids. IF I'm mistaken warn me before the...

"Big Al's Gun and Pawn"? That's what I found on local.google.com

Those of us in Fort Lauderdale, Miami , south florida should get together. Kkyrmir do you mind if I add you to my aim list? I got a nice pet supermarket near me and another on university near 595, I think I knwo the one you'r etalking about. THey both sell ciclids for 1.99 each. Africans...

I can't find a single fish store with pure cichlids, no dwarfs anywhere, nothing. Every fish store here has saltwater tanks galore stocked with hundreds of salt water fish. I asked the nicest fish store here (where they charge 12 dollars for an angel fish that petsupermarket charges 1.49 for)...

where?

so pool filter sand or homedepot sand will work just fine? Is it silica or not I can't get a clear answer from the responses lol... I'm so confused

Ok great, So it's playsand or pool sand, I live in miami there's plenty of play sand and pool stores around here. How many of you use sand or is gravel better for ciclids, I read in some posts and articles that I would do myself and the cichlids an injustice if I did not provide them with sand...

Hi again all, I bought my 55 gal last night for 89 with hood and lights ! Decided on ciclids, going to go with dwarf ciclids, the websites you have all pointed me to all claim that the majority of them are non aggressive. SO I figure put 10 in a tank with maybe 5 other communal fish and be...

thanks brutha... that's so much better than me having to ask a million questions about what fish swims where. I'll check that out tonight. No Ciclid fans in the house? How many africans could I stick in a 50 - 55?

I was thinking I'd get 20 neon tetras since they school and they're beautiful. Does anyone know a website where I can see what other levels fish swim in... I read angel fish swim a tthe top of the tank, Gobies at the bottom but I have no clue how accurate that is. I'd like to have 3 schools in...

i didn't add them all at the same time, spread them out over a week, I think you're all right, just wasn't sure how to get nitrates and ammonia levels started in the tank without some food or excrement. So I assumed cycling was ok with danios. when i cycled all my saltwater tanks I used fish to...

why is fishless cycle better? I thought it took longer that way?