Recent content by Skeeter84

These were tiny little white worms crawling on the glass, not swimming. Looks like they ended up eating the eggs anyways. Thanks for your input!!

Thats what I was thinking / hoping. Doesnt look like either one is eating them, however the eggs changed colors overnight and there are not hundreds of little tiny white worms on the glass. This'll be fun!. ANyone know what these worms are or something to get rid of them? I have some quickcure...

Hey all. I have 2 convict cichlids. They look almost identical (both have orange bellies, blue trim on fins). However, one of them has much deeper blacks. I recently noticed them both in the same cave, which was abnormal because i thought i had 2 females. There is a large pile of eggs in...

Wondering if anyone can tell me if they think my tank is getting enough aeration. I have an eheim ecco with a DIY spray bar, submersed about 2 inches below the water surface, pointed slightly upwards, creating waves. I also have a hydor flo to improve the water movement below since the spray bar...

Awesome. I was getting worried. Guess well see what happens

Thanks for your replies. Ive only had these guys for about 2-3 weeks now. Everyday they look more and more alike. From what ive seen, the males have less coloration and the head bump. Both of mine have red, gold and blue in them, and for the most part are making their own little caves. *knock on...

I dont have either at the moment, and i hope i never do. From what ive been reading, the female convicts have the red bellies?????? They both have red bellies. Most of the day they just chase eachother out of their own little areas, and avoid eachother. But in the morning when i turn on the...

First off sorry if this is repetitive.... I have a couple of questions for you guys that know your cichlids. I have 2 convict cichlids. I have only had them for a couple of weeks. I couldnt find a clear way on the internet to sex them.. maybe someone could help me. Both of them have red patches...

Thanks for the pointers. Ill look into the foam. Do you know what kind of foam is safe, and where I would get it? Yeah the structure is for cichlids. I wanted to use river rock for the looks, then fill the crevaces with gravel for texture........ FAIL! Very hard to get round smooth stones to...

I recently bought an eheim, and man is it quiet. I bought it because i was changing everything in my tank going for silence. I have to say the first day though, i was happy with it, but a little disappointed because everyone says theyre "silent". The first night it was on, it was making a little...

Has anyone every built any caves / "mountains". I am going to build a structure, about 20" high and about 9" x 9" base, with a few caves, not too deep into the structure. Over the weekend, i bought 2 bags of river rock and a tube of aquarium epoxy, and attempted this. Long story short, it was a...

Thanks for the replies guys. No i did not transfer my filter. Like i said im new. Probably a big mistake??? Luckily everything seems to be getting healthy again. I am not too familiar with checking levels yet, When i had my 10 gallon I was using Those stupid tablets to balance my ph, ammonia...

So heres my story. I recently upgraded from a 10 to a 30 gallon tank (taller than wide). I have 2 cichlids and an algae eater, and 3 live plants. The hang on back filter that came with the tank was loud and annoying, so after doing research, and buying and returning a HOT magnum, i ended up...