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Hi! I have an Eheim 2213 external filter. I've had it now for about 5 or 6 years and absolutely love it. However, there has been a rattle that developed and is really annoying. I thought maybe something like a pebble got stuck in the propeller, so I took it all apart and put it back...

same problem I have the same problem too. My eheim has been working fine for years, and then all of a sudden, yesterday we had a short power outtage. When this happened, my eheim is now chattering like mad. Arghhh... I took hte filter all apart tonight and cleaned everything up. I put it...

I don't want to turn this into a flame, but I did say that I was not an electrician and to check with home depot. If I ever have any questions before i start a project, I always do research and talk to a few people before I do it. I find the people at home depot are an excellent source of...

I forgot to ask too...since this sounds pretty interesting...what kind of feeder fish do you recommend? I know somebody said guppies, but are there others as well? Is it hard to make the guppies reproduce, or are they pretty active? Just wondering the best way to go about doing this...

haha lol...glad to see they have a feast once a week. ;-) I wonder if it 'psychological damages' the fish by feeding it feeder fish. for example, if I use feeders to feed my cichlids, will they start becoming more aggressive towards each other and then try to eat each other? Or, would...

eish! Plastic!?!?! Hi! Do yourself a favor and don't use plastic pvc for conduit for electricity! I've never seen this done before, and I wouldn't recommend starting out with it. I'm not electrician, but I do know my way around electricity. What I would recommend doing is buring the cable...

Hi! I was at this pet store yesterday and saw a couple of tanks of cichlids. I have a blue johanni and three red zebra's in my tank, so I am somewhat familiar with them. However, while I was there, the pet store staff did not seem very knowledgable and I had a feeling like they had no...

temps Thanks for the reply. I usually keep my temp around 84 degrees, so I'm hoping that it would eliminate the ich no matter what. I'm guessing the cichlid's are OK at that temp. As for the meds, I've been putting them in for a week and the white stuff appears to be looking better, but...

Hi! I don't know why, but it seems like all I have are problems/diseases with my fish!!! First off, I have some cichlids (three red zebra and one aggressive johanni). My johanni has always been pretty agressive since I've had him, so I put a tank divider up and kept the others seperate...

Wow, this morning my johani and red zebra were going at it like never before! The johanni is about twice the size as the zebra and they were trying to grab each others lips and fight! The zebra had his mouth way open and the johanni kept trying to ram him. Throughout the months, I've found...

Why do my fish kiss things in the aquarium after i do a water change? I have cichlids and I seem them kissing/sucking/trying to eating the gravel, pipes, and ornaments in the tank. Just wondering what the reasoning was behind it! Thanks!

Hi! I am having a small problem with my cichlids (again). I have three red zebra cichlids and one Chisumulu Johanni in my 29 gallon tank. I've been having a problem for awhile with my Johanni where he thinks he owns the tank. I have tried rearranging stuff numerous times, but nothing...

fin regeneration Well, it's been a few more days and the fish are still regenerating their fins! I guess I am just so excited because, like madame_x said, it's amazing to actually SEE their fins getting created, after I thought that their fins would never just grow back. I thought that once...

wow Wow, thank you for the tips! I never knew it could be such a complicated matter with the carbon! The stuff I'm using is called MelaFix from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals. So far, it is working (visually) really well on the fish and they are starting to grow back their fins. It says on...

I have one Johanni that I am thinking about getting rid of and was wondering if anybody is interested in a trade or sale. He is doing well and everything is fine with him, it's just that he's a little bit overly aggressive for my other fish. I've had him for about 2 to 3 months now and the...

Hi! Just thought that I would write up a quick thing about Aquarium Pharmaceuticals MelaFix. A couple of my fish have been living with fin rot for about a week or two now, and I finally got some meds to treat them. I was going to get the freshwater aquarium salt, but it was a toss-up...

Hi! I have an EHEIM canister filter and I took out the charcoal pad because I am administering meds to my fish. Since my squarium has finally cycled and don't want the fish to go through that again, I was wondering if it's OK to keep the charcoal pad out from the filter, or should I put it...

Hi! I recently purchased a Rena air pump from petsmart and I am not really happy with it! To my surprise, it seems rather loud for an air pump. I had a whisper many years ago and I remember it not being loud at all. After I plugged the Rena in, it seems like I can hear it in the next room...

pic of fish Hmmm, not really. The picture of the fish you posted looks like it has a flatter bottom, where as mine has a more regular fish-like look to them. It looks the the mouth and eyes are a little higher on mine.

tank size Woops, I guess that might be what my problem is. :-( I have a 29 gallon tank. When I was at the LFS, the worker said that the johanni isn't that bad, and then a customer said that the johanni's were. Maybe I'll try to take the johanni back and maybe get a store credit or...

Hi! I have a johanni that thinks he owns the tank. I have one about 4-5" long johanni and three small (about 3" long) bright orange cichlids. The johanni constantly chases the small fish around until they hide up towards the top by the filter outlet and the heater areas. I try to...

tank size I have a 29 gallon tank and I have 3 small (about 2-3" long) bright orange cichlids (for the name...if anybody can help, please tell me!), and one medium (about 5") johanni. The 3 small bring orange ones are rather nice and peaceful, but unfortunately, the johanni is rather...

Hi! I was hoping that somebody could recommend an algae eater I can put in with cichlids. I have some plastic plants where the algae is starting to grow on. I *hate* cleaning the plants and the only really way I found it to soak them in diluted bleach, which I hate doing because of the...

Hmmm... I'm not really sure what kind of cichlids I have. I think they MIGHT be Chisumulu Johanni and Metriaclima estherae? They are one blue fish with black stripes and a black top fin, and the other are three bright orange smaller fish. The Johanni is about 4 inches or so long, and the...

Hi! I've had my cichlids for about two months now and just today when I did a water change, I notice them coming up towards the top more even when I don't feed them. I know that if you see fish swim towards the top and back down, I think it means they are getting some air. I also see...