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Hello Thom. I've just been making my rounds, and seeing how many fish boards are still active. It is sad to already see a number which haven't seen any real activity in months, if not longer. I suppose that it is due in part to the fact that there are now so many fish boards on the web.

Thanks! I see that you are from British Columbia. Is it warming up there yet? We never experience cold weather here. It is unheard of. It is a perfect place for a tropical fish hobbyist who prefers the tropics, and not cold weather. Of course, rather than have to worry about keeping an aquarium...

Hello Fellow Fish Hobbyists, It has been a while since I have visited here. I am sure you all realize how busy one's life can get at times. We have to neglect some things, in order to get other things done. My aquarium's status hasn't changed much over the months, other than the fact that my...

Hello Dan. I agree with Kristin for the very same reason. In the many years that I have designed and maintained aquariums, I have never used PVC for support, or silicone. Being as we live in an area of the world which is subject to earthquakes, I take extra caution when stacking my rocks, as...

I agree with the previous posters. I have a tank full of Malawi cichlids -- electric blues -- and I wouldn't think of housing them in a tank smaller than four feet long. As it is, my dominant male -- Bully Boy -- bullies every other fish in the tank, but he and Mama Mbuna are crazy spawners --...

I would go with a small school of Cardinal Tetras with a few albino corydoras to keep the substrate clean. Any more than that, and you might be overstocking the tank.

Hmmm...interesting post. :) I am going to take a wild guess here and assume that by "black thing", you are referring to a powerhead to return the water to the tank. If that is the case, then, yes, you must indeed provide a powerhead...unless you want water all over your floor from the...

Hello DizzCat. According to one person who wrote to me on another board, the pelvic fins on the Metriaclima Greshakei males are a lot longer than those that are found on the Metriaclima Mbenjii males.

Hello again everyone. I have a friend who -- according to the image he posted -- has what appears to be a Metriaclima Greshakei. However, I am also wondering if it might also be a Metriaclima Mbenjii. What are the subtle differences between the two species? Thanks!

Hello DragonFish71. Actually, that isn't quite the way it works with African cichlids. For the most part, putting one male with one female is a bad idea. It is best to keep at least four to six females with one male in order to spread out his aggression. If I were to move the female in question...

Today there was quite a stir in the tank, as Bully Boy went totally berserko and was on the rampage again, seriously persecuting the other three males. I immediately suspected what was going on; and sure enough, when I caught sight of her, female #1's ovipositor was extended again, and she was...

Precisely. What she did was unethical and immoral. Her goal was to make a sale, so she picked out one of the prettiest fish in the book that she could find to impress me. This was unnecessary, as I had already decided to purchase the fish. They were in the bags, and on the counter. If she -- and...

Hello again everyone! Well, today completes three weeks since little Junior was released by momma. As you may recall, his parents are Bully Boy and female #1. Junior is now almost an inch long, I'd say. He has developed some distinct yellowish-orange color in his dorsal fin, ventral fin, and...

Hello Kristin. Thanks for your input. It seems that everyone who has replied to this question so far has given the same answer: albino Pseudotropheus Socolofi. It looks like my friend has the answer that he was looking for. :)

Ha, ha! Actually, TheFishGuy did offer a somewhat lengthy response to the ID question. However, being the "sage" that he is, he recognizes his own limitations and the scope of his knowledge; and thus, in his grand wisdom, he has sought out opinions on other boards as well. :rolleyes: You wish...

Hello Everyone, I have an online friend who has asked me to help him to identify one of his recent purchases, or more appropriately said, a "mystery fish" which was recently bought by his wife, along with three other fish. I suggested to him that it looks like an albino Labidochromis Caeruleus...

I think that God gave them eyes for a reason. :)

HN1 and Severum Mama, believe me, I do take responsibility for my actions, and I likewise provide my fish with the best home that I can possibly afford, given my personal economic situation. However, at the same time, while I act responsibly with the livestock that I purchase, I am not quite as...

Severum Mama, you sound very much like someone who is still deeply involved in the fish business...and I mean from the commercial end of it, and not just from the hobbyist end of it. As such, I suspect that you are quite rooted in your position, and that we will never fully see eye-to-eye...

Well, as I've pointed out in a number of threads, here, and on other boards, part of the problem lies with the companies themselves. You simply can't throw a minimum-wage, fresh-out-of-high-school, novice fishkeeper into the position of selling fish for you, and not expect to run into serious...

Agreed. In fact, this is something which I have mentioned on other boards that I regularly visit. Possibly, although I don't think so in this case. When I spoke to her, she made no mention of not having ordered the fish. She simply showed me a picture in a book and said that this is what it...

Figuring out the parentage of fish is a problem for us fish keepers here on Guam, because all of our fish are imported; usually from the Philippines, Taiwan or Singapore. There are no large-scale fish breeders here on Guam. At any rate, since making the previous post, I have continued to...

I find it odd that they die off after only a week. That is definitely not normal. I wonder if it might have something to do with the quality of the water in your tank, and the water in the LFS tank, or even in the shipping bags. As you probably already know, breeders ship their fish to LFS in...

Hello Cathy. Haven't seen or heard from you much lately...or maybe we've just been visiting different places. Anyway, yes; you are not the first person to tell me that putting Otos in with my mbunas would not be a good idea. I think my diatoms are starting to die off, so I may just let nature...

A little off-topic, but I see that you have what looks like an African Grey. Very intelligent birds. Is yours a great talker like most?