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Hi all. I have a 6x2x2 tank with sump. Stock is Malawi cichlids, with crushed coral substrate and some large rocks. These fish like to dig so there always seems to be a lot of debris floating around. Was considering upgrading the return pump from eheim 1262 to 1264 for the higher flow rate...

Some advice needed from the more experienced peacock breeders in this forum. I am looking to start a breeding project to produce some decent quality Aulonocara Jacobfreibergi. Sourcing quality adult females locally has turned out to be a non-runner. So I've picked up 10 juveniles unsexed (and...

Hey there! I’m having a problem identifying what is causing the ph of my tank to be so low at 5.0 (and that’s the lowest my test kit reads). Here’s the setup: Substrate and decor: Dennerle Crystal Quarz Gravel-Diamond black (ph neutral according to the manufacturers website) and some river...

Hi all, I've been looking at photos of alto comps online and a number of photos mention light and dark phases. Anyone able to clarify what light or dark phases means? Do these fish have different color phases based on age or maturity? The photo found at the following link for example...

A couple of days ago i noticed that my frontosa had lost interest in food and rarely came out of his cave. This morning i found him swimming around with great difficulty keeping his balance and seems to have swelling just above the pelvic fins and a sunken stomach. I've removed him from...

Picked up this Red Tailed Golden Arowana today. He's around 5". His fins are a bit cut up but are showing some good red color already and should heal up nicely in a few weeks. During the time of purchase the shop owner used a scanner to read an ID chip that's placed somewhere inside the...

Just picked up a new juvenile (2"-3") Front from the LFS today. It was in a tank labelled as Burundi but looked a bit out of place with a distinct dark mark running between the eyes. Anyone able to help me correctly identify this little guy? Thanks :)

Ok! So it's a piece of wood .... but it's new so I guess that counts :) I must have walked about 15km today and visited half the fish shops in singapore before finding this piece of driftwood.

I have a 70 gal planted tank with black substrate and black background. The plan is to have 5 discus as the centerpiece fish. I am looking for ideas on other community fish that will be friendly to the discus and the plants. This is what i'm thinking: 5 X Discus 8 x Black Neon Tetra 8 x...

hi all, i'm very new to live plants. anyone able to help me ID this one? thanks.

I have recently changed my substrate to DENNERLE crystal quartz gravel (Diamond black). I gave the gravel a good wash before putting in into the tank. the water is clear but when i turn on the airstone i get a blanket of bubbles on the surface of the water. when i turn off the airstone it takes...

hi all, it looks like my little tiger oscar is on the way out. he's resting on his side in the front corner of the tank and breathing very slowly. i've had him for just over a month and he's about 3 inches. it's a 70 gal tank that was setup 6 months ago. the water readings are amo-0...

A few weeks ago I decided to add 6 Panda Corys to my 260 litre tank. All seemed to go well at first and the Pandas were full of life and schooling together. After a while i started seeing less and less of the Pandas and noticed that they were looking unhappy hidden away alone or in twos in the...

this is the situation. i was on my way to having a nice 65 gal community tank, i had 4 gold gouramis, 10 zebra danios (now 6), 3 swordtails (now 2), and 1 common plec. a few months ago my father in-law bought my 6 year old son 2 small senegal bichirs (we had no idea what they were at the time)...

hi all, i have just tested my tap water and found that the ammonia level is 0.5ppm. is this type of ammonia harmful to my fish? and if so will carrying out large weekly water changes cause more damage than good? (the ammonia reading of my aquarium is currently 0.25) Here is some information on...