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Tank is a 55gallon, i went with tanganyikas because i was told for the most part they dont get as big as some of the other african lake fish.

That i will have to get back with you on. I had them all written down but have not been able to find my list. I know I have a pair of dafodills and also have the smaller version of what looks like a frontosa. One of them is black with spots on his front half and stripes on his back half. I have...

Thanks a lot for the help. While i have your attention. I mentioned that I have a starry night ciclhlid who has spent the last few days either in the bottom left corner behind some plants or the top right of the tank. When i first introduced my fish (about three weeks ago), he was very active...

Yes, just tried to clean a little of the rocks and it came off fairly easily.

Here is a picture of the mysterious brown stuff.

Im sorry, i meant to ask, does diatroms look like rust?

I called my lfs after I first noticed it covering all of my rocks. I told them it looked like rust and they said it was probably brown algae. Does diatroms look like rocks? I could easily clean the back wall but the rocks were stacked and setup pretty intricately, i guess i couldmtry and lightly...

I have been devoloping a sizeable amount of brown algae in tanganyika cichlid tank. The tank has only had the fish in it for about a month. I currently have 10 tanganyika cichlids ( all currently pretty small). My only concern is it appears to have started growing on the back wall and looks...

Thanks for all the help and those fishless tank cycle articles were a godsend. My tank cycle is complete. I got some great seeding material from my brother which helped spped things along. My question is, when can i remove the seeding material? Can i remove before stocking the tank or should i...

My local fish store suggested our setup as we did not have any experience with fish before. I wish I had done research before going tomsee him. He suggested that we go with the gravel that supports a higher ph as he was setting us up for an african cichlid tank. He also suggested starting the...

Great articles, they will help a lot. We were thinking of going with dwarf cichlids. I do have a queation regarding the cycling article. It says once the tank is cycled, you should do a 90% water change the day before adding your fish. Would i simply add water to the tank via a garden hose and...

So my wife and I are new to the fish world. We recently decidedthat we wanted fish. We have a 40 gallon tank and the person out our local fish store set us up with the equipment. We have a biowheel filter designed for up to a 90 gal tank, some rocks, thermometer, gravel that can ve used for...