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  1. torres

    new sand

    its all fine here :)
  2. torres

    new sand

    its just a giant store that sells all house interiors stuff. the play sand is safe because its for kids, but i washed it for a while anyway, until the water in the bucket was crystal clear. I haven't seen my parameters yet but dont guess there's any change on it + my fish there is fine. ill add...
  3. torres

    new sand

    oh right cool im doing part time job in a fish store so ill start looking for some sand and the rocks there, maybe a really big driftwood too ill post pictures whenever i start to get more stuff for the tank
  4. torres

    new sand

    It does look better with lights on!! Its play sand from Home Base (UK Store). I heard good and bad things from both pool filter sand and play sand, but there's no place near my house that sells the pool one so i took the play sand. I'm thinking about doing it myself maybe, the sand mix, i think...
  5. torres

    new sand

    does this sand looks normal to you, the color? just finished putting it on, but its color seem darker that what i see in almost all fish tanks with sand. I did wash it all for a long time before putting it on! thanks.
  6. torres

    Picking sand

    Not really sure where i can find pool filter sand around here as i have no clue about pool supply around, but ill try to find it. Thanks guys :) Anymore tips are welcome!!
  7. torres

    Picking sand

    Are both of this sands safe for fish tank? Blooma Play Sand 25kg, 0000004092155 From B&Q Buy Children's Play Sand - 15kg Bag at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Sand, Toys under 10 pounds. From Argos I heard that really fin sand isnt that good cuz it will get sucked up while im doing water...
  8. torres

    Ph

    Fish can get stabilized to pH without much concern, mine is over 8 and no fish i had got affected by it, but Angelfish a little bit.
  9. torres

    Switch from a 10 to 20L

    I gotta kinda confused reading but i dont think you will go through a cycle at all. Just move everything including water and gravel from the old tank if you can and it will be fine. Lower the feeding too if you want 110% success.
  10. torres

    Identification

    already got some stuff here and started to treat him, gotta wait and see whats gonna happen now
  11. torres

    Identification

    by the way if you guys know any medication that i can get at a fish store. Thanks
  12. torres

    Identification

    Thanks, thats exactly the fish, same for the internal parasites. Dont know what to do as im really busy atm and cant buy nothing online atm either :facepalm: i tried some aquarium salt and ill hit a LFS tomorrow if i can
  13. torres

    Red jewel cichlid digging?! What does that mean?

    Looking for a place to lay eggs if there isnt a flat space where they can lay it. Its normal for red jewels to do it.
  14. torres

    Identification

    just did, thanks:)
  15. torres

    Identification

    Right, better pics a video to show how the fish is acting and water parameters. Ammonia : 0 pH: 8 Nitrate: 20 Nitrite: 0 Fish only went down because i picked him up for the picture. Fish acting strange - YouTube
  16. torres

    Identification

    np thanks anyway ill get better pics soon, in fact ive seen fish of this kind that big, just couldn't remember
  17. torres

    Identification

    if it is an parasite what can i do? really hate to see a fish that big doing that, I also had in my mind its a malawi, an eletric blue maybe, but hes really big, never thought they would get to this size
  18. torres

    Identification

    i did acclimation for around 15 min, both waters seemed to be in the same temperature. All my parameters are fine, in fact my ph has always been high, around or above 8 and the fish was like that coming over to my house too, the old owner said it was jumping out of the bucket. thanks
  19. torres

    Identification

    i know its an african, but thats it lol and why the hex hes keep trying to jump/sticking his head out of the water just got the fish now and this stress signal is new for me:( thanks!!!
  20. torres

    How many red jewel together?

    there you go, took long but here they are
  21. torres

    How many red jewel together?

    i know its a male, ill post pics when the fish leave his caves.. lol
  22. torres

    How many red jewel together?

    yeah ill get something else to keep with mine thanks
  23. torres

    How many red jewel together?

    dont fancy pairs much cuz they will take half tank for them, but the color of them is away nicer.
  24. torres

    Good prices?

    cheap firemouth and jack dempsey the lfs i go is £12 for a firemouth, never paid attention to other places though...
  25. torres

    How many red jewel together?

    Planning on having a tank just for red jewels, i know they are aggressive as ive kept some before and got a new one. So the question is, can i keep around 5 males together in a 50 gallon? or they will kill each other to death? Also, will they only show full color when breeding? I had a pair that...
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