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    New to Cichlids. Couple questions

    Good morning. After 1.5 years away from the hobby, I have the itch again. I had a reef system up to 2018, but didnt have the time to really upkeep it like it should have and got the the point where the pleasure did not outweigh the work so it was time to take a break. Recently I purchased...
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    Too much liverock???

    sorry and thanks for helping out this newbie.. Just getting started in a FOWLR... so far i have two clown fish and a small clean up crew.. 46 gallon bowfront.. Just wondering how this live rock setup looks and if its too much? i never weighed it..for all i know i could have 100 pounds in...
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    Water question. Distilled vs Primo refill

    Newbie question. I do know the best is RO/DI and i will be purchasing a unit by years end.. But in the mean time.. Started up new tank last week.. right now i want to do FOWLR... I have been purchasing the distilled water jugs from my local walmart at .88 gallon.. I have a 46 gallon tank... I...
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    Please help...what kind of live rock is this?

    I made the plunge last night and purchased a 46 gallon bowfront... was setup at the persons house.. came with around 50 pounds of live rock and two clown fish and 3 small hermit crabs.. I successfully moved my existing live rock from my 1 week old 29 gallon tank and mixed it with some of his...
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    Please help..Not sure what to do now.

    As you probably been reading. I changed my 29 gallon freshwater to saltwater last week.. used 30 lbs of sand and 30 pounds of combination dry rock/live rock. tested water yesterday and already 20 ppm of nitrate.. I would assume im cycled at this point(not sure how after only a few days but maybe...
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    Confused on Filtration... Newbie

    thanks for reading...still very confused newbie.. currently Cycling a 29 gallon fowlr. I have 30 lbs of LR and dryrock in tank with sand. I have two small powerheads. I am using my aquaclear 70 filter but was advised to purchase a skimmer. so i am looking online now for a HOB skimmer for my...
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    First venture into saltwater.. looking for advice?

    lifelong freshwater person.. I have two tanks in my house, a 75 gallon and a 29 gallon... both freshwater. My 75 gallon is currently stocked perfectly... My 29 gallon is empty. I have always wanted to take a step into the saltwater setups but always got cold feet.. I think the time to do it is...
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    Water Change questions. Is 50% weekly too much?

    75 gallon tank with a AC 110 and AC 70 filter... current stock is 20 tiger barbs, 1 rainbow shark, 1 blood parrot, 1 red severum and 10 false juli corys. All fish are still young. I am probably maxed at my limit as far as stocking, but i have a beautiful setup now... my question is, how much of...
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    Is 78 degrees ok with a Blood Red Parrot???

    I have had my BRP for about 3 weeks now... He is homed in a 75 gallon with 15 tiger barbs, rainbow shark a red severum and 8 false juli cory cats. Up until I purchased him i kept my tank around 75-76 degrees... two weeks ago i slowly upped the temps to 80-81 degrees because i understood the brp...
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    Why do my Tiger Barbs keep dying?

    75 gallon tank... ac70 and ac110 filter.... I now have roughly 15 Tiger barbs, 1 rainbow shark, 1 red spotted severum, 1 blood red parrot and 12 corys(7 albino,5 juri). All the fish are young. I have had the tank setup roughly 3-4 months now. Ammonia and Nitrite levels are zero... I do a 50%...
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    Can I add a Severum?

    Looking to add final fish. I love the looks of the red severums. Currently I have a 75 gallon. Current stock is 21 tiger barbs, 10 Corys , 1 rainbow shark and 1 blood red parrot. I have a ac110 and ac70 filter and do weekly 40-50% water changes. I would love to add the severum to complete my...
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    Can I add SA Cichlids to this setup???

    and if-so what kind do you recommend? 75 gallon tank.... ac110 and ac70 filters.. currently stocked with 16 tiger barbs, 10 corys, and 1 rainbow shark.. i have sand substrate.. I was looking to add a couple showcase fish if i could... someone one mentioned a red spotted severum.. I called around...
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    Stocking Ideas for 75G???

    Looking for some ideas. 75 gallon. AC110 and AC70 filters. Currently have Roughly 16 tiger barbs(normal,green,albino). 1 rainbow shark and 10 Cory cats(5 bronze, 5 Julie). Would you consider this all good? Or is there room for anything else? if so what would you add? Maybe more tigers...
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    What kind of community fish are good with breeding kribs?

    I appologize for starting another thread. Figure a new thread would get more hits. I am moving a pair of breeding kribs to a new 29 gallon tank so that the fry will not be eaten by all my tigerbarbs like last time. I hate to have a 29 gallon tank with just two kribs. Are there any good fish that...
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    Please help with my Kribs??

    looking for advice.. i currently have a 75 gallon tank with a pair of breeding kribs.. i also have 20 tigerbarbs and a rainbow shark... the kribs successfully bred last week but of course the 50 or so babies became food and are now all gone. I have a 29 gallon tank that sits in my basement empty...
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    Please help with my Kribs??

    looking for advice.. i currently have a 75 gallon tank with a pair of breeding kribs.. i also have 20 tigerbarbs and a rainbow shark... the kribs successfully bred last week but of course the 50 or so babies became food and are now all gone. I have a 29 gallon tank that sits in my basement empty...
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    Baby Kribs...what do I do now? please help

    I currently have a 75g tank... i have roughly 18 tigerbarbs, 5 corys, 1 rainbow shark and a male and female Krib... well they just had babies...from the looks of it there are roughly 40 babies or so swimming with mom... I have no idea what to do at this point. this tank is the only active tank...
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    Baby Kribs...what do I do now? please help

    I currently have a 75g tank... i have roughly 18 tigerbarbs, 5 corys, 1 rainbow shark and a male and female Krib... well they just had babies...from the looks of it there are roughly 40 babies or so swimming with mom... I have no idea what to do at this point. this tank is the only active tank...
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    Stocking advice....what goes good with these fish?

    75 gallon tank....AC 70 and AC 110 filters... I am still trying to stock my tank..looking for ideas on what may go with my current stock... and please, if it looks like im good as is, then let me know..I think i still have room but maybe i dont, i cant really trust aquaadvisor....Tank is cycled...
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    Feeding questions..what do you use? how often

    75 gallon tank.... currently i have 18 T.barbs, 6 Corys, 2 kribs and 1 Rainbow shark. I currently have the omega one flake food...also have frozen brime shrimp and bloodworms in freezer. How often exactly do you feed your fish? I have always fed flakes once in morning and once in evening...
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    Looking for info on eel like fish(loaches,bichir???)

    Thanks for reading...75 gallon tank...currently i have 2 kribs, 1 rainbow shark, 16 Rasboras and 15 Tigerbarbs. I have a AC 70 and AC 110 filter with sand substrate.. I believe i have room for a couple more fish and i have always been real intrigued by these eel like fishes.. I just never had...
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    Upgraded tank size. How long till i can remove old gravel??

    I upgraded a 29 gallon to 75 gallon last week.. I also went with pool sand in the new tank and filled up pantyhose stockings with old gravel from old tank and used the old filter media to help with mini cycle. Of course stupid me added new fish at the same time(all make mistakes). Anyways i have...
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    Are we sure this is a boy Krib??? More Pics

    sorry about posting more pics..but i just got more pictures... this doesnt look much different them my existing female Krib...this one is only lacking the color... my other threads everyone said this was a boy.... i dont see how this is a boy by these pics...thanks
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    Krib questions.. is this behavior normal

    I have had a female Krib for about one year now(i posted pics here last week and was advised it was female). Saturday i added a male krib(per my other thread this board thinks male) and since i added this presumed male the existing female is constantly chasing and harrassing him.. its a 75...
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    Help Sex my new crib

    I purchased this yesterday. I currently have a female Krib.. i was hoping for a male this time... my female krib will not stop bothering this new krib... 75 gallon tank and plenty of hiding places and my female is constantly hunting this one out and chasing all over the place... Is this another...
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