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Mixed reviews here...have been told by many to use lace rock; others just your basic river rock/shale. Any one have any buffering advantages? Is this even needed if you buffer your water each time at the time of a water change? Also heard you need tons of caves to keep them happy.

I was told by someone to simply add bicarb to increase ph and epson salt to provide magnesium. The local fish store is telling me I need to trace elements in there and salt mix. What are your suggestions?

Is it ok to stack rocks on a bare bottom tank vs having an 1" or 2 of sand/gravel for cushion?

In the process of giving my 90 gallon a complete overhaul...new substrate, live plants, etc. I am honestly done with the "monster cichlids" and the mess they make. I am looking for something a little different....more volume of fish, but smaller, and compatible. Maybe even a school or two of...

Going to be changing up my tank into something a little more simple vs. these monsters. LOL! Anyone interested in taking them off my hands? Tilapia Buttikoferi - 5-6" Red Devil - 6" Texas Cichlid - 6" Jack Demsey -4" Pair of Salvini - male 4" - female 2" Pair of Convicts - male 2-3" - female...

I've read alot that people are using fine sand for their freshwater aquariums now. Supposedly it is easier to maintain from a waste perspective, as most of the crap either sits on the surface, or gets taken away from the "current" into the filter. I have used play sand from Home Depot in many...

I'm going to try and give it a whirl with these guys. I have what I believe to be a male and a female, who are now residing in a 20 high aquarium....and have the whole tank to themselves. This is very shy and shiddish fish. For the most part, they hide in one particular cave....mostly...

I've noticed a definite difference in the behavior of these fish vs other cichlids. A week or so after spawning, the male literally beats the female to the point of death. Following the first spawn, I managed to save the female from the clutches of death by using a divider in the tank. The male...

Is it possible to save a fish that is probably 95% dead? My pair of salvini recently bred while I was away. I've read that the female and male need to be separated once the fry are free swimming, as the male will typically try to get her to breed again, and get violent about it if she doesn't...

I have a few tanks set up with some different pairs of cichlids. I've read that at the time your fry can eat on their own, it is best to not only remove them from the aquarium, but to also separate the parents. This supposedly protects the female from being killed due to her resisting to spawn...

Will try and make this story as short as possible. Very curious if there is something I can do to fix this... My son has a 20 gallon aquarium originally occupied by a dempsey, butterkoferi, texas cichlid, green terror and a sun cat....all juveniles, and were doing quite well together. We...

Have always used Hikari, but curious to know what the lastest and greatest cichlid food is for American cichlids would be. Obviously color enhancing is always preferred. Thanks!

Just set up my new Aqua Clear model 110, and I have a lot of air bubbles coming out of it. I have used this filter on other aquariums, and never had this problem. Is there something I am doing wrong, or does it simply need to break in a little?

I was told this was a male. Correct?

I wound up purchasing this filter for my 90 gallon cichlid tank, model C-530. It is supposedly good for aquariums up to 150 gallons....yea yea, whatever :cool: My original choice was a Fluval FX5, however this unit would not fit under my aquarium stand as I hoped it would... I wanted to...

This fish is about 2 1/2 - 3". When I bought it, the guy at the store told me it was a male. The more I look at it, I'm saying female....but hoping for a male.

Is this safe to use in an aquarium as substrate?

I've been out of the game for a while, and I see that LED has made it's way into the hobby. I am setting up a 90 gallon (48x18x24) aquarium that will be home to central/south american cichlids. I will not have any live plants. Based on the reviews, I would say this is a good product to go...

Planning on setting up a 125 gallon in the coming weeks. Here is my stocking plan - please make suggestions. Feel free to add or remove. Your suggestions are very much appreciated... Tilapia Buttikoferi Jack Dempsey Texas Cichlid Green Terror Sun Catfish (I have these in a 20 gallon right...

I am planning on going with some heavy hitters, so my first thought is the Fluval FX5. I assume I'd be shooting myself in the foot if I went with a hang on type....or even 2 hang on's. Thoughts?

Green terror and Texas cichlid dealing with some dominance issues with my dempsey. Only thing I can think of. Tank seems very healthy, water clear and fish are eating well. These two guys started with the ich yesterday and is progressively getting worse. Is there any safe remedies that won't...

I purchase what appeared to be a perfectly healthy tilapia buttikoferi last week. It was small...about 1 1/2". I added him to a tank with some other cichlids that have resided in there for about 2 weeks or so. On Tuesday, it was breathing heavy and had a huge swollen stomach. Note, I had not fed...

I am in the process of acquiring a new aquarium. I'm thinking it will be anywhere from 90-125 gallons. I rage seems to be Africans due to the fact that you can load the tank with fish and the varieties of colorful fish is great. Just curious what the census would be on this. I have always kept...

My son has a 20 gallon aquarium, filtered by an AquaClear 70. Since day one, we have struggled with cloudy/hazy water. The fish load in there has always been kind of light. We've had some community fish in there, and also some cichlids. Right now, we have a few small cichlids in there. The only...