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Thanks Greta! I've been watching him and he's moving about a lot more and occasionally lies in the substrate and camouflages himself. He very well could be sulking as there is only one of him and he seems to like following my smallest Melanochromis around. I think I am just being over panicky...

Hi everyone, Just starting up my new cichlid tank and I have currently 3 Melanochromis Maingano (sp) between 3-5cm and will get a couple more once the LFS restocks. I just bought a Salmontail catfish and even though he has only been in the tank an hour he is pacing near the heater and filters...

Well unfortunately my BGK is gone :( I can't believe how rapidly he deteriorated. Will definitely be testing anything I can in my big tank to try find out why before I go getting any more fish :( was really looking forward to finally getting my BgK some tank mates :'( Thanks for your help though.

Okay this gives me some hope haha I will check and see if his behaviour goes back to normal tonight. It's just he was very happy to float to the bottom and nosedive without moving so got me a bit worried! Hopefully he just needed his beauty sleep!

Found him before I left for uni this morning at 9am Melbourne, AUS time. Put him in small tank. Felt terrible but had to rush off for uni, came back 3 hours later and he hadn't moved, that's when I did part water change and dosed the tank. He's moved a little since then.

Hi everyone, Background story Around new years was cycling a second hand tank I got from a friend. 75 gallon, 4 ft tank. Dad surprised me with a little 3-4 inch black ghost knife, as the LfS told him it would be fine in my established 20 Gallon until the big one was cycled. Was so excited...

Hi everyone, I have inherited a 4ft (75 G) tank and I think I have been cycling successfully for about 8 weeks. Heater set at 26 degrees centigrade. Gravel substrate. Live rock 2 T5 lights 1200 LPH canister filter 30W with filter media from my established 50 litre tank. I also...

Congratulations! I'm only one week in and can't wait! What fish you putting in? Have to put up photos :)

Yeah came across the electric blue JD when researching the normal JD. I think between the definite GT and a possible severum, I already have the big fish for the tank so need to find some smaller cichlids. as I would prefer not to have a big tank with only 3 fish... Thanks for all your help so...

Love your tank and you have some beautifully coloured fish! Well will def keep that in mind, hopefully in the final stocking list I'll have a severum in there :)

Ahhhh no ....and I was starting to steer away from the severums haha. Yeah I've heard really good things about them which is why I was interested in the first place... Do you have just the one severum? Maybe 1 GT 1 severum 1 BGK 2 Pictus/ Featherfin A small school of giant danios Any room...

And thanks heaps for your help :) although it just makes the decision of narrowing down even harder. Haha

Well here is the tank so far, filter had been running for 24 hours. Still need to purchase lights and all decor to put into it. The more I search for cichlids the more combinations I try and put together. Still very keen on the GT so now looking for some slightly smaller cichlids to put in...

Thanks guys :D my favourite fish for a while has been the teen terror, I don't know much about the JD but know of a few people who keep those two together? I did like the Africans for their colours and because of their size you can have several. If I was to do 1 Green Terror 1 green severum...

Anyone with any experience with any of these fish?

Thanks guys :) makes me feel a little better about buying the filter :)

Hi everyone, So I have a 4ft 75G tank eagerly waiting for some fish! I have a fine Black substrate and will be decorating the tank with mostly rock formations and also some long driftwood pieces. Will hopefully have some plants, if my chosen cichlids don't pull them all out! Question is, I am...

Anyone have any advice at all?

Hi everyone, I may have been a tad ahead of myself with this one. Am on a tight budget, which I know is no excuse and I probably should have just saved up and paid for the top of the range stuff, but have just purchased a filter off eBay for $60 AUS. Aqua Aquarium external canister filter...

Anyone know how many LPH or wattage I should be looking for in a canister filter for a 75gal /300 litre tank?? Found one on eBay at 30W and 1200 lph? Only $60 AUS.....I've seen them up to $500 so a bit reluctant to dive in just because the price is low but I have nothing to compare it too?

Thanks will start the research on canister filters :) it's so addictive! Haha

Hi everyone, So I have just inherited a 4 foot (350 litre) tank that's been sitting on a front porch for almost 10 years! I have cleaned and checked for cracks and have put in gravel and filled with water this afternoon. The tanks I have had in the past have all had built in filters in the...

This is ray ray (little sister named him haha) he started out in a 5G bowl but wasn't too happy so took the risk of adding him to my community tank and so glad I did, he is so much happier and no issues this far with other fish either :)

Well my fingers are crossed for you, when mine got stuck I rushed to my LFS so worried, but they all told me that they are pretty hardy and will be okay, so hope this makes you feel slightly better!

I'm no expert but a week after I bought my very first BN it got completely shredded in an artificial plant. I'm talking absolutely no tail fin or left side, even a massive scratch across it's face. But with a few weeks of 20% water changes every two days and a tiny pinch of sea salt (not table...