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  1. roydesilva

    Help on converting

    hey all :D so im turning my 4ft tropical into a african tank, ive got a 3ft african tank so i know how it all works, just they are out growing the 3ft so im putting them in the 4ft. only problem is my 4ft is set up as a tropical atm and its ph is at a 6.5, so what would be the best way to raise...
  2. roydesilva

    When will yellow lab fry be free swimming?

    When is the earliest I can strip a yellow lab and have the yellow lab fry be free swimming?
  3. roydesilva

    Electric yellow holding for the first time :D

    Okay so my electric yellow is holding for the first time and this is my first time I've had a cichlid holding, I be had african cichlids for around 3 months. So I'm wondering what I should do??? she's been holding for 5 days now and shoes tiny she's barely 6cm Thanks
  4. roydesilva

    Bristlenose catfish

    Okay so in my 3ft african tank I have 7 common bn, they are appox 2.5 inches and I can see 4 males maturing, how long until they breed and when they do what should I do? If I leave them in there will they grow up? And do I have a alright ratio. Thanks Roy :)
  5. roydesilva

    Bristlenose catfish

    Okay so in my 3ft african tank I have 7 common bn, they are appox 2.5 inches and I can see 4 males maturing, how long until they breed and when they do what should I do? If I leave them in there will they grow up? And do I have a alright ratio. Thanks Roy :)
  6. roydesilva

    Can females be aggressive?

    Hey guys I just bought a new fish which I'm 80% sure she a female saulosi however now I'm thinking she's something completely different because she is chasing the other fish around. So can females be aggressive??? And also I think she might be holding but she may not be because sometimes her...
  7. roydesilva

    Id this fish plz

    Hey I just bought this for $5 from the lfs found him/her in the assorted mbuna tank... I was thinking that it was a female Pseudotropheus saulosi but if not I think its a Pseudotropheus of some sort It's usually a lot more yellow!! Ill get some more pics when it's released
  8. roydesilva

    75 gallon stocking ideas

    I'm converting my 75gallon to a African cichlid tank, I would like to have some larger Africans in there, so tell me some ideas :) btw it's been running for over a year now so it's cycled and ip the ph is now up to 8.2 from 6.4 ahah and its a 5 foot
  9. roydesilva

    What Live food to feed africans

    Hey I was wondering what type of live food can I feed my Africans as a treat. I think there a little bit tired of being fed nls and hakari cichlid gold
  10. roydesilva

    Demasoni pair?

    Has anyone had any experience with a demasoni pair? Or have had a pair of demasoni before??
  11. roydesilva

    How much filtration is too much?

    I was wondering how much filtration is too much. I have a 40g and my filters are doing 490 gallons a hour.... One of those filters are new and the other is being used to seed bb. I I was wondering if I should take out the old filter or just leave it in.... Thanks
  12. roydesilva

    converting a 70g freshwater into a saltwater

    ok im thinking of converting my 70g freshwater into a saltwater reef tank. im wanting corals, anonamies, fishes etc... i have a 300w heater, a eheim classic 600 and i single fluro 4ft light. what else will i need? how much live rock will i need? and how many fish and coral can get? and im...
  13. roydesilva

    Copadichromis borleyi info

    Hey I'm going to pick up my Copadichromis borleyi female tomorrow, I already have a male. So what can I do to make them breed, are there any little tricks that anyone knows??
  14. roydesilva

    Breeding demason

    What size do they start breeding, I'm thinking of putting 5 (1m 4f) in a 40 gallon
  15. roydesilva

    Breeding yellow labs a

    What size do yellow labs start breeding? I have a pair in my 75 gallon tank and I was wondering when they'll start breeding
  16. roydesilva

    Min number of demaosni?

    What's the minimum number of demosoni I can put in a 40 gallon tank, I was thinking 1 male and 4 female I have 9 1.5 inch mbuna in there already.
  17. roydesilva

    copadichromis borleyi HELP!!!!!! Urgent

    Ok so four days ago I bought a male copadichromis borleyi after doing all the research I was still not able to find their diet so I asked the guy at the lfs and he said that they eat normal pellets. So I bought him, and he hasn't eaten since I got him I also got two peacocks with him and their...
  18. roydesilva

    Id this fish plz

    Hey I know these are peacocks but what type of peacocks are these??i got these guys for $7 each at the lfs in the assorted peacocks tank Thanks in advance
  19. roydesilva

    Adding a new filter to my established tank

    So I'm wanting to buy a canister filter for my established 40 gallon. The tank has been running for around 3 months, has 2 internal filters and a hang on the back filtre already in it and has 6 African cichlids in it. But the filters are still not keeping up and the tank gets cloudy and dirty...
  20. roydesilva

    Adding a new filter to a established tank

    So I'm wanting to buy a canister filter for my established 40 gallon. The tank has been running for around 3 months, has 2 internal filters and a hang on the back filtre already in it and has 6 African cichlids in it. But the filters are still not keeping up and the tank gets cloudy and dirty...
  21. roydesilva

    Adding a new filter to a established tank

    So I'm wanting to buy a canister filter for my established 40 gallon. The tank has been running for around 3 months, has 2 internal filters and a hang on the back filtre already in it and has 6 African cichlids in it. But the filters are still not keeping up and the tank gets cloudy and dirty...
  22. roydesilva

    Adding a filter to established tank

    So I'm wanting to buy a canister filter for my established 40 gallon. The tank has been running for around 3 months, has 2 internal filters and a hang on the back filtre already in it and has 6 African cichlids in it. But the filters are still not keeping up and the tank gets cloudy and dirty...
  23. roydesilva

    Sex my venustus

    Hey Is my venustus a male or female?? He/she is around 3.5-4 inches now (9-10cm) Thanks everyone :)
  24. roydesilva

    What the minimum number of demasoni

    What the minimum number of demasoni i can keep in a 40g,I was thinking just 1 but if not that what's the minimum number of demasoni
  25. roydesilva

    What the minimum number of mainganos

    What the minimum number of mainganos i can keep in a 40g,I was thinking just 1 but if not that what's the minimum number of mainganos
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