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Wild discus are avail here in Oz but you have to pay for them Still not my favourites but they are ok I love good planted tank and they seem to go well together Brad

I agree the head doesnt look right to me Might be a Socolofi but most likely a hybrid of sorts Brad

Vent sexing them is the only reliable way carefully holding your fish upside down have a look at its vents near the anal fin Males will have 2 same size vents while females will have 1 larger then the other Male oo Female Oo Brad

You can also sprnkile BiCarb soda all over it and letit sit for the night Come back and vacuum it out and aloty of the smell will be gone Alot cheaper then the Shack and Vac things they sell Brad

Its all about being sexually mature for them to actuall succeed and get fry Cuckoo catfish will not breed under 2 years old Fronts are generally around the 2-3 year age mark when I have had them breed Also approx 5 inches is about the smallest I have seen them hold succesfully Brad

LOL Great Pic Frenchy Ill have to show Steve Hey Glen glad you enjoyed having a look around the shop Those books are great Lots of reading on the plane home Im sure Brad

They are a great fish I always sell heaps of them here what Variant did you have OOA? Any pics of them flaoting around? Brad

I would keep the PH up and keep the calcium block in the water They ensure the shell stays hard A low Ph generally attack turtles with bacterial and fungal infections Brad

You want the Filter wool and stuff first to stop the majority of crap getting to your biological media as you dont want these clogged up at all I run Filter foam then a sponge then onto Bioballs and Matrix then Purigen in my sumps Only ever clean the Foam and sponge Keeps the tank crystal clean and the majority of the media never needs a clean Brad

Theycan be mixed though they do like slightly different water conditions IE Lang Tang averages about PH 8.5 as well as getting as high as 9 in places Where Lake Malawi is generally PH 7.6 and as high as 8.4 Though my African display has a mix of Lake Tang Lake Malawi Lake Victoria and some riverine species as wel Brad

If your going to sell it anywhere I think you should tell people that it has dripped but stopped Just ruinning a bead of silicon up an edge doesnt always work old silicon and new silicon wont stick to each other better to find the leak and but 2 strips of glass over it and silicon those in Gives it alot of surface area to stick too Brad

They are not Ahli simply cos they were imported under that name doesnt mean they are that The fish shown in the pic S.Fryeri not S.Ahli Brad

My big display tank has eaten so many hybrids and deformed fish now ive lost count of what has gone in there even though im totally against hybrids if the shop is as least telling people and selling them as Hybrids its better then trying to sell them as pure species Also its the way some people try and tell shops about hybrid (not meaning anyone here) i have had people in my shop trying to tell me what this fish is and what that is and why that was is a hybrid I usually just nod my head and listen to them I dont try and talk them into why I consider them what they are cos they dont care and they already think im wrong Brad

Yeah I might have lol Definaly a good idea to keep the algae there as they are so small good luck with them Brad

Hi Ron Nice pair you have there Well done with the fry too I have a very nice pair in my Display tank here that have spawned but havent got any fry from them Ill show ya a pic when I find it again Brad

How old are your globes in your lights Also over feeding creates alot of food for algae Brad

I have also used a Glass cutter to cut the amount of brace of required leaving most of it still there Then using a sharp blade cutting away the silicon Brad

Very nice Brad

why do you want to get rid of the algae Its not a bad thing to have in the tank unless it starts dieing off Brad

Thanx guys Im really happy with them Brad

I found one out the back of the shop the other day Didnt have much airflow so I turfed it wondering now if it was worth anything prolly not lol Brad

Thats also a pic with no flash Brad

Blue rams are very prone to white spot I sell heaps of them here and i always tell customers try and use a Q tank first This is a pick of my pair in my Discus display tank Brad

Well done Mekhaela That looks really good Brad

I dose here with 200mg tab and use them at 1 tab per 30litres 25% water change everyday and redose it Dissolve tab b4 adding to the water Also dose rate at 7mg per litre depending on howmuch are in your tablets If your friendly with a Chemist they might beable to get you some Flagyll which is the same Brad