MarkLB

I don't keep the fish you have but I think you may need a bigger tank.....from what I understand those three fish will soon outgrow a 30 litre tank and they're heavy waste producers so I think they may be polluting the water faster than the bacteria can process it. I'm also wondering if the filter has enough bio media to sustain a large enough bacteria population??

Welcome to the forums Salmonkid

Hi. I've recently got a Canon 450D and I'm loving it.

The EF-S 55-250mm zoom that comes with the twin lens kit.

Ummm...I hope I'm wrong...but I think it's in your carpet forever. Think of it as a good excuse to get a new rug :lol:

Two more questions for you SolitudeX....How big are the fish and when was the Blackmoor added to the tank? I'd get rid of the carbon from the filter. If its old it may leeching junk back into the tank.

The African tank gets full sun for around an hour a day and I snapped one of my Sunshine Peacocks in the sunshine 8)

Mine is a definite male and blue.... Maybe yours is female?? I think they're brown/yellow.

Hi SolitudeX. Welcome to the forums. I don't know why your bacteria hasn't set up house yet and I'm inclined to advise you to be patient...it's something that I've learned is important in fishkeeping :lol: but I was wondering if you've used any of the products you can buy that kick start the bacteria population? I don't use it but it may help you to get things going sooner. HTH

Cheers. I'm using the Canon 450D. The Peacock is one of my Sunshines.

sea lice?? http://www.notesfromtheroad.com/files/sea_lice.jpg

Hi all. Like my title says, I have a new camera :bounce: I took these tonight while playing with it..... Red Zebra, Metriaclima estherae Aulonocara and Red Zeb Bluey, Melanochromis takeaguess

I don't do anything special for them :oops: I just feed the tank as normal and they seem to get their fair share.

Hi addy. If there's heaps of rocks etc for them to hide in you may get a few that will survive. I let my Cobalts release in the main tank and always get some that make it but the Peacock fry never make it. If you want to ensure the majority survive you will have to seperate them from the adults. Congrats on the spawn BTW :bounce: :bounce:

I hope so....I'm planning on turning my African setup into a male only display and I plan on having 2 types of Aulonocara. I'm pretty sure it's OK in a male only tank but if you plan on having females in the tank you will get hybrids.

They were the two that I whittled it down to also. I ended up going for the 450D. Have you looked at dpreveiw.com? I usually go straight for the 'Conclusion' page :lol: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos450d/ http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond60/

Hi all. I got a new camera today :bounce: I haven't used a macro lens, just the stock 18-55 mm

My dog was poisoned recently and she was on a drip and catheter for 48 hrs to 'flush' her system. I had a biggish bill but it was worth every penny. Good luck with yours. By the sounds of it she's over the worst.

Good call.....use rain water.

Hi Cam. I just remembered a trick I read somewhere about triggering spawning.... You do a cold water change but leave the water level lower than normal so the return water from the filter falls into the water and splashs. This simulates the rain. Then you feed them something live like BBS and maybe some frozen bloodworm. This stimulates insects being washed into the water by the rain and the fish think it's spawning season. HTH

Happy to help. I know I've recieved plenty myself from this forum 8)

Me too....Sunday is tank maintenance day in my house

I've never used Ammolok so I can't say how effective it is but I think it converts the ammonia to something else which doesn't harm the fish (ammonium?) but will still show on a test kit as ammonia.

Hi bedazzled. Most fish will handle a large waterchange better than they will handle ammonia. I would do a 50% change daily until it's over. Remember that after the ammonia has finished spiking you will get a nitrite spike also.

I've had to save a bunch of eggs because the male fanned too hard and kept pushing them out of the cave. I'd put them back in but he kept pushing them out again. That was his first spawn and he's learned to be less vigorous since then :lol: I simply put the eggs next to an airstone in a small tank. As far as getting them to breed......put a 'DO NOT DISTURB' sign on the tank and walk away. I think the less that the tank is disturbed the better. IME the pair need to be very settled. When I shifted my breeding BNs into another tank it took them 4 or 5 months to get back into the swing of things so be patient