smidey
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how old is the kitchen? is each cupboard a separate cabinet or are the cabinets one single long unit?
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your new tadpoles? just the one tho.
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can you give us some info on the tank? How many litres, ph etc?
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i have had a tree in a bucket behind my house for last two weeks, i noticed mozsquito larvae just now so put some in a bowl & tipped it into my afrcan tank. they went nuts on them.
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What plants are found in Lake Malawi? are they in NZ?
smidey replied to dwalk's topic in Aquatic Plants
i have tried a couple of times to put plants in my african tank, the plants only lasted a few days beofre they were dug up & destroyed by the fish. -
& if they do you cant catch it twice! :lol: I feed my africans sushi wrap, sera granumeat, blood worms, jbl novo rift sinking sticks & jbl novo vert flake. they do really well with the mix.
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What plants are found in Lake Malawi? are they in NZ?
smidey replied to dwalk's topic in Aquatic Plants
i have not seen the bottom of Malawi but have seen the bottom of Tanginyika in a doco, there were no plants at all that i saw. -
i have a 200L with stocking as in my sig below, do 30% water changes once a week (ocassionally two weekly) & have 2100 LPH filtration. I have never had water quality problems with my africans.
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i have a 200L malawi tank & dont have an air pump at all. I have adjusted the spraybar so it adgetates the surface & oxygenates the water. I have never liked air stones, to me they look so fake & not like in the wild so have never used them. just my personal opinion.
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if they are gasping it sounds like they need air, agitate the water to get more oxygen into it, if you have a spraybar use that or an air stone etc. i think its better to do water changes than flush your filter. what info can you give us? ie: filter type & temp etc.
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see my sig below doe the species that i keep together sucessfuly. I ahve tried venustus (giraffe) & melanochromis but both were to aggressive for this group.
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wouldn't be much to watch them telling it like it is :lol:
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do the aquaone tanks not have gaps for "after market" filters? the sunsun tanks have gaps at both ends of the hood at the back specifically for canisters & any other items you want plumbed or plugged in.
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i removed the feeders for where the water enters the tank again & there is no noise what so ever. I added a canister to my tank to run in conjunction with the hood filter, best thing i ever did!
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give it a go, whats the worst that could happen?
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i used flourish excell to get rid of my BBA & it worked brilliantly. could you be over feeding which is creating the nutrients for the algae to grow?
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you could but if anything happens to a male then you wont have a back up, anything happens to the female your up the creek without a paddle to i guess. No thanks, they get too nasty for the africans in my tank.
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i wouldn't unless some really nasty behaviour took place. i would try to swap some males for females or just wait until they spawn & raise the fry & keep the females. that will take a while though.
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gutted, the opposite of perfect
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head oo tail = male head oO tail = female check their bits dude
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IMHO In my humble opinion
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cats, dogs, cockroaches and rats dont annoy you?
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i used swamp kauri for my wood, anything that isn't "fresh".
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sitting down walking machines! :lol: where's their motors?
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there are a few that supply it, particulary pool contractors. google it.