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there was one in a display tank that wasnt meant to be there all the rest were out the back my one dosent have the yellow like yours and had lost a bit of colour due to my melanochromis picking on it . i just said to bob about the one in the display tank then he i have marble peacocks out the back i said ill take a male 1 so he came out with a fish with egg spots but not a peacock (dont know what happened there) i brought it aneway , its not being picked on now so will be interesting to see it in a month or so

redwood had them in with the latest shipment were just called marble cichlids , i got a similar one

they sem to come in decent uv %s and ok wattages also the price could be somewhat of an indicator as they are expensive one would also think that they worked well

would my jebo r338 count its a similar tank and also leaking?

im a gardener i do some council contracts and also some private businesses and more extreme plantings like 1000s of native plants way up in the port hills

im sure someone said cyanobacteria can be toxic? i also remember livingart saying spirulina was a type of cyano so who knows :-?

it may last longer than a week it just dependes on temperature and mix etc you will know when its slowed down then just replace it

i have to say thats well said, though i do like the fish in question here, and i would buy them even if they were unknown species or a hybrid . but to see a similar looking fish on the net that seems to have an exotic name or you dont know for sure what the fish is and to sell it as the nearest thing that resembles it is plain wrong . i see it as all about honesty.. dont waste peoples time who are looking to breed to keep the strains true they are the future of this hobby. even if the fish was listed as unknown peacock possibbly "blahblahblah" surely the apperance of the fish would do more than enough to entice buyers like me who are not breeding fish. for example i brought a blue melanochromis from navarre , i did not know much about africans then. im not sure wether its a maingaro or a johannii or something else again, its a beautiful fish . BUT heres the thing it wasnt sold to me as a maingaro or a johannii it was sold to me honestly as a melanochromis " im not 100% sure of what it is" there is nothing wrong with doing this just be honest its not just a case of calling chips french fries here

your water will be the same as my water africans will survivve in it but more buffering is neede to bring it up to a more acceptable level i have some of the fine dark grey gravel i have in my cichlid tank left you can have it if you want it will help with buffering , but i suggest you go to redwood and buy a bag of calcite or a few bags of marine mix then you should be sweet

phil? as in evilelmo?

i do remember seeing some of these a while back but i get the feeling they aernt commonly availible am i right?

ok to get freeveiw you need the decoder or a tv with one built in but then you also need really good reception i.e. a satelite or expensive antenae the cheapest way would be to get an aerial plug put in from the upstairs aerial

well first of all i want them snails mr massif i have this fish called a nimbochromis livingstonii , i dont know if it has a common name its about 4cm long and has a brown and white pattern like a cow , the potential size of this fish is 25cm long and if its a male it will turn a nice shade of blue and lose the cow patern somewhat. now this fish has an unusual way of preying on other fish ( the interesting part) they like to turn pale coloured and lie on their side looking like a dead fish until a smaller morsel sized fish comes along to pick at the carcass then snap the morsel is gone!! :evil: :evil: so evil i had to get one :evil: :evil:

a friend i got into fish keeping is buying a 3ft 160l tank he is keen on south/central american cichlids after he seen the convicts in my african tank . he has been doing some research as to which types are suitable he likes convicts and firemouths so far ,i suggested blue acaras . problem is i have no idea which fish can go with each other . im only just starting to learn that with my africans. so im looking for stocking suggestions and perhaps any bottom dwellers likely to be ok in a 3 ft tank with cichlids was thinking maybe corys or bns it doesnt matter if the fish arnt all SA cichlids if kribs , jewels or lionheads get on all rite with some south american cichlids then they would be good too. any suggestions welcome

to be honest your not missing out on a lot............i have sky as well as freeview

mite have done it if you used hot or warm water to make the yeast mix but should go away in a day

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/sh ... 77&page=10 bout half way down it has a cool looking diy hood you could do the same maybe add another bulb or two

yet nothing for keeping trout :-?

the 100w bulbs will be a really yellow light you cant get them above 4200k and they are over 100 to replace, you would be better off with a double ended 70W then you can buy cheap bulbs in aquarium specific colour temperatures

:oops: you mite be ok would pay to test it out dolomite hasnt got the same buffering capabilities as other calcium sands being a gravel rather than a sand would be in your advantage as less surface area means the ph will rise slower im guessing it would depend on the ph of your tap water and how often you do water changes

we got them they eat out of our big outside cats bowl they arent shy

try white silica sand instead

i have brown mushrooms that pop up on 1 log from time to time its only 1 at a time and it fits into the habitat so i leave it

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=40064 something like this would be a lot better

how tall is your tank? if its 30cm tall, the two tubes will be fine just replace them with brand new tubes if they are second hand . if the height of your tank is the 50cm in your measurements buy another set of tubes as well in regards to 45cm lites if you mean the tubes at 45cms not the entire fitting then most lfs will have them they are 15W tubes.