si_sphinx

Yep, def not yellow or kenyi They should be culled :-? IMO

thanks

Its only been a week and its pretty much looking the same. the anubias has started to grow a few more leaves. and the guppies are everywhere. I will post updated photos if when i get the some more plants in there this week hopefully.

Do you have a Bassaris gonerilla??? (red admiral) Just found a really nice one on a brick window sill, wings splayed out, dead. has great coloring.

I have Holdson puzzel fixative that i use, i get it from model and craft shops, usually around $10.00 a bottle (100ml) i think from memory i did 2 puzzel with one bottle.

haha yea he was running around worrying and not knowing what to do :roll: We think one of the bigger catfish in it may have knocked around in the tank. The tank was eventually going to get a centre brace.

lol your welcome. Was roughly 200litres of water i think. What a mess, sand all through the carpet in the bedroom, out into the hallway and into the lounge, linen cupboard etc. Its going to take a while to dry that carpet out.

No, it was a little smaller when i brought it and has gotten bigger since then. but yea, only worth what someone will pay for it I suppose.

did you forget to water it :lol:

The needle leaf has been growing really well lately, I'm wondering if there will be any need for diy Co2.

I pulled my smaller plant tank to pieces to transfer the plants and found 65 baby bristlenose under a rock, what a bonus This is what i have so far, I am thinking I need to cut the log down so it is not so high because it takes up a lot of room. for larger size images: http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk170/si_sphinx/5ft%20planted%20tank/011.jpg http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk170/si_sphinx/5ft%20planted%20tank/013.jpg http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk170/si_sphinx/5ft%20planted%20tank/016.jpg Now i just need another light and some plants to grow up the bak wall and in the foreground :bounce:

Some sort of catfish...?

lol nice :lol:

Thanks to P44, i have a plant layout ready to be put together because of my lack of plant knowledge, does anyone have any ideas or comments on the layout?

Wow, nice. Hopefully you can breed them, I need some more. Another one of mine died the other day The more dominant one slowly pick off all 3 others, most likely all the same sex unfortunately. Even in a 700ltr tank

Try some sand paper, the lighter grade. 180 maybe.

lmao good luck with that. Sorry P44. What exactly is confusing you?

lol noo. he just likes to write on here haha :lol:

That looks cool and natural, its good to see more people trying these out. they make your tank look so much better.

I ordered mine on Saturday and it was there on Monday. What type did you get?

Thanks, i will check that out. I have also pm'd Zev to maybe get it put in the articles section.

That is what i do and if one fails, there is the other to keep to temp up enough to keep your fish alive.

i already have made it a pdf. i just want somewhere to upload it, like photobucket, so i can link it to here.

it will look natural and interesting if you make it that way. Its up to you how you scape your tank. african cichlids are suposed to be kept in big groups as that is how they are in the wild. Yellows will look good in a planted tank if you make it look good with logs and a few rocks. a planted tank is not their natural biotype so it might not look as natural as you want it. Check out my tank i did with wood, plants and rocks, (it also had white sand which can make the plants look brighter) just for an idea. http://fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=39179&start=135&sid=7ae9b05c35b289e00cd9e92b4f127f6c

Does anyone know how or where i can upload the pdf file of the guide i did so i can link it to here for everyone to use?