Morcs

They are adjustable as to the amount of flow? if you dont want bubbles, just remove the pipe with the venturi valve. if you want good flow, but not a whirlpool, try turning the output nozzle so it pumps straight into the tank wall. hope this helps.

Only anaerobic bacteria, grown in a deepsand bed will reduce nitrates!

If you are coming over with Travis tonight, check out my sand (swimming pool filter sand) is coarser, doesnt get flung around like silica, and looks better IMHO. and is cheaper.

the ctenopoma and dat are very small. give em a hiding place each and theyll be fine for a while. the bigger dat should be fine in declans tank i reckon.

Any dats ive had from very small, get stable easily and stay that way. the older ones are quite problematic. the only time my biggest was ever fully stable was when he first went in the tank. There are no rules for making them stable. All you can do is keep your water pristine, feed them well, and wait.

Whoa small world! Yes he should ditch that chookchaser bike and buy mine! :lol: haha!

What are you buying? I have an 04 Yamaha FZ6 for sale...

sump size depends soley on the stocking density. The downside is that you would have all the tanks connected together, meaning disease will spread through all the tanks if it ever occurs. Personally id just run a big aquaclear 70 or 110 on each tank... cheapish, powerful, simple, good capacity.

built in filters on all-in-one tanks are pretty average. if you have high stocking or particularly messy fish then upgrading to a canister is worth every cent.

They make great monster fish or cichlid feeders! Ill have to video next time one of my senegals munches one tail-first!

Really? Ive managed to order 2 dels in the last 2 weeks? and EDIT. yes I have one in stock...

:lol: Yes and there is now a small group of us all wanting his dels :lol:

Get him on some cichlid gold. only cichlids such as angels and dwarfs should be fed flake really. There are much better foods out there for larger cichlids!

Any injuries?

Formalin is great for killing ALL bacteria. Including the good stuff. Its great stuff, I use it once per month and refer to it as 'nuking' the tanks :lol: Big water changes the next day followed by minor ammonia readings and bacterial blooms usually follow in the week after are the downsides though.

Hey Snookie, hows Jake the black shark doing?

Is it eating? Is it swimming ok? any odd behaviour?

Same! or his sen. or his dats.

You can do each day if you like. the theory behind it is that if you remove half the water, you are removing half the free swimming cysts , same with gravel siphoning. It wont erradicate it, but it will help control it a bit. Damage limitation.

I don't think they should have to. Though if you ask nicely they could give you a bottle of white spot cure - it only costs a few bucks. you shouldnt not have a bottle at home just in case anyway But did you not look at the fish before you bought them? Not saying they arent necessarily to blame, but when im purchasing, I will watch fish for at least 5 minutes - much longer if the price is over $100, checking its behaviour etc.. - never assume that the person getting fish for you sees everything, as human beings, mistakes can be made. But in the meantime, do a 50% water change with a gravel vac and bump your temp upto 28C until you get treatment. and yes, it couldve been developed on the way home - from the stress of being netted, transported, etc.. oh and the wunder white spot cure shouldnt stain your silicone. it will make your water radioactive green for a few hours before disappating (remove carbon before using). the dosage should be 1 drop per litre. then on day 3, its one drop per 2 litres, then on day 7 do a 50% water change. If you have scaleless fish such as loaches and plecos, do half doses (it still works). Hope this helps!

Lol shame he cant read this because he's banned for a silly reason apparently. *waits for comment to be deleted by mods* but yes, awesome fish. That man is an inspiration to us all. After seeing such good size fish just makes ya think guppies, neons and african cichlids are nothing but feeder fish :lol:

id love a jag! hope you get a good spawn soon!

Im selling a load off!

Itll grow like 3'' per month if fed really well dude! I posted a pic in the link in my sig. Im also selling my sens. Oh and I got another del in the shop. Pretty average stripes, but a del nonetheless.

Watching them eat snails is funny. I have a snail epidemic in a few tanks at work, and I just used to fill a bag up with snails and take em home. The puffers would circle the snail waiting for it to come out of its shell, then dive bomb them. awesome to watch.