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What size sump would you use? I'm not up on sumps anymore. In terms of noise, are the herby-style sumps as quiet as say a fx5/6? I'd be keen to go for the best filtration overall but have to keep in mind pros and cons of both

Hi all Just looking to the future and what I'm likely going to get in the next few years, that is, a bigger tank for my fire eel and ghost knife. They're currently in a 375 litre but I'd like to go up to a 1.8m+ 600ish litre tank within two years or so, so what would you recommend? The only thing I've seen as a stock tank is the aquaone 1800rt which is nice but anything else out there? Or, if I were to go custom made, what dimensions would be best? What would you filter it with? Lighting? Plus, as the other tankmates will likely stay, what would you have have with them, that wont be food or make food of those two? I like loaches, cichlids and plecs as a general rule but unusual/beautiful is the key factor here Tl;dr, tell me your dream set up for a fire eel and a ghost knife, tank, co-inhibitants and utilities.

On the (hopefully slim) chance that I can't get an electric blue acara, are there any other cichlids people would suggest? How would a texas cichlid do temperament wise (assuming I don't get a jerk fish)

That would be awesome, here's hoping two pair up again soon

That is a very nice looking fish, is it a male you might be looking at selling on?

I might be very keen on that, thank. Did you happen to get them on Sunday?

Where did you get them from? I've had a quick look but the american cichlid availability is pretty low in Christchurch at the moment

Have been thinking that but not sure if that would just crowd the bottom layer too much, umming and ahhhing over getting a few more angelicus loaches and pass the pictus on to someone with a group.

Ok, Recently lost my electric blue JD; he had always been a very shy and timid fish and due to missing a water change through being out of twon and a secondary filter failure he took a turn for the worst and went within 12 hours of me noticing him not looking so good. So, question is, what fish do you recommend I have a look at as a replacement? Its a 375 litre tank with a large Sev, a female convict, loaches, some serpae tetras, BNs, a fire eel, BGK and a pictus (and some randoms from old tanks etc), heavily (or getting there) planted. I'm really interested in a blue coloured cichlid that won't be put out by the the other two. The con can go if needed but the sev is the key fish. Thoughts? Not sure if I should try another ebjd due to the size of the sev, whereas the other had grown up with before, but the contrast in colour was really nice, and the price if it doesn't work out. I don't really have much of a grow out tank either due to space constraints of setting it up. Thinking maybe blue acara (2?), a few kribs maybe? Gonna assume blue rams would just be a waste of time (and an expensive meal for something) Thanks

Just found him at the back of the tank. Still not sure what it was thats hit him but he went downhill really fast overnight it seems

Ah yeah, thats just cause it was a good photo of him (her?) But also doing it in other parts of the tank, still seems to be using it when actually moving though at least. And yep, which is why I haven't been worried, although I thought that it might be useful to know

http://imgur.com/FG3CzOn Hi all My Ebjd has always been shy and slow growing but I've recently been suspicious of it being slightly unwell. Today I noticed that he's clamping his left pectral fin against his body (not while moving so its not stuck as such) so looking more likely that it is something. Any thoughts? Ich? Parasites of another type? I see the occasional (maybe 1 fish once a week) flashing on rocks so may be related? Any thoughts would be appreciated Thanks

Thanks for that - I had been thinking it looked like a 270 but don't have enough experience to really be sure. Whats the going price for one of those normally then?

Awesome, thanks, kinda good to know whats actually in there

Hi Can anyone tell me the names of these plants? Looking at giving/swapping some of the cut offs and want to tell people/know what they are. An ID on the crypts too would be great Thanks The progression photos are about 3 weeks apart http://imgur.com/a/9wToU