malawi_man

i personally don't use it on my african tanks because it makes the pH go down?? BUT if you were prepared to put in the required chemicals, or you had crushed coral/aragonite as a gravel it would be alright. btw there are some tough plants out there that can withstand an african tank (i can't name any :oops: ) but i also dont use them because i am always catching fish and moving them, stripping them etc.

i like mine, he is the boss of the tank (7 footer, 800litre), the colour of his body is really cool, i am trying to get hold of some importers.

hi I recently purchased raza_mans fiah tank with all the fish in it, so i have a maylandia greshakei. let me know fi you find any females, or i will let you know if i find any. how big is your one??

oopps, yes the tank is 800 litres, i have seen 3 multi's at someones house in chch. i will do a google to see what the featherfins look like. thanx Catbrat

Ok, i have a 80litre tank with a bottom area of 60cm x 210cm. The only catfish are three algae eaters 2 are 8cm, the other is 13cm?? I want to get some kind of synodontus sp. that looks good and is not to expensive (i am not very well off with the old money at the moment) the water will be at 8.2 pH and around 10 kH. I know someone will suggest synodontus multipunctatus, but i dont want them interfering with the other fish when breeding. So does anyone have anything that meets these requirements?? BTW i am also after some large bristle noses from 13cm upwards. any help would be much appreciated

new spawn has hatched 8) the last bach is around 18-20mm now.

it's still small, should be alright for a while.

spawned again!!!................................ this time i will leave them in there and see what happens, i think there are bout 20 still in there from the last spawn.

my only concern was that the cucumbe rhas little protein and fibre. so i went for a commercial product. i think it may be the tank, angel fry die within 2 weeks in that tank, i will have to give it a thorough clean before making it an african tank.

ok, its a month from spawning now, how big should they be?? i got some shrimp pellets but they seem to disentegrate pretty fast, they do like the JBL novopleco chips. they have hardly grown at all, the tank is right beside a window so has some algae growth.

70-90!!!! :-?

i just feed mine crushed flake from teh start

yup missed it, i was away all weekend, and didn't get back till 4:30 . anyone have it on tape??

when was the program on??

they are 13 mm now, can bn's live in cold water, if not how cold can they go and grow well??

yay brian...........what sort of filter did you end up getting??

i personally seen or heard of Altolamprologus calvus Altolamprologus compressiceps Cyphotilapia frontosa Julidochromis marlieri Lamprologus ocellatus Neolamprologus brichardi Neolamprologus leleupi Neolamprologus multifasciatus but none in welly

there are bout 5 with the male still, 15 round the tank and 80-100 in a breeding trap, i dont really want a whole lot of bn's in there cos it is already overstocked with male guppies. i will give them some peas.

some of them.........about 15 scrambled out around the tank, i cuaght 11, now what happens?? will the rest come out soon as well??

do they climb up the sides Caryl??

are they peppered cory's?? if so anyone know what they are worth in new zealand??

Ok i have a culture of white worms in a bucket. How do i feed them out, do i just washt hem in water, i tried it and some went down the sink :oops: :lol: is there any other easier ways??

sorry :oops: will look into it 8)

kool thanx all courtesy of brainemone's male bn and polgara's female

glad to hear they are all happy brian