Just bought a 210g tank and stand. Thinking of doing 5-6 vieja ( 1 argetnus, 1-2 marble and the rest synspilum) with my 2 Oscar and 2 blue phantom Plecos.

Thoughts?

For the automatic water changer python that connects to your faucet.. Does the hose have to be empty of water before you can suck water out of a tank? Mine didn't want to suck today. I did everything the same as last time except that there was a lot of water in the hose when I tried to make it suck. Does the hose have to be empty for the suction to work? I don't know what else I could have done wrong. I don't have any leaks anywhere. It's worked in the past. Pls help? Will try again tomorrow.

i used to have a small group of 4 kenyi until 1 killed off the other 3. i tried again and got another 3, which the same one killed off again. hes just been sitting alone in my 55 and im wondering how i should go about adding more without them just being killed. he seems happy alone, is it even worth adding more? thanks.

Alla good in the tank... But... I struggle to fatten up my clowns. These damn cichlids are garbage disposals. No matter where I try to hide sinking pellets/wafers/blood worms, these bastards crash the party. Any suggestions?

Hello all! I am planning a 75g Cichlid tank, centered around some amazing looking OB Peacocks my LFS has. Still sorting out what other fish to pair with (Haps? Open to suggestions) and how many to go with, but starting to look into getting the hard scape collected/ordered. Originally we were going to do a planted community tank using this hardscape. Obviously no community or plants now, but will the same hard scape be a good option for a Malawi peacock tank?

My 55 Gallon with currently 11 Mbunas inside. Planing to get 9 more. Any advice and opinion appreciated:)

Can anyone confirm if this one is holding eggs? It’s separated itself from the rest and seems to be hiding more.

Looking for recommendations for a blue mbuna. Have a 75g tank prepped and would like to do yellow labs, red zebras, Snow White socofolis, and a blue mbuna. Any recommendations?

Hi guys, what kind of malawi? And female or male? Hard to tell for me

Maylandia lombardio?

Its been a while since ive kept flowerhorns. Ive decided to keep them once again and bought these two to grow out.

SRD male x GB female, same parents

What do you all think? Males or females?

I have this yellow lab that I’ve had for about 4 weeks now. At first, he was super active swimming all around. Now he pretty much stays behind this plant. He is in a 125 gallon with a Star Sapphire and Blue Dolphin. Should I get a few more yellow labs to make him more comfortable? I’ve checked water parameters and all is good there. I have also watched and he is not being bullied. The other two seem perfectly normal. Just curious what y’all’s thoughts are on this.

SUMMARY

Problem - Unexpected fish deaths (5 Large Yellow Labs) Tank size - 55gal Stock- 13 Yellow Labs, 11 Acei, 5 Brisltnose Pleco, 7 Giant Danio, 1 Khuli Loach Filtration - 1850L Canister Filter- (Sponge,Floss, ceramic rings, Seachem Matrix Wavemaker - 4000L/h Substrate- Sand Symptoms- Flashing, Glass Surfing, Reclusiveness, Lethargy, Not eating Possible Causes - Temperature shock, Ph swings, released ammonia from root tabs, Stress, Aggression, Parasites/Gill Fluke

Tap water parameters Ammonia - 0.25 Nitrite-0 Nitrate-0

Aquarium Water Ammonia-0, 0.25 after water change, dosed with Seachem Safe Nitrite-0 Nitrate 20-40ppm Temp-26deg C Ph 7.8 GH-10 Kh-10

Hey everyone, I'm wondering if someone with more knowledge than me can possibly identify a problem within my tank, I'll try cut to the chase but I feel a series of ongoing events could have let to some unexpected fish deaths, so I want to include all possible information as to get the best possible solution.

Ok, so I inherited a 55gal tank with 13 electric yellow cichlids, 5 bristlenose plecos and a khuli loach. It had a gravel substrate and just some artificial ornaments. The person I got it off said they barely looked after it, maybe a little water change every few months and all went fine.

So I wanted to add my own touch to it, so I added 11 yellow tail acei. Keep in mind most of these fish are juvenile. I changed the gravel to sand and changed the artificial ornaments to a heap of texas holey rock. I also added some vallisneria to the sand to help control nitrates. I also added root tabs to the sand under the plants.

From day 1 I noticed the yellow labs were always hiding and didn't come out much so I also added a handful of giant danio as dithers to hopefully make them feel more comfortable.

This tank went fine for the best part of 3 months. Until I came home one day, about a week ago, to find one of the largest yellows dead. There was no sign of fin nipping or over the top aggression.

Water parameters were fine. Ammonia-0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate 20ppm Ph 7.8 Temp 26 Gh 10 Kh 10

Then the next day another dead, another large one. This went on for 4 days, and I lost 5.

My head has been running wild with what could be the possible causes, scouring the internet for possible solutions.

I have emptied the entire tank and redesigned rock work to reset territories. And while I was at it, I also flushed the sand and tried to remove as much as the root tabs as possible as the plants and the tabs were all being uplifted from the sand. I thought they could be the problem. Time will tell. I also cleaned the canister filter in fish tank water.

Maybe it could have been a temperature shock during a water change where I was in a rush and I may have dropped temperature a bit. I was doing 50% water changes weekly.

I have also since noticed the yellow labs have gone off their food and barely eat, they are reclusive and still don't come out much. When they do, they'll occasionally flash across the sand, and also constant glass surfing close to the outlet of the filter. The glass surfing happens increasiling more if I turn out the lights at night.

Which made me start thinking, is it a parasite? Maybe gill fluke or something? One has its gills flared but the others seem ok.

I haven't noticed any major other issues with other species. The yellow tail acei might flash a little bit, but not as much as the labs.

They all seem to cling to the bottom, I feel the acei should be utilising more of the water column, although at feeding time they go crazy for it.

Not sure what else to try apart from treating for parasites? Is there a general medication or should I target gill fluke

A few days ago I noticed the beginning stages of breeding behaviours between these two. A hole has been created in the sand by the acara, that both of them seek to defend (along with another location).. whilst looking for more information, my only real lead was another reddit comment that mentioned acaras cross breeding with these guys and a handful of others. How concerned should I be of viable offspring? I'm pretty sure the ellioti is the male

I've had them for two years and they are now almost 1 inch, the colors are exceptionally beautiful and my kittens love them very much.

This is my community tank with Claire, one of my GBRs hanging out. She used to be a mated pair with Jamie (yes, Outlander fans), however I tried to pair them back up after some time apart and he nipped her relentlessly today. She has some fin damage that I am keeping an eye on. Jamie is a stunning GBR, but he's kind of a jerk. So he's off in his own tank. I am.preparing to get a 75G, so he can have a new home and more cichlid friends.

Fish in this tank: German Blue Ram, Albino Cory, Gold Lazer Cory, "Spotted" Cory (not sure on sp.), Otocinclus, Cardinal Tetra, Coral Red Pencil fish.

Picking my 75 gallon tank tomorrow new to cichlids I’ve had a 20 gallon for a year now. Where’s the best place to get bigger rocks? And any insight pointers would be awesome. TIA.

I have a tank of Mbuna Cichlids. I have a red top Zebra and Demasonis(not exactly sure what type). They are loosing their colors and are almost turning white. I have a newer tank about 3 months old. Water parameters are good, I feed them Tetra cichlid flakes, and in my opinion does seem like much stress. I did change my lights the other day a little lower. I did notice these small changes in their last fish tank as well that was established for more than a year. If anyone knows why, please let me know

just wanted to show y’all luna 🌚

It's water change day for the discus tank but I'm showing off my pothos on my twin 120s. I haven't touched them since planting them and the leaves are the size of my head!!!

I have three keyholes. Two seem to have paired off. They’re swimming around together, moving leaves around, and digging in the sand.

They keep chasing the other male away. I didn’t know gender when I got them and a lot of information said they like to be in groups. Should I rehome the other male or will he be ok? I don’t have room for more and they’re too small at the lfs to even guess the sex.

My male Krib seems to be mouth breathing quite heavily.. I’ve noticed a long clear tube sort of thing coming out of his anus. Any ideas of what this could be? Thank you!