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Hi, I saw these pretty little things at the LFS today and just want to confirm what I've bought.

I don't have any experience with them, but most reviews seem to be positive.

They are still good quality. At least 10 years wouldn't be unreasonable to expect. During that time you may have to replace some minor parts such as gaskets, impeller, hose connectors, suction cups etc.

I found this to be a good explanation:

Checker barb would have been my guess too.

Establishing a community of American cichlids can certainly be a challenge. It involves trial and error and a lot of luck. Intermittently rehoming fish is often a part of it. Don’t be hard on yourself, it’s not your fault. I’ve only been partially successful this time around with my smaller...

Ok. I suggest adding enough Equilibrium to raise GH to at least 3dGH (about 50ppm). Slightly higher if you want to keep rainbowfish again.

Ok. It seems that GH is 0 then which is likely to be the source of fish and plant health issues. Add some GH booster according to directions. Seachem Equilibrium or Fritz RO Recharge for example but there are lots of brands to choose from.

I read through this again but I'm still not clear on if you're adding minerals to your RO water. Are you? And if so what's your GH? Rainbowfish will definitely get sick rather quickly if they are put in water with 0 GH.

After that amount of time the tank will be cycled but with a low bio load (given your stock level in a 55). Remember if you're using only RO water you need to be adding minerals to raise the GH, otherwise you will definitely have health issues. This applies even to tetras somewhat but especially...

Ok. If you attach the spray bars or at least one of them to the back wall it might generate better circulation back towards the inlets. Otherwise, a pump or powerhead to create some horizontal circulation is a good idea.

You could rig up something like that but I doubt that you need to. With 2 canisters it will be easy to create enough circulation that flows past the inlets. What canisters have you got?

Shouldn't be an issue in the short term as long as they are not too exposed and have plants or other things to shelter amongst.

When adding a number of new fish or large fish I always go easy at feeding time for the first week or so.

You mentioned your tap pH being 8.2. It might be best to avoid tetras and rasboras. It would suit many rainbowfish.

I noticed it's almost a year since the last update. Not much has changed. Had to rehome the Firemouth. Him and the T-Bar started fighting too much. Lost one Odessa Barb, the males are quite hard on each other at times. The T-Bar has an insatiable appetite and has grown big and fat.

Are you sure you've got the inlet and outlet hoses attached to the correct sides of the hose connector (i.e. inlet to inlet, outlet to outlet)? If it's connected correctly I can't think why it won't prime.

Some desert gobies would be fun. Chlamydogobius eremius – Desert Goby (Gobius eremius) — Seriously Fish

Yes it would be a good idea to inspect and clean the impeller and shaft and clean the impeller well and housing. I use an old toothbrush.

Sorry I misread, I thought you were asking if the first one was a convict, which it most likely is. The striped one in the second pic is definitely African and it's probably best to return it or swap it.