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Hi, the first one could possibly be a female blue-eye but looks more like a convict or convict hybrid to me. Can you get a brighter, clearer pic? Second pic is a firemouth and some sort of African cichlid, possibly a young peacock of some sort.

Me either. I think it was an error by the wholesaler who shipped a different species than what was ordered.

A couple of weeks ago I was in an LFS and noticed a tank containing some very healthy looking rainbowfish that were on sale. I asked the owner why they were so cheap and he said because they didn't know what species they were. I don't know how that happens, but I couldn't resist and bought 8 of...

A dark background might help too. Nice looking tank.

You can't really blame beginners when the majority of LFS staff will tell you that it's fine to keep mollies with tetras and rasboras and red tail sharks are ok as community fish.

Rainbowfish are schooling fish, I'd advise against getting just one. If they like the 'shark' shape they could get a couple of Siamese Algae Eaters. Or they could try a Red Flying Fox Shark (Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) which are said to be less aggressive/territorial than the Red Tail or Rainbow...

An angelfish could be unique if you got a rare type or colour. I thought perhaps a severum or other cichlid that tends to occupy the mid level, but most larger cichlids will not go well with plants.

Mollies won't do well in the long term unless your tap water is hard. The addition of some salt can do wonders for them too, but it will need to be in the QT tank if the other fish are not livebearers or can tolerate salt.

Getting close I'd say, maybe another week.

I can help them 'die off', just send them to me. ;)

Any nitrates?

Assuming that she's in good health you could fast her for a week. Then she'll likely take to it straight away. Otherwise just add little bits with her normal food. As to the question I agree that overnight would be ok. I'm not sure about much longer than that.

You could try cutting and sitting two narrow panels of marine plywood on top of the tank on each side of the light. If it works, paint them black to match the tank.

I can't help you with a source given my location but there are some small Melanotaenia species such as M. praecox, M. sahulensis and M. maccullochi. Also, there are quite a few Pseudomugil species (commonly called blue-eyes) which are often referred to as rainbowfish. I don't know how common...

Hi, sorry to hear about your losses, Hopefully that's the end of it. Do you think it was Ich? Usually if you get onto Ich quickly with the right meds like you did the outcome is not that bad. Maybe it was epitstylis after all?

You could have waited a bit but since they are at 5ppm a partial water change won't hurt and it allows you a bit more freedom to add a little more ammonia. Wouldn't be ideal for nitrites to go much above 5ppm.

7 days wasn't long enough for a reduction and a partial water change was a good idea given the nitrite level.

Also the second part of cycling, waiting for nitrites to reduce, usually takes the longest. It can take around 6 weeks to fully cycle so it's early days for you yet.

In lower light (no CO2) tanks I like some Val and water sprite as a background. They are hardy and contrast well with each other. Then just some crypts in the mid/foregound.

I wouldn't add all of those to a 55. I'd do either the boesemani or the congo's, not both. Unless you're prepared to thin them out as they mature.