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We have had those 2 khulis for over a year and they survived 2 bouts of ich, 1 had half his face go missing (no idea what happened) and a stock of 15 cichlids. we are just happy they are out and having fun both are fat and happy atm. I’m more worried about the plants surviving honestly first...

Ok so my wife and I redid our 55 gallon. Fully planted. Let me know your thoughts! Currently only have 7 corydora catfish and 2 kuhli loaches. Plan on going with a single species schooling fish after plants start to grow out.

So I have had this tank going for about a year, 55 Gallon African Cichlid tank, stocking is around 13 mixed mbuna and peacock 2 loaches. Recently my Yellow tail ACEI had babies so I have to get them out soon. My issue is I have a lot of mountain rock in my aquarium and I keep having a massive...

Looks like you are probably fully cycled, you will need to try and keep those nitrates in check since your home water is kinda bad for nitrates a good filter for it would work otherwise keep it up!

Can you fill out the emergency template or at minimum water parameters. what did the feeding bowl do outside of house food?

Very pretty. I have one that is dark dark brown….. until he eats, the he turns light grey with black stripes and blue specks that shimmer. I’m assuming it’s a mood / social status. But I hope he ends up being his eating color

Look at other 10 gallon betta builds. You can spray paint the back black and have a nice plant setup and really make the color pop. Don’t go to big with Amazon swords as a 10 gallon is kinda small for them. you could do Java ferns, anubias, ludwigia and some sort of carpet, then maybe a tiger...

What Azedenkae said ALL DAY LONG Bettas are advertised in small 2,3,5 gallon tanks but really 5 is the minimum I would put one in, 10 is a good size for them. They would love the plants too!

What do you mean by variety? species only doesn’t always mean the same color is what I’m getting out. I have 5 mbunas and 7 peacocks that are the same shape but I have a variety of colors

here are some of my “lessons learned” from when I started. Read up on the nitrogen cycle and doing a “fish in” cycle it’s like homework but if you do it right your water will never get disgusting. The yellow tint you see in some aquariums (outside of those with untreated mopani wood which...

With prime in a 10 gallon I believe it’s 25 percent of a cap. When you water change dose it for the entire tank not just how much water you put in. That’s always worked for me. if somebody already put in conditioner today then you might lower the dose but not. By much. Look at bottle to dose...

Then you can just do weekly / bi weekly water changes depending on the stock to keep nitrates in check. i have a 55 gallon African cichlid tank and these things are massive eaters and bigger waste makers, so I get to do 25 gallon water changes 2x a week haha.

If your nitrites are not at 0 then yes. Think of it like breathing smoke, It irritates the lungs makes your throat hurt, that’s what ammonia and nitrites do to the fish gills. one day you will test and everything will be 0 except nitrates. That’s how you know you are fully cycled. If nitrites...

My bad I’m maybe some messages did t load I didn’t see where you said it was a 10 gallon before. your nitrites are really high, I would suggest a 50 percent water change everyday until your cycle has completed. You have to put in a conditioner that removes chlorine this is one reason to have...

What were your nitrites and nitrates? This will help us understand where you are in the cycling process. how long has the tank been up? How big is the tank that it has a front a beta and soon to be multiple guppies (unless I’m misunderstanding something) prime is the go to water conditioning...

I have a peapuffer in my 5 gallon just remember with small tanks Mistakes cause bigger water parameter changes and there is very little room for error.

When I had gravel I vacuumed half the gravel every 2 weeks. More crud gets down into the cracks than with sand in my experience.

I’m the same as everybody else. I water change once a week and gravel vac half the tank 1 time a month. When I change I’ll vac up surface material but won’t push down into my sand until it’s time. Taking it and rinsing it is nothing but a headache and does more harm than good IMO.

So here he is today after eating yesterday. Looks better but probably still not feeling well.