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- Tue May 06, 2025 1:33 am
- Forum: Cichlids
- Topic: Made my decision
- Replies: 14
- Views: 162
Re: Made my decision
I came across black limestone, and I have to admit I've never seen it before. Our usual stuff is always cream or tan-colored. But I learned something new today - black limestone is a natural stone from South India, with a really interesting texture from being hand-split. Apparently, it's got a ...
- Mon May 05, 2025 10:41 pm
- Forum: Cichlids
- Topic: Made my decision
- Replies: 14
- Views: 162
Re: Made my decision
I recall a mate who had a massive tank, chock-full of various Africans, and he'd always be tinkering with the layout. He'd rearrange these limestone slabs every week during water changes, just to keep things from boiling over.
- Mon May 05, 2025 7:08 pm
- Forum: Cichlids
- Topic: Made my decision
- Replies: 14
- Views: 162
Re: Made my decision
Considering your species list, I was wondering if you're thinking of adding some dwarf petricola snails to the mix? I've been eyeing a trio of them for my own setup.
- Mon May 05, 2025 2:20 pm
- Forum: Cichlids
- Topic: A male peacock in a 75-gallon hap tank
- Replies: 2
- Views: 64
Re: A male peacock in a 75-gallon hap tank
I used to keep Rift Lake fish back in the day, about 20 years ago - our tap water is really hard here, so it was a good match for me. The colors you can get from them are hard to beat, especially if you're not ready to take the plunge into a marine tank. I never bothered with driftwood back then ...
- Mon May 05, 2025 10:50 am
- Forum: Cichlids
- Topic: improving fish food for enhanced colour
- Replies: 14
- Views: 191
Re: improving fish food for enhanced colour
My water parameters have been pretty consistent since introducing the Rummy's and Rams, I'd say that's a fair statement anyway.
- Mon May 05, 2025 5:24 am
- Forum: Cichlids
- Topic: improving fish food for enhanced colour
- Replies: 14
- Views: 191
Re: improving fish food for enhanced colour
I've noticed some amazing coloration on my tetras and electric blue rams lately. Since I started feeding Bacter AE, specifically for the bio film eaters, I've seen a real difference. I'm also feeding Repashi Soilient green, which is mainly for the bio film eaters, but all the fish seem to enjoy it ...
- Mon Apr 14, 2025 2:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Discovering the diversity of hillstream loaches (with pictures)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4349
Re: Discovering the diversity of hillstream loaches (with pictures)
I only have 3 lineolata, but a bunch of smaller Hillstreams that fit the same general body style... the lizards, though, are my first real departure from that traditional look. I mean, you'd think they'd all be Gastromyzon something, but the lizards and Saddled Hillstreams seem to be a different ...
- Mon Apr 14, 2025 12:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Discovering the diversity of hillstream loaches (with pictures)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4349
Re: Discovering the diversity of hillstream loaches (with pictures)
I've been thinking about the temperature requirements for these Hillstreams, and from what I've gathered, they're cooler water species. The other fish in my tank are similar, so I've got my thermostat set to the low 70's, just to be safe. Since my tanks are in the basement, I prefer to run a heater ...
- Mon Apr 14, 2025 10:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Discovering the diversity of hillstream loaches (with pictures)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4349
Re: Discovering the diversity of hillstream loaches (with pictures)
I've got 5 Pandas in this tank, and they're living the same lifestyle as the others. One of them actually photobombed its way into the picture of my Vietnamese Tiger - that's my tank, by the way, since I couldn't find any pics online of a Tiger. And if you look closely, you'll also see one of my ...
- Mon Apr 14, 2025 9:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Discovering the diversity of hillstream loaches (with pictures)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4349
Re: Discovering the diversity of hillstream loaches (with pictures)
yep, @BadgersSong's moved on from his moderator days... soon, he'll just be a memory