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just done another ph test on the tap water, it's coming out at 9.5-10.0, i did a 70% water change and waited a bit, then tested the tank water and it's at 7.5-8.0 now. my red jewel is still looking rough, not sure if it's dying or not but it doesn't look healthy at all. my demasoni, yellow lab and ...

I only did about 60-70% earlier, I'm wondering if I should do a 50% water change now to try and help my Red Jewel cichlid. I'm using rainwater, so I don't think I need to worry about chlorine or other chemicals, but should I be adding anything to the water to make it safer for my fish?

i done a water change today about 9 hours ago, only got a ph tester at the moment. gonna grab nitrite and ammonia testers tomorrow morning asap, its 11pm now so gonna have to wait till then.

The pH is between 7.5-8.0, so that's alright I think. I do plan on upgrading to a bigger tank once they get a bit bigger, that's the plan anyway. I totally agree about the Fluval Edge, that tiny hole at the top isn't exactly ideal. It's been about 30 mins since I last checked, the Red Jewel had a ...

Hi, I've had my Fluval edge 46L up and running for about 3 weeks now, started with 5 African Cichlids and a bristle nose catfish, now I'm down to 3 Cichlids. Had a long air stone across the back but it was causing too much splashing, so I took it out and let it run for a week, fish seemed fine ...

Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a go this weekend and see how it goes, maybe a background will make my jewel feel a bit more at home.

I've got a weird lab, it's obsessed with living in the plants and goes crazy if anything gets too close to its little home. It's pretty funny watching feeder shrimp try to navigate through the plant, my lab is like a little plant guardian.

Hey everyone,

I'm curious about my red forest jewel, can anyone tell me its sex and how big it'll get? I've had it for around 2-3 months now, and it's about 3 inches long. I've noticed the ones in the shop are really vibrant and red, but mine's not as colourful - is that normal? I recently bought ...