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And if you ever decide to switch, it's easy to remove since it's not super fine. I've swapped substrates before and pool filter sand was the least hassle.

steve0 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 13, 2025 5:46 pm Pool filter sand is a solid choice. It's cheap, doesn't compact too much, and won't mess with your pH. Just rinse it well before adding it to the tank.

Yep, pool filter sand is great. I've used it in my 55 gallon for years with no issues. It's also fine enough for bottom dwellers like Corydoras.

I'd be really interested in any replies. I think we might have the same type of cichlid, but I'm not entirely sure - no idea what the common or scientific name is. Mine are a bit smaller though.

they're quite the swimmers, super fast - no way i'd catch them. i'll just observe and see what happens. one of mine's definitely a boy, i'm pretty sure. after doing some research, i'm suspecting the others are girls. thanks for the reply though

I'm having trouble figuring out if my yellow lab is a boy or a girl - the thing is, they seem to get slightly darker every now and then.

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my tank is pretty similar too, same blue and yellow colours. mine also know when food is coming and they'll even take food from my hand, like sticks and stuff.

I'm pretty sure the first one is a giraffe cichlid, I recently got two of them myself and was warned they can get quite large.

I've got a similar setup and it's crazy what can happen. I mean, it could literally be anything in there, couldn't it?

Hi everyone, I've got a bit of a fishy mystery on my hands. So, I had these two fish in a breeding net - one's a blue one (think it's a Salousi, not entirely sure how you spell it) and the other's a yellow lab. Anyway, the blue one had her babies at the start of the week and she's back in the main ...

Just got back from Ferrybridge Aquatics, great shop with a good variety of fish. They've got some really unusual ones, like the freshwater rays, which are absolutely fantastic.