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Since Veija species tend to be listed under a variety of generic names in aquarium literature, I'd suggest re-doing a search using the following (most frequently encountered): Cichlasoma, Herichthys, Heros, Paratheraps, and Theraps. Try those and see if you can find any specifics. Hope that...

I, too, would go with the Veija fenestratus. I have an 8" Veija maculicauda (Blackbelt Cichlid), and he is just plain awesome! I have him in a 55 gallon with an 8" Malawi Eyebiter and 4 Silver Dollars (talk about strange variety!). I would not suggest this mixture, but it works very well for me...

I'm going to have to agree with Mojo on this one. A healthy, varied diet is much better than any single food source with all the "stuff" fish need in it. For one thing, you want the fish to remain adaptable, like in nature. Feeding them just flakes all their life tends to lessen some feeding...

I'm using the Eheim Surface Extractor in line with an ECCO 2233 with no problems! It works great and will adjust to the water level dropping about 2"!!! That's quite a bit, and as RTR said, if you still have problems with that, it's because you don't maintain your tank well enough. Even with...

The main problem with adding crushed coral, or KH altering gravel, is that as you do things to lower the pH of the water, the crushed coral dissolves even faster......and raises the pH even higher! I tried adding crushed coral to my tank (with CO2 injection), and even with minute amounts in...

Great job on your experiments! I want to give you props for even taking the time to try and figure things out for yourself, and then again, for placing those findings on the forum for the rest of us! I have hypothesised that this would be the outcome, but have never tested it for myself. We...

Do you suggest any kind of plant root fert, Plantbrain? What about Seachem's Flourish Tabs? Do you just count on flourite and small amount of peat on the bottom?

You will be just fine, considering that this is a supplemental filter to the UGF. The UGF will have most of the bacteria in it, as long as you don't sterilize it like a hospital tank. If it's a hospital tank, I'd ditch the UGF and use just a small HOB filter. An AC200 is lots of water turn-over...

To contact AkidoGuy directly do a search on this forum for his name, then when you find a post for him, do a private message to him. Ask him if he does, indeed, have rays in one of his larger tanks, just to make sure I remembered correctly. For a larger tank, I would personally build one...

I know that you love your fish, but before you make any plans about getting filters and other items for a setup large enough for these fish, I'd really suggest looking at your REALISTIC needs for these fish! The BARE MINIMUM you will need is a 2 foot deep tank, which really only come (in...

One thing you need to keep in mind is that "can" and "should" are two separate issues. Yes, you CAN add more fish, even with your current filter. In my opinion, no you SHOULD NOT add any more even with another filter. Your filtration is mainly to get particles out of the water, and maybe some...

Yes, dwarf cichlids (in general) do very well in a 20 "long" tank. I will suggest doing a live planted tank for Apistos and Rams, though! Do plenty of research on the specific fish you want BEFORE you get ANY other fish! Evolve your tank around that central theme, and things will go smoothly.:)

I think you have a nice, full, diverse group of fish, already! I would not add any more to go overboard. Also, that filtration is fairly minimal for such a long tank (4'). I wouldn't be surprised if there were some "dead spots" without much water movement. Do you have live plants?

Yes, even the base model.....the "Magnum HOT" comes with both the media basket and one micron cartridge. I would suggest buying at least one or two extra cartridges. You can bleach them and re-use, but eventually their effectiveness is reduced.

OK, I'm gonna give this one a try, and let you know how I'd do a "low-tech" 10 gallon tank. I'd first go with the simplest methods available. If you must go with 3+wpg, then get a small hagen "Nutrafin Natural Plant System". It's the right size for the job, and it clips neatly onto the back of...

Re: goals This is definately a big part of it, but I'd also like to add some of my additional reasons. I don't want to sound preachy, but want to answer the question you asked honestly. I have found that I have been learning quite a bit of patience from dealing with plants, and to my...

There is a decent article on many types of gourami in the newest AquariumUSA -2004 Annual magazine. I just got through reading the article today! They have a picture and specifically discuss that fish.

Congratulations! Think mine have a chance in a community tank like I have (20 gallon) or should they be kept alone? 1 Betta 2 FFF (male and female) 6 Neons 4 Corys 4 Ottos Lots of plants ???

I will add that I have purchased 4 Florida Flag fish since talking to Wolfpup and others on this forum. I had terrible amounts of this dreaded algae in my tank. I had pruned several affected plants the week before only to have it take over again in one week! I have since been looking at my...

I bought some EHFIsubstrate Pro when I ordered my Eheim ECCO 2233, and I have been very pleased with it. It is spherical (for those who don't know) and shedds excess bio-film easily. It also resists compaction and doesn't impede water flow as time goes on. The instructions say to rinse it...