King Tetras.....Available in the U.S. right now too. I sold a couple dozen in the past few weeks. All out now though. Sexing can be done by the colors on the adipose fin.
you can use the all-glass type or anything that is 100% pure silicone that has no mold inhibitors. GE silicone II found at lowes. We use it all the time constructing dart frog terrariums.
They are good in nano tanks. I used to breed them in 2.5 gallons with a pair and used a couple 1/2" id x 2 inch long pieces of PVC for them to breed in. They were super easy to breed.
Years ago a friend of mine and I went to the AMerican Cichlid Association convention in Chicago (maybe 1995...
I like Johnathan's idea but I would also add some rainbowfish maybe a couple pair of either, turquoise, yellow or Boesmani.
I know many people that have lost Cardinals to angelfish
Wow I have hatched BBS for twenty years and have never heard of anyone using baking soda with the salt! It makes sense to me and also makes me happy that no one needs to use it around here due to our local water source. Lake Michigan good enough for African Cichlids and apparently BBS.
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That bioload wouldn't be a problem in a 60 gallon if you had 5 firemouths without the Green Terrors.
Your dimensions that are given is actually a 90 gallon tank though!
If you want to breed these fun fish, most people in the local clubs would tell you to buy 6 as statisically you should...
If none of the fish in the aquarium is bothering your holding female leave her in there for two weeks and a couple of days from when you first noticed her. Then you can move her into your nursery tank. Sometimes chasing a young female fish around with a net will cause her to spit the eggs out...
Very nice looking fish. They get a bit larger than peacocks (except for some of those giant OB Peacocks I have seen around). I would do it if you like the way that they look but be sure not to put other fish with real similar patterns in your aquarium as this may provoke one or the other. I...
Watch the source of the rams! If the LFS uses central filtration I would pass on buying rams from them. Central filtration can pass diseases through fish much more easily. Rams need their water warmer and do better btwn 82 and 86 and most places that are on central filtration systems don't...
I have kept and bred both species you are asking about cohabitating. Honduran Red Points behave a lot like convicts if you have kept them. They would probably be fine with the adult goodeids but may pick to death any of the newborns that come along. They may also disrupt some of your plants in...
Be careful with well water as the parameters can change over time. We saw a tank that had live fish one day in the aquarium to seeing the same tank completely die off the next. They had done a water change that effectively killed off the fish. After a bunch of water testing by several...
Sean, No worries on the door shims we have used them dozens of times on larger aquariums in my service and installation company over the past twenty years.
A pinch is not the same for everyone!
Feed what your fish can consume in about a minute. If it is hitting the bottom cut back a little. Over a week or so watch the stomaches of your fish, if they pinch in you may need to feed more. Keep in mind if you are overfeeding now, your fish may be...
Rustoleum paint put on with the foam brushes! I have some tanks over 20 years old that still are as pristine as the day we painted them. Spray paints done about the same time had to be repainted 8-12 years ago. Either Black or Royal Blue.