DIY Co2 systems are pretty simple and good fun to build. Not expensive at all. There are numerous videos of how to create them on You Tube, and...
Hi G Thank you again for your kind words. Been a sad week, organising things, and contacting everybody, but the 'old soldier' finally gets his...
Good pictures, and nice looking fish. Thanks for sharing. Out of interest, what size is the breeding tank you have set up? Thanks Mark
I only have two small Juvenile Macmasteri at the moment. Haven't had any Apisto's for a couple of years, but the young Macmasteri have got me...
Your welcome & Thank you. Hope it helps, it certainly worked fine for me, juts be wary of the KH change which buffers the PH, and the weekly need...
Hi Wynie I changed my gravel to sand a few weeks ago, and it was definitely a positive move. I removed my gravel while the fish were still in...
Mikrogeophagus Ramirezi - often know as German Blue Rams, or just Blue Rams. (def not Bolivian Rams). The female is usually smaller, has a...
If the rams are showing thick black vertical bands, they are more stressed than normal. Sometimes, when just introduced to a new tank, or after a...
Hi Toby Blue Rams (Mikrogeophagus Ramirezi) are my favourite species. If you do really like these fish, your best chance for obtaining 'good...
Thank you Marco. That is perhaps the best written and most informative article on fishkeeping I have ever read, on a subject rarely written...
Boksburg aye? I used to have a friend who lived on Beit Avenue in Boksburg... many years ago.
Just a further point, that when raising your normal aquarium temperature to 30C, you may need to increase the oxygen level, as at higher...
Welcome Gavin. Lots of invaluable advice on here, and some very experienced fishkeepers. Enjoy!
Hello and a warm welcome FB.
Welcome G... you have certainly found one of the best sites on the Web!
Welcome Mohammed... plenty of good advice on this great website, and a lot of experienced fishkeepers. Enjoy!
Here is a good UK based one for fans of Cichilds:- http://www.britishcichlid.org.uk/phpBB3/index.php
Hi Nadeem This is very normal behaviour for Rams. I have kept them for many years, and only when they are not 'shadowboxing' I begin to worry. Do...
I had a problem with excessive numbers of snails (mainly tiny ones, as they were obviously breeding in large numbers) about six months ago. I...
In the UK, 'Practical Fishkeeping' is very popular, and a good magazine, but like so many magazines and indeed newspapers, its circulation is...
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