A note on the non-aquatic plants. They will start to rot and therefore cause excess ammonia which your filters may not handle. I had the same...
a LFS in Durban has a 450L malawi display tank with 65 large fish (8-10 cm). The tank is a jewel tank with a single jewel bioflow 8.0 filter....
Today I found a holding Albino red top in my main tank - her mouth is full. Guess the food did not have any lasting negative effects.
Good news. The food has not made the fish sterile. My acei spawned again, buy she only held for a few days before swallowing the eggs.
@Enver do you have any details on the design of the stand and the metal to be used? R3k is a good price, but depending on the size of the tank it...
a bit late to add a further comment, but I'll add it for those who may stumble across it. you should never assume that your tap water quality is...
If this is going to happen, please count me in. I assume this can be organised through the "KZN Fish Club" group.
I found these std dimensions previously... But you don't need to stick to them. I make my own tanks to the sizes I want, depending on where I'm...
Also note that some malawis will sift the sand through their mouth and gills to find small food particles. Sharp sand particles can then cause...
You can get play sand at any major baby store or toy store (baby city / toysRus etc). ditto the comment on damage to fish especially for diggers...
I have used filter sand for some time, but changed to sea sand as I found the very sharp sand particles you get in the filter sand easily scratch...
Woke up yesterday to find a skeleton in my 200L holding tank. My first thoughts were that I had a fish fatality during the night and the other...
You can see the summary report on the DWAF website. Can't find the detailed anaylsis like we get here in Durban from the Umgeni Water website....
Rickus, what are your tap water parameters like? I see the water quality reports on the DWAF site are not good. Do you filter your water before...
I make my own Malawi salt solution from Bicarb & Epsom salts which I add to my tap water when I perform water changes. I know the typical water...
didn't misread your post, was just saying what would happen if I did smaller changes. 2 x 25% per week would maintain nitrate levels at 20-30ppm,...
If I do a smaller change, say 25% per week, my nitrate levels will hover between 40 and 50ppm. I like to keep them low at 12.5 to 25ppm. If I...
If you would like to see how nitrates are affected by WC regimes, have a look at the spreadsheet below and play with the parameters. please...
I have a similar size tank and keep malawis too. My tank is heavily stocked so the waste levels are high. My home made cartridge filter keeps...
I have a fairly heavily stocked community tank, which does not normally induce spawning, but it did for a while. My acei and my albino red top...
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