Adding Salt to African Cichlid Tanks

Posted by aquanus on April 21st, 2015 12:20 AM | 18,511 Comments
Do you need to add salt to an aquarium housing this male Labidochromis caeruleus? It depends on your tap water.
Do you need to add salt to an aquarium housing this male Labidochromis caeruleus? It depends on your tap water. Q. Can you tell me a good way to measure African rift lake salt in my fish tank? I have ...
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Not a Gar

Posted by aquanus on March 16th, 2015 10:10 PM | 252 Comments
dermogenyspusillus
Q. I recently acquired a fish that I know nothing about, not even the name. My fish looks like a miniature gar.  I have not been able to find out anything about my fish from any books. While visiting the ...
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It’s a Farlowella

Posted by aquanus on March 15th, 2015 04:45 PM | 9,183 Comments
a farlowella
a farlowella Q. I have recently purchased a Farlowella acus and have only been able to find basic information on its care. I know that it's primarily nocturnal and eats algae. It is currently living in a 10-gallon South American ...
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Water Treatment

Posted by aquanus on March 14th, 2015 03:48 PM | 100 Comments
koi pond
koi pond Q. We have just installed a new 1800 gallon pond. We already have three koi and plan to stock it with about another dozen. The pond filtration water treatment system is designed around 80 cubic feet of crushed ...
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The Real Lemonpeel ?

Posted by aquanus on March 9th, 2015 09:44 PM | 21 Comments
acanthurus pyrofreus
Acanthurus pyrofreus is a species of surgeonfish that mimics the lemonpeel angel, seen on the facing page. This is the real lemonpeel angel, Centropyge flavissimus. Q: A local pet store, just outside Seattle, had a yellow fish with blue markings ...
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Confused Convicts Cichlids

Posted by aquanus on March 9th, 2015 02:11 PM | 59 Comments
convicts cichlids
Confused convicts cichlids in the confines of an aquarium, the inability of the fry to move beyond the parent's reach typically results in their dissappearence as they are killed and eaten instead of being protected. this is true for ...
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The Changing Color of Goldfish

Posted by aquanus on March 8th, 2015 08:40 AM | 20 Comments
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the changing color of goldfish. loss of color. enhanced color Q:  I have a 300-gallon water garden in my yard. It is stocked with eight goldfish. They are o not fancy but all of them did have a w nice ...
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