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Unfortunately I have lost 2 of my 3 a. borelli this week :cry: . My big male died on Monday and a small female died Thursday. Neither fish had any obvious sign of disease or any marks on the body although both had become a little reclusive a couple of days beforehand and had darkened in...
My LFS has a group of Dicrosus for just over a month living in moderately hard water with a ph of 7.5, does this mean that they are likely to be acclimatised and hence I could keep them with my trio of a. borelli. My tapwater is the same as the LFS but I am going to get an RO for christmas and...
Today I went to the LFS and bought 1 male and hopefully 2 female borelli.
Can anyone tell me what different types of borelli there are, I've heard of "opal" and "yellow head" varieties from this site.
I also bought 6 rummy nosed tetra's.
Thanks
David
Thanks for the replies.
I have decided to get an RO system, I just need to make up my mind whether to go for an aquarium 3 stage system or a domestic 5 stage system.
In the meantime though I want to go for the borelli hopefully 2 males and 3 females. I think they will be ok in my tank as...
I have just been to the LFS and have the following available to choose from;
a. borelli
a. cacautoides "Orange Flash"
a. cacautoides " Triple Red"
a. agassizii "Red"
a. macmasteri
a. viejita
a. trifasciata
a.nijsseni
My water parameters are ph7.6, GH10, KH8. The tank is well...
Thanks Peter
I have been thinking about getting an 3 stage portable RO system that states it is for aquarium use but I have also seen domestic use 5 stage systems that are maybe 2 to 3 times the price but also include a pressurised container to store the water (usually about 4 gallons) and a...
I have had another idea.
I am thinking of replacing the Rams with another type of cichlid I have in mind laetracara curviceps or dorisger (sp?). Would these fair better with my water parameters? Are there any others that would coexist happily with a. caucatoidess or a. borrelli?
Thanks...
Heres a pic of the tank. Not a very good pic as the exposure is wrong but it will give you an idea.
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dt99uk/detail?.dir=/112f&.dnm=c4c7.jpg&.src=ph
Thanks for the replies.
Peter, I am in Harpenden in Hertfordshire.
I tested the tank water again last night, PH 7.6, GH 10.3 KH8.9. I tested the water out of the tap, PH 7.6, GH 12, KH 10.3. I need to buy new test kits as the ones I have expired earlier this year, the above measurements...
Hi everyone, I am a new member just getting into apisto's. I have been a fan of African cichlids from lakes Malawi and Tanganyika for many years and now want to try South American dwarf's.
I have setup a 30 UK gallon planted tank (32"x16"x18") that I want to use for apisto's. I am thinking...