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    Re: new fish

    Here in the UK , we have access to captive bred Lake Malawi cichlids who thrive in our local tapwater so no need to worry too much about Ph or hardness etc




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    Re: new fish

    Quote Originally Posted by alucard0822 View Post
    The trick with Cichlids is to keep the water hard, warm and alkaline, a lot of fish folk don't like to mix AC species from all 3 different lakes, Malawi and Victoria are close enough to be OK, Tanganyika is a lot more alkaline than the others, so while a few others have had luck mixing all 3, or keeping Africans in neutral PH and soft conditions with unrelated tankmates, I haven't in my tanks or others I've helped with. Fish get stressed, then start to get aggressive, sick and die off eventually, the higher toxicity of Ammonia in high PH ranges also kills a lot faster In new tanks or where the bioload gets increased fast. Zincubus is right on, more fish and more hiding spots cuts down on bullying, so too few fish they get picked on, but too many too quick, and they get sick, AC tanks are pretty much the reason fishless cycling came about. Best advice is to use sand as a substrate, easy to spot clean to keep bioload down, and the fish seem to like it, add a pile of rocks containing limestone to keep the PH up around 8-8.2, and KH up at 10-14, small water changes often with enough buffer added to keep the PH consistent, and they will be happy. You will have to change gradually being you already have fish, and the Shark should probably find a more compatible home. Can't wait to see how they grow
    they water is hard and theres good alkaline and the temp of the water is a consistant 80 degrees, i check the water weekley and do small water changes, we have natural spring water so thats probably why its hard. i had balas but the water was too hard for them so i got the cichlids instead, the shark is doing great in there too, they dont bother him at all. i might get some black sand for them when i switch them to a bigger tank, i really like the look of sand in tanks. they are all doing really well together
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    here are the pics as promised:

    Electric yellow Cichlid




    Snow White Scoloffi Cichlid (My fav one)




    and the Electric Blue Cichlid



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    Good choices, that Electric yellow is

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    new fish

    Lovely fish ...the Yellow looks very similar to the Yellow Labs ( Labidochromis caeruleus) I mentioned especially with that thin black strip on the edge of the dorsal fin and that bottom one 'looks' a little like a Kribensis .. ..

    http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=yel...w=1024&bih=672
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    Re: new fish

    Quote Originally Posted by Zincubus View Post
    Lovely fish ...the Yellow looks very similar to the Yellow Labs ( Labidochromis caeruleus) I mentioned especially with that thin black strip on the edge of the dorsal fin and that bottom one 'looks' a little like a Kribensis .. ..

    http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=yel...w=1024&bih=672
    Kribs

    http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=kri...kribensis+fish




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    i replaced the pink gravel with some black gravel, its the kind for planted aquariums, ill be getting a couple plants for the tank (a couple of Anubias Nana plants) the tank and fish look a lot better





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    Re: new fish

    Yeah , looks 100 times better to me as well ! Your eyes are attracted to the fish and the pink plants now

    Get those coloured plants out and some green ones in and you've got a serious looking viv




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    Re: new fish

    Quote Originally Posted by Zincubus View Post
    Yeah , looks 100 times better to me as well ! Your eyes are attracted to the fish and the pink plants now

    Get those coloured plants out and some green ones in and you've got a serious looking viv
    ill be getting a couple plants in there in a few days or so

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