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Hahaha my bad. Still good to know bout those stories.
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I did some minor scaping in my tank as I added the plants I recently bought. Will share it on my next post as I am currently went crazy shopping again for a surface skimmer, replacement outflow pipe, scissors and hose. Pictures to be shared once I get home.
Actually my main reason going back is the fish I fell in love with. So I tried my luck asking the staff what name is the fish. Even showing liveaquaria pictures to no avail! I even tried pointing the chinese writing on the tank but still nada.
I just made some quick picture of the tank. Guys please help me identify this lovely fishes. Even though my tank is small, I would like to get this fishes maybe in the future.
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3) this is the one!!
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Actually my main reason going back is the fish I fell in love with. So I tried my luck asking the staff what name is the fish. Even showing liveaquaria pictures to no avail! I even tried pointing the chinese writing on the tank but still nada.
I just made some quick picture of the tank. Guys please help me identify this lovely fishes. Even though my tank is small, I would like to get this fishes maybe in the future.
1)
2)
3) this is the one!!
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Hi all,
Top photo has all different colour forms of the Ram cichlid (<"Mikrogeophagus ramirezi">). They all tend to be inbred and very prone to all sorts of diseases (and they are often infested with Camallanus worms). I'd definitely avoid the balloon shaped and Golden "xanthic" ones.
The next cichlid down is a male <"Apistogramma cacatuoides">, also a xanthic the "White Gold" form.
Next one down again is another <"Apistogramma">, male <"Apistogramma agassizii">, the ones at the front are a line bred red "Rostrich" form, I can't really tell with the ones further back.
The bottom two photos show two rare and unusual fish. The Pencil fish is <"Nannostomus espei"> and the cichlid is Biotoecus spp., probably <"B. opercularis">.
In terms of ease of keeping the Apistogramma cacatuoides is probably the easiest, all the others need more specialist care, and Biotoecus is a very difficult fish.
I've got a few <"A. agassizii"> at the moment, they are a good fish for a planted tank with soft water and plenty of cover, but they need some live food.
cheers Darrel
Top photo has all different colour forms of the Ram cichlid (<"Mikrogeophagus ramirezi">). They all tend to be inbred and very prone to all sorts of diseases (and they are often infested with Camallanus worms). I'd definitely avoid the balloon shaped and Golden "xanthic" ones.
The next cichlid down is a male <"Apistogramma cacatuoides">, also a xanthic the "White Gold" form.
Next one down again is another <"Apistogramma">, male <"Apistogramma agassizii">, the ones at the front are a line bred red "Rostrich" form, I can't really tell with the ones further back.
The bottom two photos show two rare and unusual fish. The Pencil fish is <"Nannostomus espei"> and the cichlid is Biotoecus spp., probably <"B. opercularis">.
In terms of ease of keeping the Apistogramma cacatuoides is probably the easiest, all the others need more specialist care, and Biotoecus is a very difficult fish.
I've got a few <"A. agassizii"> at the moment, they are a good fish for a planted tank with soft water and plenty of cover, but they need some live food.
cheers Darrel
Thank you so much for the fish info! Very informative. The first one are so cute and
doesn't move much. Thanks for the headsup as I almost bought one.
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Hi all,
That is a Lake Malawi cichlid. I've never kept them, but there are quite a few with a <"stripy "blue on blue" pattern">.
cheers Darrel
That is a Lake Malawi cichlid. I've never kept them, but there are quite a few with a <"stripy "blue on blue" pattern">.
cheers Darrel
JackMartins
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Hi Archer, Carefull with Lake Malawi Cichlids.
They tend to be VERY aggressive with fishes not coming from Lake Malawi. In other words, Lake Malawi Cichlids have some particularity of water parameters and behavior that they can only live with themselves hunting other species. Careful with Neon Tetra. Check their behavior.
They tend to be VERY aggressive with fishes not coming from Lake Malawi. In other words, Lake Malawi Cichlids have some particularity of water parameters and behavior that they can only live with themselves hunting other species. Careful with Neon Tetra. Check their behavior.
three-fingers
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Unfortunately your recent fish choice is very unsuitable for your tank.Unless you have rock-hard water or are adding a lot of mineral supplements to your tank, they wont last long. CO2 injection isn't ideal either, they aren't remotely adapted to soft water with low pH. In addition, they require a tank much larger than you have.
They will tear up your plants, dig in your substrate, move your rocks and probably kill your neon tetras.
Basically, they will either die from inappropriate water stats, or destroy everything else in your tank. There's no winning here.
Take them back to the shop ASAP, for both the fishes sake and your own.
And don't take advice from whoever sold them to you ever again!
Thank you so much for all your feedback. Revealing the name of this fish gave another dimension to me in this hobby. Thank you for your patience in giving me your invaluable knowledge and experience!
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juvenile http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/yaoshania-pachychilus/
Edit: pipped by Darrel. lovely looking fish when young, horribly generic when mature, still nice tho.
Edit: pipped by Darrel. lovely looking fish when young, horribly generic when mature, still nice tho.
Thanks for that. With the small tank i currently have, i have a very few options. Thanks for the speedy reply.
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Hard to tell but they look like seed shrimp - if so, I hope you like them - they're there to stay! Extremely hard to eradicate.
Hello everyone! Just want to ask what's this small lice like creatures on my tank?
Not sure where they came from. Btw got an explosion of red shrimp on my tank they seem to breed pretty well.
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Regards, Mark
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Thanks for the headsup Mark! I tried searching the net but seems cannot locate a specific answer. Base on my initial findings, they seem to show up due to overfeeding. I am just wondering if they are some kind of pest or can cause any issue with my fish and shrimp.
