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Thanks Guys,

Moving is stressful enough!.. A weight off my mind!

Hi,

i am moving home next week and need advise on how to make the transition as smooth as possible!

i have seen lots of advise on moving home, but most refer to putting the fish in bags and...

i was advised on here that if i keep the filter for my qt running in my main tank, and filled the qt up with treated tap water at the right temp i could just transfer the filter, leave it running for...

Thankyou so much for all your advise!

in answer to your questions; i have had them only a couple of months. i have only had the tank about 7 months.

however i have tested my ammonia, nitrate...

i dont have means to test hardness, but my ph has been a constant 8 since i got them 3 months ago. i know this is not ideal for rams but i was assured by the shop they wouldnt be affected. also the...

Hi,

I have been having some problems with ram cichlids!!

I have had 2 gold rams which both died within 2 weeks of each other. they showed no obvious signs of illness other than sluggishness...

Thanks Jay!

thanks,

but im a tad confused. if my quarantine tank has no filter in it, wont the water go stagnant? if i leave it still with heater running wont that cause problems?

hi all,

i am just about to set up a quarantine tank. Should i use the water from my existing tank so i dont need to cycle or should i start over. if so, i have never done a no fish cycle. is this...

now im in a dilemma,

some of the eggs appear to be moving around. shaking and jumping off the bogwood where i discovered some more!

are they hatching? they cant be can they?

they pretty much...

Thanks for advise. im not set up for breeding. i dont have a spare tank etc. so i will just let it run its course and hope for the best me thinks!?

meanwhile please enjoy the pics.
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Congrats! - im in the same boat! i just got directed to your thread from someone answering my distress call! lol.

I will keep an eye on this thread for useful advise, but if anyone could read mine...

Hi all,

Ive just come home to discover my German ram has laid eggs!!

Now the problem is, im still relatively (im sure most would say very!) new to fishkeeping in general. (aprox 5 months in)
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Hi all,

i posted a concern about my gold ram a few days back, but didnt get much response unfortunately. However, since then the little fellow seems to be worse. a few days ago he seemed to be...

Ok Cool. Should i be concerned? they do seem to be getting quite nippy toward each other now. is this all part of the process or should i seperate?

thx

A vac cost a few £/$ lierally. however the make your own as suggested above would work just as well.

you mentioned a lot of food on the bottom in the first week?
i think maybe your overfeeding if...

Hi,

i have recently added 2 gold rams to my tank. both been fine for few weeks until today...

one of them seems to breathing heavy. as if hes trying to chew something that wont go down(?)
He...

So,

i posted a distress call a couple of weeks ago where i lost a few fish due to not having the sufficient tools to check for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels.

the advice on here was second...

I Promise i will shut up now! ive taken up so much of your time... all of you!

Your advise and quick responses are truly appreciated.
This is a great site and should have some kind of award of...

Sorry, my brain is working overdrive! My tap water has a very high pH - 8. will this be ok, as it seems (not sure how) when my tank has settled after a water change i get a lower reading of about...

Haha, you already did, thanks!

Thanks wild turkey!

Annoyingly, i have discarded the old media already! Am i screwed? i cant get it back, deep in trash now. What can i do based on the fact i cant change what i have done; going...

Thanks for advise; i did 25% yesterday and another 25% today - should i do 40% day after tomorrow to make up to 90%. and another 90% a couple of days later?

The test kit i got is in a sealed tube,...

Thanks again everyone for your help and advise.

since i last posted i have taken some measures that may or may not be good, but i was at work and had a ten minute window to pop to a local shop..
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Sorry folks,

some very confusing info here! i appreciate all your advise but dont know what to do. the filter i have is a juwel bio 3.0 as part of the rio240 tank.

the filters that come with...