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NLS for me too. You can feed zucchini slices too with a veggie clip.

Actually, no it is not. The poster states that the pics are of sp. 44 (a different unnamed species).

I have not used it, but it is basically limestone - so it should be fine. Be sure to clean it. I have read of others using it in their Malawi tanks.

One. Shell dwellers would be cool. I would not consider a 20g for malawi except as a grow out tank.

They can, but you can get a wide variance even from good stock. Are you planning on breeding and selling? Don't thin out your group of 16.

Yes, they bred in my water. They were healthy and thrived in my water without adjusting the PH. I have not found mbuna to be picky regarding water - of course ammonia will cause bloat and kill them - so you have to keep up on water changes. Any large properly kept group of mbuna will readily...

I can sense your frustration. You really need one or two appropriate size groups if you want a good experience with mbuna. You have these single aggressive fish and no where to go with them. Is there a local fish club in your area? Any LFS besides PetSmart? Don't buy any more fish for...

Good advice. You won't generally get good advice at a Petsmart, which is why you ended up with auratus for a 55g tank.

This is a question with so many variables. Petsmarts usually carry kenyi, orange zebra, ugly yellow labs, auratus, and hybrids. I would not recommend kenyi, orange zebra or auratus for a 56g tank. I would not recommend hybrid mbuna for any tank. The biggest thing for these fish is the...

Personally - I would not mess with the PH at all. I just don't think it is necessary, and fluctuations in your PH are not good. I kept Malawi for years, and now keep a 150 and a 55 full of Tangs and I never check or alter my PH. My water is somewhere around 7.2 out of the tap if I am...

Yes - I have read this about plecos at many different places. I had a bristle nose with the gar that would not leave him alone and tried to munch on him and so that pleco was removed. Later I had two gibbicep plecos that needed rehomed from malawi tanks after selling all my malawi and so I...

Yea - the one I got from you was switching over from live food. I have kept it on live food though. It is in the school science lab - so live food is a must for observing predator/prey! The piranha were fun because of that too. Of course, the pythons are great for that too. Rambling - time...

If your tank is spread across several floor beams - you should be fine. I personally would not put it on a wall in my house that runs parallel with the floor beams without adding some additional support under the sub-flooring directly under the tank. Of course if your house is water damaged or...

I have kept brichardi in smaller tanks. A pair will have enough room in a 20 as far as growth, the question is - will they play nice?

Yes - add more dems. If your yellow labs are really 5" adults, they may eat the young dems if they are too small. If you have lots of rock work, go for it.

This is a great idea and something that I have considered myself. I have wanted to do this ever since seeing the Tang tank at the Newport Aquarium in Cincy. A couple of brichardi were guarding a large clutch of fry - very neat activity. Of course there were other fish in the tank, but the...

It is the same. It is doing well. I'm not sure I can take your advice - you have a tank that I could park my car in! Did you have any issues with the gar not getting food because of the clown or was it the other fish in the tank?

I currently have one 14" Florida Gar in a square 150g tank. I would like for the Gar to be more active, as I have seen in other setups. I think if there were other fish in the tank besides the two pleocs, then he would be more active. I was thinking of adding a couple more Florida Gars. I am...

I am looking for tankmates for my 14" Florida Gar. I was thinking of a couple more floridas, but might also be interested in bichir and/or lima shovelnose.

I am looking for: Two Florida Gars - must be at least 6". One wet pet with personality. Two African Millipedes. Two Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. One Bearded Dragon. Located in Westerville, OH - 43081