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I just upgraded to a 100gal tank and with just the 2 geo's and 2 luecosticta's it looks empty. Does anyone have any suggestions for middle to upper level fish that will not be aggressive to the geo's. I would prefer something with a little color, i was considering Blue German Rams but i was worried ...

Thank you Matt, i will get them some veggie matter in thier diet. I was told people feed this to tropheus which they are almost all veggie diet(or at least people think) so i'm surprised it isn't enough for them. Well i hope the Geo's and satanoperca's will be ok together because i really dont want ...

Well thank you for the response, i wish i would have got more but when i purshased all of these they were the only ones in the lfs tank. The satanoperca's were first and it was going to be only them but i ran into these other two by themselves, so i figured they would be ok or at least better then t...

Not sure if this is better ask in a Cichlid forum but since i dont belong to any, i figured someone here might have experience with these fish. I have two Satanoperca leucosticta, 1x Geophagus colombian and 1x Geophagus pindare. The Pindare seems to be causing most of the aggression issues and he wa...

Well thank you for everyones imput, i do not know a carpenter (wish i did) i looked at it more after reading some of your suggestions and to me it still looks like it will be strong enough. But i guess will see, i'm just going too leave water in it for a week or two and see what happens. The mess ca...

My 75 gal tank only has 4 vertical supports, this tv stand has 6 and is half the height of it as well. The floor under the tank would be a thin layer of carpet but under that is cement, so that should'nt be an issue. I would just hate to have it give way while at work, just for trying to be cheap.

I have a 90 gallon tank that i am trying to avoid buying a stand for, but i have a very sturdy Sauder tv stand that is 6x2. i stood on the weakest part of it and it did not even sqeak as i am by no means light (320lbs) but thats only a third of the wieght for a stocked 90. Just thought someone on he...

Thats great to know, sorry it took so long to reply. I went away for a couple days and all i thought about is the darn fish. But they are all ok and the test for ammonia is back in normal levels, i have never heard that before. I wish i would have checked up on the forum while i was away, i might ha...

Thanks for the reply, but i am on city water which i test once a month and its ok.

I hope you guys can be of help again, in my Geophagus tank the ammonia is up to 0.25 and the only thing thats changed is i added another filter. Do you think there is such a thing as having to much filtration, because on this tank i have a Filstar xp4, emporer 400 and the new filter which i just rea...

I did try the blanched zuchini and she didnt touch it, I'll try something a little meatier. I thought she might have been fed live but i would rather not do that unless its a must to keep her alive. Just don't want to have to kill another fish just to feed one, i know its natural and all, but it's n...

Thats what i keep hearing about these big Cichlids, How they eat like pigs. I would love to watch her chow down at least then i wouldnt have to wonder if she will make it. Thank you for the response, i guess i'll just keep an eye on her and keep trying small amounts till she's ready.

I just became the owner of a Red Devil, she is about 7 inches and i have had her for about a week and a half. She is not wanting to eat though, when i got her she was kept in a 20 gal tank which was way to small and i felt bad for her so i emptied out my 36 gal to bring her home and then i did some ...

Thank you for that, they are kinda on sleep mode now since thier light turned off so i'm going to wait till the morning instead of adding something that will get them all stirred up. I really appreciate all of your help.

Ok i did read alot of Diana's post and i think im going to continue with the higher temps and another dose of Super ich cure. I do have one more question, the first dose of Super ich cure was yesterday about 28 hrs ago but due to the fact that i only used half a dose and i left chem pure in the cann...