darkangel

You might have a bit of trouble breeding that pair. The one on the right looks like a low grade male. Most female flowerhorns have a black stripe covering the lower portion of the dorsal fin from front to back. You will also need a piece of slate under the divider, and put in a small fountain pump on the males side of the tank pushing water over to the female side. Lots of live food and water changes on a daily basis. If you are successful, out of 500+ eggs you may get 2 - 3 good looking fish, but you won't find out what they look like until they hit the 2 inch mark. Good luck.

Val, this might be a shot in the dark, but I had a similar problem with an old fluval 303. After tearing it apart more than a dozen times and checking everything,and getting ready to take it to the range for some target practice, I decided to take it apart one more time and run some air through the hoses. That was when I found that the rigid U tube for the intake had a hair line crack in it just outside of the tank and was sucking in air. Replaced the U tube and have'nt had a problem since, except that I have to give it a good b*#@h slap to get it going when I clean it. Hope this helps.

Thanks Jason, They're still staying close to the shell and chasing the calvus away. There is only the 5 fish in a 55gal. I wanted to take this tank down, but will wait a week or two now and see what comes of it.

I picked up a pair of F-1 gold heads at the Edmonton auction. Yesterday I noticed that one of them has taken up residence in a shell and the larger of the 2 is gaurding the area. I think that they may be a little on the young side to be spawning as 1 of them is only 2in. TL and the one in the shell is 1.5in. TL. In any case I have removed all other fish except for a trio of F-1 Zambian black calvus. This is the first time I have tried these fish, so I'm not sure of the size they start to spawn at. Could it be a true spawn or a practice run.

Unfortunately after the CAS auction my plans for my little 240 gal have been changed against my free will. It will no longer be a wild South American tank, It has become an African tank. So far I have 2 bn and 1 L-88 pleco. I also have a featherfin cat, But I don't think that is enough of a clean up crew. The foot print of the tank is 8ft X 2ft. Any suggestions on types and/or numbers are welcome.

Thanks for the replies. It's still in the works and I'm trying out different ideas and alternatives.

I was thinking 2 for the fish load in the tank. After all, you can never overfilter.

I have decided to go with an FX-5 maybe 2 on my 240, But would like to try and plumb it into the overflows as the intake and have the output plumbed to a spraybar. I was thinking of filling the overflows with bio-balls and puting a piece of sponge on top for a pre-filter before the water goes into the filter. Can this or will it work, or am I asking for trouble. Tank stock list (I'm hoping I can get them, trying for all wild) 6 X Altum angels, 8 X Red hook silver dollars, 4 X Red streak gold severums, 12 X laser orange cories, and a few plecos to be decided on later.

yay! but omg Val, you sure are up early! lol. see everybody there! It's not that early. In my house that would be considered a sleepin.

I think I'm going to stick with my original plan, only file 13 the silver dollars and put a bunch of plants in.

I like your idea Jason. I also like the idea of option 2 and 3 (planted S.A.), the only thing wrong with that is I would have to leave out the silver dollars (It would be like adding a dozen rabbits to your veggie garden). However I could sub the silver dollars for large tetras as mentioned. I had a brackish tank about 25 yrs ago, but stocking options were very limited at that time. After doing some research on brackish tanks of today, the level of brackish I was looking into is only a few points from full salt, so why not go all the way. As far as cost goes, I think I may start with a tank about half that size first.

I am finally planning on setting this little guy up soon, and am looking for some opinions. Tank is 240 gallons (96L X 24W X 25H) Filtration is either 2xFX-5s or a 60 or 70 gal sump Lighting, between metal halides and T-5s I have enough lighting to pound 7 to 8 watts per gal into this puppy Substrate and decor to be decided on. My options are 1. Reef tank, I'm thinking a bit pricy and too much work, and may not be a good idea with the long hours I put in. 2. Planted community tank (small fish), A lot of work but a good option. 3. South American, 4x altum angels, 6-8 red hook silver dollars, 4x red streak gold sevs, 12x red or orange laser cories, and a half dozen plecos (not sure what kind) All opinions (good or bad) are welcome as well as other possible options.

Kribs go very well in a community tank with the fish you allready have. Very hardy and not too aggressive. Put a small cave or pile of rocks in the corner of the tank, a good mature pair, and you should have babies every 2 - 3 weeks.

Thanks Rudy.

Anyone know when and where the first ACE meeting for this season is.