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Old 03-11-13, 10:37 AM   #1
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Wife took over the tank.

Up until this weekend we had African Cichlids for years. I kept it natural looking.
Finally let the wife take over the tank and this is what she turned it into... LOL.
Not as bad as I expected.

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Old 03-11-13, 10:39 AM   #2
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Re: Wife took over the tank.

Well... it sure is... colorful
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Old 03-11-13, 11:04 AM   #3
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Lol she girlied it!!
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Old 03-11-13, 11:51 AM   #4
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Colorful and girlie about sum it right up! But that's her personality too, lol.
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Old 03-13-13, 12:34 PM   #5
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I like it!
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Old 03-13-13, 11:55 PM   #6
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Re: Wife took over the tank.

Not my tastes at all in decor, but a peaceful, active community tank can be a lot of fun. Danios and Corys are nice, easy keepers with personality.
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Old 03-14-13, 05:51 AM   #7
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Re: Wife took over the tank.

Yeah, its nice in its own way. I like Danios for some reason. They're kinda plain but always active.
Its frustrating though, we've lost two fish already. The tank was so established for Cichlids for so long I kind of forgot how delicate changing can be.
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Old 03-15-13, 05:56 PM   #8
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Re: Wife took over the tank.

Sorry to hear that some fish died. Question did you use tap water and if yes did you treatt it with ph balance. Or did u use distiled water? My opinon take a few 5 gal buckets to your fish store and have them fill them up with good ph balanced water.
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Old 03-15-13, 06:47 PM   #9
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Re: Wife took over the tank.

Ha, that's so cute!

But... the gravel isn't hot pink? You better fix that!
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Old 03-17-13, 12:06 PM   #10
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Haha, she's considering pink!
We changed out half the water before adding new fish. We used tap but treated it.
Another fish dead today and two now are showing signs of ick. I have quarantined them and am out now getting treatment.
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Old 03-19-13, 04:24 PM   #11
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Have you tested the water? It sounds like you may have lost your cycle.
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Old 03-20-13, 06:43 AM   #12
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Have you tested the water? It sounds like you may have lost your cycle.
Doing that after the ick treatment is over with!
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Old 03-22-13, 05:55 PM   #13
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Re: Wife took over the tank.

Looks like the perfect setup for some glowfish - the new danios and tetras in weird florescent colors. I have some and they are very hardy. Have you seen them?

The ick is a problem for me as well, in my old tank. It comes back every now and then despite treatments. As long as no new fish are introduced,things go fine.
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