There are many articles both on this forum and around the web on wood prep for aquariums, but long story short, yes, not all wood is created...
Depends on how much mesh/moss there is. The shadecloth itself is quite lightweight and can drift quite easily, though if undisturbed it'll stay....
Shadecloth can work quite well, and is usually available from most garden shops and Builder's Express/Warehouses. Initial attachment takes some...
This might have more to do with Cape Town water having a poor buffering capacity rather than strictly the wood having such a strong effect on pH....
Physid snails - like Physa and Physella mentioned above - are quite tolerant, especially considering that there are local species that no doubt...
My first guess then that there is something that is acting as an irritant - either in the water itself or introduced with the angels, and taken...
Could we get a little more info? How long have you had them? Tank details including equipment and some water parameters? Tank mates? Recent water...
Whew, I've gotten bad at my Central American cichlid ID. Honestly it looks like some Synspilum juvenile/young females that I've seen around, also...
Milton's should... but be sure to give it a good proper rinse off/soak to prevent it getting into your tank. We used to use it as a diving gear...
There no accurate way of determining the age of that wood, that is, how long it has been dead and off the tree. This would be important to know...
Looking good! I almost picked up a bunch of these this past weekend, still regretting that I didn't!
There are two ways to tell this has occurred. One is that, when looking at the "cube" inside the packaging, all the contents it sitting towards...
As mentioned, the only real risk and concern comes from the preparation process. If not properly prepared, the food could introduce disease or...
In a tank that deep, providing lighting that penetrates deep enough for coral needs becomes costly, if not impractical. Fish that hang around...
Worm culture productivity does markedly decrease as the temperature drops. I can't speak for all cultures, but if I recall correctly some can take...
A proper hero there. Plus, he's probably seen more of the aquatic environment than I could ever dream of!
@Barry Roux has some great species he's selling at the moment.
I'd argue that fish can hear quite well. This of course varies from species to species, but nearly all fish have internal hearing structures....
I've worked with a number of different puffer species... but no, nothing quite so large as the fahaka puffer. I can say that you'll find that...
Not throwing a definitive diagnosis into the ring here - but these sound like signs of mycobacteriosis. Symptoms vary but these are some of your...
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