Recent content by Hypostomus

Oh it's showing up. Good. When I post things they always seem to be X's. :roll:

I always thought this photo I found on Google a while back was a great example of how pretty these fish are (even if the photo itself isn't great): http://www.dolphin-int.com/pics/CONGOTET.JPG For those of you that haven't kept/seen these fish, just imagine that, only moving. It's hypnotic. :)

Thanks for the info. I may stick with just one Pelvicachromis species after all. Unfortunately, I can't say I care too much about raising fry. If I want a cichlid tank I'll set it up elsewhere. =) Yes. I plan to have a decent-sized school (10+) of Congo tetras. :) They are to be the...

I've been doing research for a few months now on what cichlids to feature in a West/Central African 120g community I'm setting up in September. I am naturally partial to the Pelvicachromis species, especially the "new" P. rubrolabiatus, but I am planning to house these fish alongside, among...

Straight RO/DI will need minerals put into it to make it survivable for the fish. Many of the RO mineral supplements that exist also have a hardness buffer in them, but you'd have to review which one you're picking to be certain it's what you want.

I don't think mudskippers really go full SW, do they?

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...all the links do? The Internet must have something against me today. How about these ones then? :roll: http://www.theboulets.net/cichlid_pix2/zaire_blue.jpg http://www.fototime.com/FEBA22ED875A1E0/standard.jpg http://www.akwafoto.pl/fotoreport/gorzow2001/pseudotropheus_elongatus.jpg...

Oh really? Whoops, LOL. :P For some reason it shows up on my comp though- guess because I have them all in the cache. Well, here are the links! (edited because the links didn't work..[insert Yosemite Sam substitutes for cursing]) Hope the point is made, anyway. :roll: You should try...

So these are all the same fish with a different paintjob? (edited 'cause they were all x's :oops:)

Picked up this guy yesterday and he's doing very well so far. I don't claim that these are great photos (they aren't), but the fish is nice-looking. :P

My beautiful plecos. :P!

Yeah, car insurance for unexperienced teenage guys is the highest of all. The car insurance for my car (unexperienced teenage girl) is $2000 I think. I think going FO would be your best bet, though a FO tank sounds boring to me as far as SW stuff goes. Just some rock and some fish. :P

Tyvm. :)

I have zero DIY and MH experience. Just thought I would get that out of the way first. The question is, if I was ever to get a metal halide system for my 20g (someone suggested a 250w set-up at one point), what would I need? Retailers seem to sell only parts and I don't know which parts I...