My wife recently started an aquarium. She has posted a few discussions here before. However, she buys fish and plant because they look nice without researching to see if things are a good match.
She replaces the dead ones with new ones. I'm not sure she can even tell me every species in the tank. We have been through about $150.00 in fish with another $150.00 worth still in the tank. All this in a tank that hasn't even been through the Nitrogen cycle yet. As you can image, this is getting expensive. I'm tired of her throwing good money away.
Could someone take a look at the current mix she has an let me know if they see a problem. Also does she have to many fish. I think so. The tank is 44 gallons.
3 - Saulosi mbuna cichlid (2 male, 1 female)
1 - Auratus mbuna cichlid (already tagged as going back)
1 - Jewel cichlid
2 – Red Parrot Cichlids
1 - Some light blue and yellow with orange tail cichlid.
1 – Catfish (not a pleco) of some kind
I am concerned about the mbuna and the parrots. Their pH is kind of on the opposite sides of the spectrum aren't they?
Is the cat fish in danger from the cichlids? He was very expensive. She paid $45.00 for it but it is pretty small. It is spotted.
Nitrites are a real problem. She has done four 30% water changes in four day because the nitrite levels are beyond the range of her test kit. It only goes to 1ppm.
Please help arm me with some information so I can talk to her and stop the insanity. She says if these fish die, she wants to empty the tank and go saltwater.*crazysmil
She replaces the dead ones with new ones. I'm not sure she can even tell me every species in the tank. We have been through about $150.00 in fish with another $150.00 worth still in the tank. All this in a tank that hasn't even been through the Nitrogen cycle yet. As you can image, this is getting expensive. I'm tired of her throwing good money away.
Could someone take a look at the current mix she has an let me know if they see a problem. Also does she have to many fish. I think so. The tank is 44 gallons.
3 - Saulosi mbuna cichlid (2 male, 1 female)
1 - Auratus mbuna cichlid (already tagged as going back)
1 - Jewel cichlid
2 – Red Parrot Cichlids
1 - Some light blue and yellow with orange tail cichlid.
1 – Catfish (not a pleco) of some kind
I am concerned about the mbuna and the parrots. Their pH is kind of on the opposite sides of the spectrum aren't they?
Is the cat fish in danger from the cichlids? He was very expensive. She paid $45.00 for it but it is pretty small. It is spotted.
Nitrites are a real problem. She has done four 30% water changes in four day because the nitrite levels are beyond the range of her test kit. It only goes to 1ppm.
Please help arm me with some information so I can talk to her and stop the insanity. She says if these fish die, she wants to empty the tank and go saltwater.*crazysmil
