high phosphate in fishtank ?
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milky648 - Posts: 194
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how many water changes do ihavto do bevore my phosphate comes down 3 days a go i did a 30% yesterday i did a 45% and took plants and assasories out cleandt the algi out and my phospate is still high maby time to cean the pump again i went through the rocks to? ill do my pump today after work.
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Peterkarig3210 - Posts: 1980
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Have you checked the tap water for phosphates? That could be why it's not coming down with water changes.
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Peterkarig3210 - Posts: 1980
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I wonder if spirulina tablets would be good for cichlids? Trader Joes has bottles for about $3.50. I don't know if they'll dissove too quickly, but if spirulina is good for cichlids that might be a good source.
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miami754 - Posts: 373
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I looked at your pics and yes, you have a yellow lab and a red zebra. Welcome to the crazy world of mbunas.
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milky648 - Posts: 194
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lol thanks ya one of his eye is all wierd when i hade nitre and amonia in my water he or she scareshed his eye out u can kinda see it from the side mioror pic , i love the red zebra one
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miami754 - Posts: 373
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Yeah, red zebras are nice as long as you don't put two males together without proper space. I have seen one absolutely terrorize the subdominant male and nip his fins clean off. I mistook the second male for a female and the damage was done before I caught it. They don't tend to be aggrsssive towards other species though so if you have one in there, you should be fine.
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milky648 - Posts: 194
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somone said my yellow lab is a male hes quit small yet my red one i think is full grown how u tell if it is male or female???
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miami754 - Posts: 373
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Yeah, he is a male. Dominant males will usually have black stripes on their anal and pectoral fins (look at your pic and you will see that yours has this. The females will tend not to have any black on these fins. Also, the males are more likely to have a black bar running through their eye. I think I see the black bar in your picture. They also tend to be bigger, but you have no females in there to reference that with.
It is difficult to sex them when they are younger, but yours is old enough that he has colored up and gotten his markings.
It is difficult to sex them when they are younger, but yours is old enough that he has colored up and gotten his markings.