cichlid.lover Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 hey leptosoma dan did you sell it to this guy called luke??well only the hides really and sits there the most.....he is like a little girl and the female take it like a man!!lolno i didnt move the decorations......i think its just the temp of the water suddenly changing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 You can add a bit of hot water to each bucket of water that you're going to put in. That way, the fish don't get so much of a shock from the cold water. (That's only if you use buckets.) Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid.lover Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Hey timb I did put some hot water but he still acts like a girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid.lover Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Hey guys can calvus get egg bound because her belly is really big (I recon it's full of eggs) but she is just sitting there and the other female looks like she is going to breed..what do you think guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsplakat Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 sorry man i cant remember his name but he told me he used to breed shrimp and was getting back into cichlids haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid.lover Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hey Dan maybe it was him idkWhat fish do you keep now??Well cyprichromis obviously but any others?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid.lover Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 I'm isolating the male because he didn't look right he was just laying there and when I looked really close at him he had all the white spots on his fins and his body.....I put him in a 1ft tank and he is looking bad he is breathing deeply and nearly on his side.....plz god hope he doesn't die because I really like him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannon Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Are u treating him with white spot cure ? If u don't it's likely he will just die. Did you do a water change recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid.lover Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Unfortunately he died this morning:(RIP buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 That's sad to hear mate...sounds like you got a bad case of whitespot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GundamCichlid Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Sorry for your los mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid.lover Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 thanks guys really liked him......just relised my two girls have whitespot too so im dosing them with some whitespot cureim going to sell the rest of my tropheus duboisi i have left because they are bit to agressive to each other and to the tank mates...if your interested please text 0402821056 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid.lover Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 only have two left one male and one female Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid.lover Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 male is about 15cm and the female is around 12cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsplakat Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 that is really sad to hear mate sorry for your loss. best to use white spot meds next time (hopefully there are no next times). also put a bit of salt and bump up temp to 30 degrees do a water change every 3 days should cure it quickly. im breeding lepto utintas, pulu point red zebras, yellows and msuli point acei's. those are the main ones haha but i have other fry from past colonies that i sold ages ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid.lover Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 I'm wanting to put some cyprichromis with the calvus later on about a month or two do you guys think this will work?I put them in a hospital tank and the temp is 28 but will bump it up to 30 and I have been adding some salt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid.lover Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 Hey guys one out two of the females look like she has intense white spot......I'm worried what should I do???I have been adding salt every day for the past three days and white spot cure aswell....also cranked the heat up to 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GundamCichlid Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Hi mate,You should be very careful when treating the calvus as they very sensitive to changes in the tank.Increase the temp slowly and add the salt slowly.I was using epson salt with 1tbs for 10LAssume your tank is 60L, gwt 20L from the old tank and slowly fill the new 40L to the hospital tank, i was doing it 20L per half hour with 1tbs per hour or mixed it with hot water in the bucket first. put the white spot treatment slowly as well. half dosage per half hour.Increase your air pump during treatment and put some clothes around the tank so they can stay calm during treatment.You should check your filteration and water changes more often as the whitespot normally comes from water quality and low temp in the tank.Do the treatment as directed with your whitespot treatment.Get some reading about whitespot treatment.Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid.lover Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 thamks for they advise mate!!!!where can i get epson salt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 try a supermarket or a chemist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid.lover Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Tried supermarket but not chemist thanks link2hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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