We are fast approaching another year. We survived the Mayan apocalypse and Christmas is just around the corner. If you are looking for some last minute shopping for your nearest and dearest, today is the last day to visit our shop to grab yourself a tropical bargain.

The opening times throughout Christmas and into 2013 at Perry’s Aquatic Centre are as follows:

December

Monday 24th closed

Tuesday 25th closed
Wednesday 26th closed
Thursday 27th open as normal
Friday 28th open as normal
Saturday 29th open as normal
Sunday 30th open as normal
Monday 31st closed

January

Tuesday 1st closed
Wednesday from then open as normal.

We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year and would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for supporting Perry’s Aquatic Centre throughout 2012. We look forward to seeing you all again and providing you with all your aquatic needs and advice in 2013.

PERRY’S AQUATIC CENTRE

THE BUNGALOW 6 MARKET RASEN ROAD DUNHOLME LINCOLN LN2 3QR

(Opposite the Lord Nelson Public House in the centre of Dunholme)

TEL No. +44(0)1673 860727

or Contact Us by secure email.

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One of the most interesting tropical fish to keep at home is the Demasoni Cichlid. It has a unique set of traits and features that make it a great fish to watch. Its full name is the Pseudotropheus Demasoni and it is a dwarf Mbuna. It comes from the Pombo Rocks area of Lake Malawi in Tanzania, Africa. This is a rocky area with many caves, so their habitat should feature rock structures with cave like features. They area a freshwater tropical fish that needs a warm water tank.

Habitat And Structures

Thomas Giuretis The Malawi Demasoni is a social fish that prefers large schools. It is also very aggressive and territorial. It is wise to keep them in as large a tank as possible. A large school of at least twenty fish will help prevent domination by any single male. Keeping them separated from other fish will also help prevent problems. A large tank will give them room to explore and having multiple caves will give females and smaller males a place to be safe. This is a very curious fish and it will enjoy checking out all the different spaces. They are vegetarian but plants are not recommended as they may affect pH levels in the water. Any standard cichlid food will be appropriate for them to feed.

Description And Features

The Malawi Demasoni Cichlid is easily recognizable by its blue color and alternating stripes. A closer look shows that the stripes are a crisp and brilliant blue or black and light blue or white. The definition and color is more pronounced on the male, which also has spots on the anal fin, and is a little larger than the female. They are a mouth-brooding species that produces anywhere from six to twenty fry after spawning, depending on the size of the female.

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Pseudotropheus Demasoni Lake Malawi Mbuna Tank

Unique Personality

Watching the Pseudotropheus Demasoni Cichlid reveals some interesting characteristics. They will swim in large schools but since they are very curious, they will also check out all the structures. When they become aggravated it is not uncommon for one of these fish to chase another over a large distance. The Demasoni Cichlid also show an interesting behavior when swimming and exploring. While the seem to enjoy hovering over structures, they also will hug the glass sides of the tank and swim along the contours of structures. While they are doing this, they will swim at odd angles to make sure they never expose their belly. All of these features and behaviors combine to make this a fun and interesting fish to raise at home. You can read this article to learn more about Demasoni Cichlids.

About the Author: Dustin Williams is an experienced aquarium owner and fish fanatic. He has owned several different types of freshwater fish over the past decade. Dustin recommends this other article to learn more about Demasoni Cichlids.

If you are working with marine or tropical fish or are a keen fish keeper and want to blog for this site, contact us here.

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Tel: 016738 607 27

The Demasoni Cichlid

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Do you want something that will clean your aquarium or something that will get rid of parasites from your tank? Considered very versatile, cleaner shrimp are what you may add to your collection of aquarium pets. This kind of shrimp will eat just about anything! Although these cleaner shrimp are really omnivorous by nature, they are known to have mild attitude towards other fish in the same tank. However, there was no known incident in which they attacked fish.

The benefit of a cleaner shrimp is that it will clean the tank for you. With this we mean that the shrimp will eat dead skin. If a fish is sick, what it can do is to swim beside the cleaner shrimp so the shrimp can eat the bacteria. One thing that you need to remember is that shrimps of this nature are best kept in groups of three. More than that and you will see that they begin to get shy.

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Cleaner shrimp working on a sailfin tang in 55 gallon reef aquarium

Truly, this kind of shrimp is a natural and superb scavenger. It will also clean parasites off other fish or even eels. It will even eat parasites off your hands if you put your hands under water or in the tank. These cleaner shrimp are also easy to maintain because they can tolerate copper sulfate and high concentrations of ammonia. It is very unlike many other crustaceans in which you have to keep close watch over these two chemicals. Accordingly, cleaner shrimps are very ideal for beginners in the aquatic world.

For more help and advice about introducing cleaner shrimp to your aquarium, contact us here.

Perry’s Aquatic Centre – 6 Market Rasen Road, (opp Lord Nelson Pub) Dunholme, Lincoln LN2 3QR Tel: 016738 60727

The Benefits of Having Cleaner Shrimp

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The Tiger Barb is considered as one of the most frequently imported ornamental fishes. Nowadays, it is easy to find captive hybrid breeds which are the result of various breeding experimentation’s to enhance the colorization effect. No wonder that this type of fish serves as a great eye-candy for any aquarium.

Will White via Compfight The wild Tiger Barb is decorated with four black stripes vertically around its body, making its silvery to brownish yellow color appear to resemble a tiger, with the addition of its brightly orange-colored fins. However, a Tiger Barb can be a threat to other fishes in a community tank. Except for the usual intimidating of other fishes, fin nipping is likely to occur so make sure you think twice before putting them into such aquarium with different kinds of fish.

It is advisable to have the Tiger Barb fish species in groups of five, or preferably more. It should also be noted that they tend to attack other fishes, specially wounded ones but if kept in a large tank, they will stick around together and prevent them from turning into bullies. The ideal temperature of the tank is 23 – 26° C (74-79° F) with a pH level of 6.0-7.0.

Bloodworms, plant matter and small crustaceans are just some of its favorite food. They can also feed on high-quality tropical fish flakes but if you want them to live longer, it is important to take note of their diet. They also like boiled zucchinis and lettuce. Barbs are egg layers and they usually eat their own eggs. Provide broad leaf plants for them to scatter their eggs on and separate them as soon as the reproduction process is done.

For more information on the care of Tiger Barbs or any other tropical fish, posts your comments and questions below or call in to Perry’s Aquatic Centre for exert help and advice. click here for our opening times.

Perry's Aquatic Centre 6 Market Rasen Road, Dunholme, Lincoln LN2 3QR

Phone: +44(0)16738 60727

Tiger Barb

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If you are baffled way your aquarium looks dirty or cloudy, there are several possible reasons but there are also existing solutions. We will proceed immediately with your tank maintenance lesson 101. But before that, make sure you have filter, ammonia or nitrate kit, and other products for cleaning aquarium tanks.

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First off, your aquarium tanks may be dirty or cloudy because of poor water quality. If the water that you use form your faucet does not pass through a good or reliable filtration system, things can really go wrong. Chemicals used to treat bacteria may also affect the water quality.  Check the nitrate and levels of ammonia in the water you use and then make sure they are on an acceptable level of content.

Second, your aquarium tanks may be cloudy because you are not cleaning it regularly. You should adhere to the scheduled maintenance because these are the right periods in which bacteria may have already thrived. The schedule of cleaning will depend on a lot of things like water quality, size, number of fish, frequency of feeding, and so on.

Another issue or cause of dirty water tanks is poor filtration system. The filtration system is there to maintain cleanliness. It takes the water and filters dirt but if the system itself is inadequate, it cannot perform its job. When buying filtration systems, buy the systems that will match the needs of your aquarium and you should base it on the size of your tank. Once all of these are satisfied, you should expect your tanks to be clean and your fish to be healthy.

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For more information about keeping your aquarium fish tank healthy visit Perry’s Aquatic Centre for your FREE Water Testing Service.

PERRY’S AQUATIC CENTRE

THE BUNGALOW 6 MARKET RASEN ROAD DUNHOLME LINCOLN LN2 3QR

TEL No. +44(0)1673 860727 or Contact Us by secure email.

Aquarium & Tanks

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