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What else to put in tank??? I've got one bolivian ram (female) in my 20gal hex tank. Any Idea of some other common cichlids I could put it that have some color? I'm also thinkin...	spankym13	2	06-Jul-2007 20:44
New 20 gal hexagon I've just got a 20 gal hexagon cycled and ready to roll! It was a present from my girlfriend!!!!!! And I've Looked at a lot of peoples tank pictures...	spankym13	4	02-Jul-2007 06:56
best chichlid for 40B What's the most actice/entertaining/ agressive chichlid that can be comfortable in a 40B?...	importfan878	1	01-Jul-2007 06:19
Age i have a blue mbuna, and was wondering what thier average life span is? he is acting a little funny, checked water condition, everything seems fine,...	88sportyhd	6	30-Jun-2007 04:26
Hi Guys, I am new here and here is my Hybridized Cichlid Pages: 1, 2 I call him Jayjay and he is around 1 feet long. Super big and have him already for 3 years now. Comments welcome. http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a9...	Chingmixusa	21	27-Jun-2007 10:52
More Jack Dempsey Breeding Questions This is a topic from one of my previous topics... My first batch of eggs has been hatched for a few weeks now and the fry have started looking lik...	Soidfuf	2	27-Jun-2007 01:53
Good Idea? Or Bad Idea? I am having a really bad problem with Nitrate in my tanks, one viable solution would be to have plants in the tank, when I try plants in evan...	Oscar_Jewel	14	26-Jun-2007 17:50
New Female Blue Ram Update (pics) Well I got my little blue ram girl a week ago. She has pigged out on bloodworms and brineshrimp and is looking wonderfully. Cant say the same for the...	RNJ_Punk	8	23-Jun-2007 20:30
Bolivian Ram with German Blue Ram? Here's my delima. I bought was I thought was a pair of Bolivians. Turns out they are both males. One is bullying the other. So I plan on putting them...	Bar-B	3	23-Jun-2007 19:38
Will German Blue and German Golden breed? Will German Blue and German Golden breed? I recently purchased a male German Golden Ram. I have been looking for a couple of females, but have been u...	dmarkham0117	2	21-Jun-2007 20:06
MEAN oscar!!! I need help with stocking a 250 gallon tank and my oscar is not letting anyone in the tank without a fight and he has killed about $100 US of fish and...	riri1	7	20-Jun-2007 21:10
First cichlids -- Keyholes! Well, I finally did it. After years of swearing I'd never own a cichlid, I broke down at the LFS and got 2 juvenile Keyholes ( Cleithracara maron...	Joe Potato	4	19-Jun-2007 20:32
Babies!!!! I walked by my tank the other day and had to look really close to find 2 of my female convicts. After a while I found them holed up in 2 seperate terr...	ConvictCurvicep	7	19-Jun-2007 01:11
Unstable Fish? Ok, i posted that my flowerhorn killed my jack dempsey, and it seems now that she just sits in her caves sulking now that shes alone. she does eat. bu...	monkeyboy	17	17-Jun-2007 19:41
Death to a youngen I was hoping for it not to happen. But today my flowerhorn proved that shes tougher than a male jack dempsey. I had them both in a 55g (waiting on 40g...	monkeyboy	5	17-Jun-2007 09:25
Apisto Breeding Set-up Hi there, for a divided tank that contains only a pair of SA apistos per section, what is the minimum tank height required? How low can I go and wha...	TW	3	16-Jun-2007 14:27
Cann I add to my Tanganyikan tank? I recently upgraded my tank of neolamprologous caudopuntatus from a 20 gallon tank to a 30 long after both of my LFS said that they would not take the...	illustrae	7	16-Jun-2007 08:08
New Addition Ok so there is this little tiny blue ram that has been in a tiny tank at the lfs for the last month. I saw him a while back and was like "Someones...	RNJ_Punk	3	15-Jun-2007 04:20
Estherae holding My Red Zebra (Estherae) is holding and I am absolutely clueless about what to do. The male killed a much bigger male in the tank while courting the fe...	ClownyGirl	2	13-Jun-2007 05:49
New here lookin for help plz! Hi everyone, i'm new here and hoping i can get some help. I have a 30 gallon tank with 2 cichlids in it and i'm not sure what kind they are. I have lo...	extremebabygirl	5	11-Jun-2007 14:00
Please help with mbuna stocking - 55 gallon It's my first time with an mbuna tank and I ended up with lots of hybrids. I had to clean the tank out, and give away quite a few fish, after which, t...	ClownyGirl	3	11-Jun-2007 06:29
Starting With Lemon Cichlids - Please Help hi folks, i've been keeping fish for about 30 years but have focused on south americans - discus, angels, apisto species, catfish, plus all the tetra...	jase101	5	11-Jun-2007 02:40
German Blues with Keyholes? I currently have a pair of German Blue Rams in a twenty-gallon tank, which I would like to begin using as a quarantine tank. I was thinking of relocat...	Devon Greatwolf	1	09-Jun-2007 22:39
Companions For My 3 Angelfish so what im wondering is what can i put in my tank with my 3 angelfish? i have no clue what goes with them as i just got into the fish keeping hobby an...	Soulja	4	09-Jun-2007 14:06
Apistos spawn! Okey guys..now iam getting frustrated here!..the Apistos has spawned 4 times and every single time after a day or 2 the eggs are gone I was thinking...	Rob1619	6	07-Jun-2007 23:04
50-55 Gallon I am thinking about trying chiclids. I would like to keep them in a 50-55 gallon tank when I get it. What species would you suggest?...	shadowtheblacklab	2	07-Jun-2007 13:48
Jack Dempsey Breeding Questions. Is there a mating season? What is the suggested tank size? What should the tank temperature be? What food should I feed the fry? And any other thi...	Soidfuf	5	06-Jun-2007 19:49
Salvini Any one with experience with Salvini? I purchased a pair (still young and sex I cannot determine). Although whenever I see pics of these fish they are...	niko001	3	06-Jun-2007 06:54
Electric Yellow Cidlids With Angel Fish? ok my tank is a 45 gallon community tank. it has one fully grown angel fish and another angel that's half the size of the other one, and 2 bolivian ra...	rocker23	3	04-Jun-2007 21:01
90 Gal Mbuna Setup Greetings all, I haven`t been on fishprofiles in ages it seems (so many changes!) anyways to get to the point....I`m seeking adivce as in what to stoc...	Atheris	2	04-Jun-2007 05:54
Dwarf acaras I've seen some really nice Laetacara thayeri and curviceps in my lfs lately so I thought I'd try a few in my aquarium. I've got a 38 gallon currently...	ImRandy85	1	01-Jun-2007 18:04
What is up with my golden german ram? She attacks two juvenile platies that I have, They are the same colour (Clear gold) as her while they have black fins while she has clear ones. she le...	Rookie_Boy1	2	01-Jun-2007 10:09
New to the Boards Hello everyone, I just found the site and immediatly signed up as a memeber. I have 3 pairs of convicts(all three will be laying eggs real soon) i...	ConvictCurvicep	4	31-May-2007 05:44
Discus stocking Hey i know that a pair of discus can be stocked in a tank as small as 20g. My question is, Can i stock a 20g with 2 discus with 6 corys already presen...	Iceterran	8	31-May-2007 04:15
Laetacara thayeri I was in a lfs today and the head of the fish department showed me these nice little cichlids and I was wondering if anyone knew much more about them....	ImRandy85	4	29-May-2007 19:09
Angelfish tankmates I've had this angelfish for about a year now in a 55 gal tank. Currently he's by himself. I used to keep him with other angelfish but they nearly kill...	aquaticia	7	29-May-2007 18:04
Need Apisto Advice (updated with pics) I had a female A. cacatuoides living in a community tank for quite a while, about a month ago I purchased a male and moved the pair into their own tan...	Theresa_M	8	25-May-2007 16:40
Phylogeny Of African Cichlids I found this paper recently which covers the tracking of the evolution of Afric...	Calilasseia	1	24-May-2007 03:37
Ram fry!! My bolivian rams finally laid some eggs last week.. this is about their 5th attempt. When i got home from work on friday they had hatched and the pare...	carpe_diem	11	21-May-2007 06:27
New Cichlid Species In The Making? Just found another scientific paper that has some interesting info ... Apparent...	Calilasseia	0	20-May-2007 16:15
Peacock Cichlid - ID confirmation required Hi, We have recently acquired our first peacock cichlid, which I think is an Aulonocara jacobfreibergi . I would like to positively identify t...	Gone_Troppo	2	19-May-2007 11:35
Oscar Tank Hey Everyone, I've had some Oscars since last year.. probably around October. When I got them. they were about 2" long. At present, they range betwee...	Smitty	3	17-May-2007 21:58
What age can Kribs be sexed? I recently bought 4 Kribs, I only want a pair, but they were too young to sex accurately so I agreed with the LFS that I could buy 4, wait for a coupl...	waldena	1	17-May-2007 02:04
New in the Game - need some help!!! Hi everyone, I am relatively new to all this and i have a few questions. Currently i have a 200 litre tank (51US gallons approx) with 2 blue acaras...	JayCee83	6	16-May-2007 23:53
Where can I buy cichlids in Australia ? Hi guys.... I was wondering if anybody knows of any cichlid breeders or of anybody selling cichlid juveniles in Australia.If I get as many as I want...	Ace	2	11-May-2007 04:40
Help With My New Fry Fish I have a 55 gallon aquarium with 20 medium-large cichlids, 1 blue crayfish, and 1 pleco. 2 of my cichids are bumble bee cichlids and recently breed...	camaro383racer	2	09-May-2007 16:41
Bistlenose Plec & Ciclids Will a bristlenose last in a ciclid tank? I dont want to take the guy back to the LFS if he will go in my new ciclid tank. Thanks...	fishmonster	3	05-May-2007 15:50
Kribs? Details anyone? Hi to all! I just got a kribensis today, and read that it is peacful, likes a wide range of PH, and temperature, and found that it gets to be a perfe...	GobyFan2007	9	03-May-2007 04:31
Fighting Convict Fry Hi, My seven convict fry are 16 days old now and around 1 cm in size. They are in a 6 gallon tank with a spong filter only. One of them has grown a b...	mughal113	6	02-May-2007 05:19
Very Angry I don't have a question, I just want to vent if thats OK..... I bought 2 Tiger Oscars about 2 years ago (They were about 8" long)then I ended up...	Oscar_Jewel	7	30-Apr-2007 15:39

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