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Pond Cichlids? im buliding an outdoor pond for various temperate fish. is there any cichlids which would be able to live in the pond all year? ive already bought a...	Bubblebrain	17	28-Jan-2008 11:02
Setting Up My Tank Again Hello I've just returned from working in France for 6 months and i'm thinking of setting up my now empty tank - as looking at it in the living room e...	SheKoi	1	25-Jan-2008 22:52
PS. Demasoni & brand new 20 gallon tank. So I got my self a 2nd 20 gallon tank. It is 20 Long. Substrate is FIJI pink sand, there is 2 Texas Holey rocks, heater, standard hood and light. It h...	General Hague	10	25-Jan-2008 06:05
Madagascar Cichlids Spawned!! Pages: 1, 2 Well the Madagascar ciclhids have spawned in the smaller holding tank...they are waiting for a 175 G tank to cycle. I have a couple of photos of them...	Cavey	25	23-Jan-2008 02:07
Bolivian Rams - 2 males - what is the best course of action? Hi, I'm looking for some advice. I have a 130L community tropical tank and decided that I would like a pair of Bolivian Rams to complete the commun...	jencat23	4	22-Jan-2008 17:25
Julidochromis marlieri "Photos Included" [IMG]http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4333/n63804846311874072930uk0...	General Hague	2	21-Jan-2008 18:30
Sexing Balloon Rams (Pics) Can anyone tell by looking at the pictures of my two balloon rams what sex they are? They seem to be able to dull or intensify their colors at will an...	Brengun	4	21-Jan-2008 05:20
Kribs, Juvenile, color changers Hi all I have some Juvenile Kribs in one of my tanks. Two of the smallest ones are often dark black/blue but also seem to flip to various other colors...	mews	1	20-Jan-2008 16:16
Shellies in a 20 as opposed to a 10? I read as many articles and conversations about shellies in a 10 gallon. As i read i saw that it was very possible and accomplished, but i also read t...	Peter17	2	20-Jan-2008 05:05
How Do U Get It Down To Them hey guys,once again ive got like 3 different batches of fry,but 1 thing ive often wondered,with the fry food,liquid,how do u get it down to the fry,it...	HOKESE	5	20-Jan-2008 04:36
Geophagus (Jurupari?) Hello At my LFS I bought an interesting little Cichlid called a Geophagus. It is young, probably 4-5 months old. About four inches long approx....	rainsford	3	19-Jan-2008 13:00
Jewel Cichlids hey there! i recently started a new tank (!), a 30g with lots of drift wood and a pair of Hemichromis bimaculatus. the tanks heavily air rated (i got...	fandan	4	19-Jan-2008 04:45
African Ciclids for Small tanks? Just wondering, what species of African ciclids would do well in tank sizes that are: 20 Gallon 15 gallon 10 Gallon 5 Gallon 2.5 Gallon Most interes...	General Hague	4	18-Jan-2008 19:16
Malawi's in a 10G..? Is it a good idea to keep a few (3) malawi cichlids in a 10g? I know its small but i see them at my lfs and they are in 8 gallons and they seem extrem...	Peter17	3	18-Jan-2008 02:31
Shellie keepers ..... coral & wood If I have a shellie setup with crushed coral substrate but add a piece of driftwood for visual will it mess with the pH? Tank 4ft. Wood about 12" x...	wish-ga	2	15-Jan-2008 00:06
Team Fighting I have a 55 gallon African cichild tank its stocked with 2 Brichardis,1 Brevis,1 Duboisi,1 Peacock,1 Venustus,1 Ob Zebra,1 Red Empress,1 Brichardi...	chekboy2	2	13-Jan-2008 22:52
Finally a male Finally after searching for a very long time, I came across a definate male yesterday at an LFS. He is still a little shy but eating well. I have a...	RNJ_Punk	5	13-Jan-2008 22:41
Angelfish By Itself Ok so guys i kinda want to buy an angelfish for my new 55. it should be tall eough looks like a little over two feet. id prefer to have one fish as op...	sora	9	13-Jan-2008 05:19
Blue ram ? Hey ya'll! I've got a 20gal hex tank with 6 tetra,1guppy,1otto. Could I add a blue/gold ram or two to this tank as a center piece? Most we have at the...	spankym13	5	10-Jan-2008 23:54
African Cichlid cross-breeding I am not familiar with how closely related each species is to one another, but are there instances where different species of African Cichlid's will b...	Hari Seldon	1	09-Jan-2008 04:43
Will They Break Any?? hey guys,with my larger flowerhorns,sometimes i will run my cleaning magnet around the tank and let them chase it and bash it up,when they srike at it...	HOKESE	2	09-Jan-2008 04:32
Dominant Hap Ahli I recently added a Hap Ahli and 3 peacocks to my 72 G tank (see signature for full stocking). After a week, the Ahli has established itself as the do...	Hari Seldon	2	08-Jan-2008 23:12
New Tiger Oscar Just wondering if anyone knows of a good way to make him comfortable and happy. he is in a 120 gal tank with just a couple of cycle fish that will soo...	wyattwalls	2	06-Jan-2008 15:43
Bolivian Rams- More? Ok so I have these two bolivian rams in my 55 gallon planted tank. Im pretty sure I have ended up with two males. I have had one of them for a little...	RNJ_Punk	8	03-Jan-2008 05:10
Elongatus behaviour My Ps. Elongatus tends to swim up and down the right side of my tank - repeatedly. He will do this for extended periods of time - not all the time,...	Hari Seldon	4	03-Jan-2008 01:53
Yellow Electric + Blue Electric = Mad Mix? Would mixing 1 male Yellow Electric with a 1 male Blue Electric lead to constant fighting?...	General Hague	4	02-Jan-2008 10:38
Oscar Eggs Hatching Need Advice hi folks got my oscars breeding eggs just hatching today but need a bit of advice i know the feed off egg sack for a few days, but what next as a firs...	sheag	6	30-Dec-2007 00:45
33 Gallon Stocking? I am planning stokcing my 33 gallon with africans. I plan on getting Brichardi, to eventually get a breeding pair. But I also was wondering if there w...	Fish Guy	11	29-Dec-2007 06:45
New Feesh Coming Soon. I've been very lucky to learn about an SA cichlid breeder in Ontario Canada.. I shall have new fish soon methinks ! Without further ado, the LIST of...	DaMossMan	6	27-Dec-2007 23:17
She Just Keeps Pumping Them Out hey guys,i have 2 flowerhorns sharing a tank,they are male and female,but they are not a pair,she hates him with a passion,so i have a divider in plac...	HOKESE	7	24-Dec-2007 08:39
Krib Female Pregnant no Male My Male Died so I was wondering if the female will still lay eggs. If she does, Do they still need to be fertilized....	Dyson Rich	1	22-Dec-2007 02:43
1 Krib in a Community? Is it at all possible to have a Kribensis in a 30g long community, with no mate? I love my krib, even though he seems a bit agressive. I really...	GobyFan2007	5	21-Dec-2007 03:00
Apisto Feeding Issues I recently bought an Apistogramma macmasteri, which is housed in a ten-gallon tank with three corys, three platys, and five pearl danios. I might be...	nerissa	7	20-Dec-2007 09:10
Vomiting Oscars? My boyfriend and i recently purchased a couple of oscars, at f irst they were very stressed and would not eat at all. tonight i finally got them to ea...	fish_net	11	20-Dec-2007 08:55
Cannibalistic Angelfish my angelfish have bred hundreds of times the eggs hatch successfully but then the angel fish eat them over night!! they are the only two fish in the t...	Michelo_69	8	20-Dec-2007 01:00
Angel swimming eratically Hi, i just got home to find my 5 year old male angel swimming almost upside up in my tank, of course i freaked! he´s like my favourite fish! I can't...	Falstaf	2	16-Dec-2007 06:22
Krib stocking? Hi Just wanted to check whether you think a pair of breeding kribs could be safely put in a 15G tank with 3 Ottos? I've also read that you should at...	waldena	4	14-Dec-2007 20:50
79G / 299L Planted African Tank - Now Up & Running Pages: 1, 2 I'd like to use Eheim Pro II 2028 for this planned tank - trouble is I already bought the 2026. It's still unopened in it's box, so I'm thinking of s...	TW	36	14-Dec-2007 13:20
Bad mix? I am wondering if putting Severums and Firemouth cichlids in a tank together is a good idea regardless of tank size. I am interested in both these fi...	tyler9999	3	10-Dec-2007 04:13
New Firemouth Cichlids Ok all you Cichlid experts!! I picked up 3 Firemouth Cichlids for my 20g community. Yes I know, the stockage is at max, or even a bit beyond. They...	ScottF	17	09-Dec-2007 23:48
Mbuna tank - Algae eater options? I am looking to add some type of algae eater since I am getting some green growth on my glass, and brown hair growth on my rocks and plants. I feed s...	Hari Seldon	10	07-Dec-2007 00:00
New Apistos Hey I picked up a trio of apistogramma today on an impulse visit to the LFS. They are all currently just under an inch in length and are being ho...	Gone_Troppo	9	06-Dec-2007 00:33
Shell shocked Cichlids and restocking options Hi all, For those who read my last post, you'll know that I recently had to trade in my Venustus as it stressed/starved my demasoni's to death. I lo...	Hari Seldon	5	03-Dec-2007 20:02
Krib question Hi everyone I have recently added 2 kribs to my 42G tall. Current inhabitants are: 1 danio 3 tiger barbs 1 cherry barb 1 serpae 6 redeyed tetras...	Mitchee	7	01-Dec-2007 19:56
Troublesome Female Krib Hello, I have got a problem with a female krib. She is a couple of years old and just over an inch. The problem is she will not tolerate ANY other fi...	sterobin	3	01-Dec-2007 08:55
75 Gallon SA/CA Cichlids I will be setting up a 75 (maybe 90 or 120 if lucky) and want to the main focus to be on South and/or Central American cichlids. I would like to have...	truestar	8	30-Nov-2007 23:58
Ph Question ok i have a tank with 1 jackdempsey,7 convicts,4 severums. My water parameters are this 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 5 nitrate pH 6.0 total alka...	Maddeningdream	3	30-Nov-2007 23:49
Brichardi fry advice. Separate or not? Hi all I was hoping some of you nice people would help me out, as I can't decide which is best. My brichardis appear to have bred, which was unexp...	caled	5	30-Nov-2007 22:38
Shellies with brichardis? It was suggested to me on the weekend that my somewhat ho-hum 55gal would make a nice place for a small shelly colony and 3 or 4 brichardis. Since I...	Callatya	4	28-Nov-2007 21:00
Severum Question Hey all, the question I have is this. Do all Severums have red eyes? I have a buddy who has one in his tank and it has red eyes and I have seen Pho...	tyler9999	2	28-Nov-2007 10:44

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