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Kribs question I have a male and female Krib. The male used to hide in the cave all the time and the female would swim around and was very friendly. In the last few...	zeketaz	1	18-Nov-2010 01:46
my 1st Malawi tank... hey ya all... I'm new to this forum but not new to the hobby at all... but now I'm planing to put up my first malawi single spc tank. (have had americ...	Icelander	2	15-Nov-2010 00:03
My 2 New African Cichlids - Anybody Knows the Name? Hi Everyone These are my 2 new African Cichlid - I searched too many sites but could not find the exact name The seller said the first one is E...	saeeeed	1	10-Nov-2010 05:02
Red Zebra I had three to begin with that are/were in a 48 gallon tall. The two larger ones had been fighting, but over the weekend I got a kink in the airlines,...	Two Tanks	0	10-Nov-2010 04:43
In need of despret help! Ok. I have a 30 gallon long tank with 1 male and 1 female mbuna. Everything had been going fine until my male started getting extremely aggresive. Hes...	cichlidl0ver	12	02-Jul-2010 05:51
How hard is it to keep discus I just wanna get clarity on this because ive been getting that everything the ph the hardness and temperature have to be so perfect to keep them?? hel...	chopper3678	5	02-Jul-2010 05:41
Wild Semi Royal Green Discus Hi all These guys have been in my tank since New Years Day. Hopeful they'll blossom in the coming months, as they acclimatise to captivity. They...	TW	13	18-May-2010 15:51
Bad ram? Hey, I think I know the answer to this already, but I thought I'd try asking here to see if anyone has any better ideas. Okay, so my extremely well...	medschool	2	18-May-2010 01:43
Central American Tank I have a 36" tank that I am trying to set up in a central american biotope. I have two Thorichthys Meeki (Firemouth) and a small school of Xiphophorus...	chrisd	3	22-Mar-2010 01:11
red devil help I have had a Red Devil Cichlid in a 55 gallon tank for almost a month. He is 3 years old and around 10 inches long. The Ph is from 6.5 to 7, and the t...	stevie14	2	12-Mar-2010 14:30
Krib issues? Hey yall, been several years since I've been around this site, but I've been out of fish keeping because of school. I am back into it now, however. My...	FishMan10005	6	12-Mar-2010 00:33
Bloodworms w/ Butterflyfish First, I'd like to ask if there's a better place to post a topic about butterflyfish. It didn't fall into any category I could see. Anyway, I got s...	Cortrell	1	10-Mar-2010 19:52
Dwarf Pike Cichlids I want to buy 5 for my 55 gallon tank but i cant find any good care sheets....	jakegill12	3	28-Feb-2010 01:06
Rams Trying to figure out if these guys would work in this tank or not, as I've been given a no from one person but reading has said other wise. I was thin...	onna-shinigami	4	08-Feb-2010 23:36
'nother ram question Ok... I have an obsession with rams, I have always wanted to get a pair, but when I lived on the east coast they were really expensive! Now I find th...	devon7	0	08-Feb-2010 20:58
Placo together with the Cichlids ....??? Hi, I was thinking to ADD PLACO to my aquarium wchich houses (4)electric yellow Cichlids, (3)Kenyi Cichlids, (2)Acei Cichlids, (2)Red Zebra Cich...	Bartek101	5	30-Jan-2010 22:02
Changing tanks, assorted... Hi everyone I used to be on here years ago, but haven't been in quite a while. Well, I have a 3 1/2 year old Jack Dempsey. He's gooorgeous and ama...	redheadrachel	2	23-Jan-2010 07:54
Multies had some babies About 3 weeks ago my multifasciatus had babies. Not exactly sure how many there are, maybe about 16. They are in a 20 gallon long tank with fiji pink...	General Hague	0	15-Jan-2010 23:13
YaY More Babies! When we moved into our rental place we managed to lose my one baby krib. Today while playing Risk (godspell) adam informs me I've got babies. Lo...	Babelfish	5	15-Jan-2010 00:33
Green Terror on death bed? So I recently purchased a 2" Green terror from my local fish store and he assured me he would do fine with the Africans I had in my tank (I bought the...	Andypants	4	15-Dec-2009 17:57
Angelfish with Discus ? Pages: 1, 2, 3 Hello folks I currently have 5 laetacara dorsigeras, 2 beckfords pencilfish and a bn pleco in my 40g plant tank. I will be upgrading to a 75g t...	DaMossMan	54	09-Dec-2009 18:55
300Gal Plywood Aquarium I don't have the tank yet its being built right now, but as soon as i get it ill have pics for you guys. So currently im thinking this is my stock:...	quick_silver_2694	18	28-Nov-2009 14:55
Extremely high Nitrites? Has anyone come across an issue with rocks or sand causing extremely high nitrites? I set up my Malawi tank on October 4th running an emperor 400 with...	4fish	7	23-Nov-2009 13:51
Sooooo much reading........need help. My girlfriend and I adopted a 55G aqurium with 1 common pleco and filth, well we got rid of all filth and purchaced a new 200 side mounted filter and...	CowboyDave	1	21-Nov-2009 15:44
Is this a Convict ? I bought this labled a convict. is that what it is or is it something else?...	spekbelly	8	13-Nov-2009 04:03
"Royal" Green Terror Hello, I was at my LFS and mentioned that I wanted a Green Terror for my tank. He suggested that I get a "Royal" Green Terror. I looked online and it...	pepidd	2	12-Nov-2009 03:41
Convict compatibility Would 2 (4 Maybe???) Convicts be okay in a 75g with a Jack Dempsey (Baby JD, 3-4" ) 2 female Firemouths and 2 Small Senegal Bichirs?...	Tuscuttar	1	08-Oct-2009 07:43
Breeding Chalinochromis & Alto's in same tank? Hi guys, Long time since I have been on this site. Last weekend I got into contact with a breeder who was selling F1 Chalinochromis Sp. “nbodnoi”...	PJ	0	29-Sep-2009 04:24
Wild Discus Bio Type (sort of) Pages: 1, 2 Hi all I'm (sort of) creating a bio type for my wild blue & brown discus. ATM, there are 2 wild blues and 3 wild browns in the tank. There are...	TW	23	26-Sep-2009 18:32
Mixing Cichlids Can South American Chichlids be housed in the same tank as Africans? Just a thought and I cant find any info on it....	PaulO	11	22-Sep-2009 19:02
Blue Rams? OK, so I've seen a few people mention these fish. What are they/what do they look like/how big do they get/are they aggressive/semi-aggressive/tropica...	Delenn	3	10-Sep-2009 02:49
Bad Black Angel I know, I know, you told me. One of my Black Anglefish attacked a neon tetra yesterday. I don't know if the neon was dead or dying but the Ange...	Kellyjhw	12	28-Aug-2009 06:43
Blue Ram Setup Hey, I've got a 55gal setup with a canister filter and sand substrate. I currently have 2 clown loaches(2-3" and two Bala sharks(2-3" . The aquasca...	spankym13	2	09-Aug-2009 11:54
Rainbow cichlids spawned Rainbows were moved into their new quarters this weekend and after a few days of frantic displaying and shaking(and a helpful batch of feeder guppies...	lioness	9	23-Jul-2009 04:36
Selling $ For Festivum Cichlid hello, im in australia and im going to sell a breeding pair of festivum cichlids that have been eating all my plants and smaller fish, i was just wond...	coop	0	22-Jul-2009 17:36
Green Terror Breeding hey all, so i went to the lfs the other day to get my gt a buddy, and picked one that i thought looked like a female so i could have a breeding pair....	willy	0	18-Jul-2009 05:50
What Is This Albino Cichlid? Hello Everyone, I have an online friend who has asked me to help him to identify one of his recent purchases, or more appropriately said, a "mystery...	Sir Syklyd	4	16-Jul-2009 02:23
Can someone please help me sex my Salvini's? Looking for anyone's help with sexing my Salvini Cichlids. They are supposed to be a male and a female but I am having my doubts. I keep reading that...	4fish	1	15-Jul-2009 04:56
Greshakei or Mbenjii? Hello again everyone. I have a friend who -- according to the image he posted -- has what appears to be a Metriaclima Greshakei. However, I am also w...	Sir Syklyd	1	13-Jul-2009 02:33
Female #1 Has Spawned Again Today there was quite a stir in the tank, as Bully Boy went totally berserko and was on the rampage again, seriously persecuting the other three males...	Sir Syklyd	0	10-Jul-2009 05:08
Monospecies 45g cichlid tank Good Morning All, I currently have a 45g (3ft long) freshwater tank cycling. I'm just looking for some suggestions on cichlids that can live in it fo...	livewireumd	4	09-Jul-2009 22:40
Too much slime coat? Can there be too much slime on your fish? I have noticed for the past week or two, that my male angel in the 40 gal has so much slime it's visibl...	Kellyjhw	3	08-Jul-2009 15:37
Food for Mbunas? I have spirlina Algae flakes that I got for my Mbunas. Should I be feeding this as their main food? Right now i give them this a couple times a week,...	Gourami	2	05-Jul-2009 19:22
Otocinclus (Sucker Cats) In A Mbuna Tank? Hello. I was wondering if anyone here has had success with keeping Otocinclus catfish in an African cichlid tank -- mbunas, to be precise. I am consid...	Sir Syklyd	5	05-Jul-2009 03:38
Angel fainted While I was at work last night, my husband attempted to replant a sword plant that is coming up out of the gravel. But my male Angel was not hav...	Kellyjhw	3	03-Jul-2009 07:54
Lake Tang Shellies ok so if anybody in queensland AUS has any info of where to get these from that would be good.. i know there are alot of shellies but if you know wher...	willy	0	30-Jun-2009 08:29
Dither Fish Pages: 1, 2 just wondering what would be some good dither fish in general and for a GT?...	willy	20	30-Jun-2009 08:12
Bully Boy - The Full Story! You Will Gasp In Disbelief! As I've mentioned on a few forums, the sad truth is that we only have two LFS on our island out here in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Most tropical...	Sir Syklyd	8	27-Jun-2009 15:36
If Our Fish Could Talk... Have you ever wondered what our fish might say to us if they were able to talk? I currently have a tank full of mbunas; and given their nature, I thin...	Sir Syklyd	8	27-Jun-2009 13:26
I'm A Fish Daddy Again! Well...at least one of my fish is! Yesterday afternoon my lone female Electric Blue Johanni -- I have one female and four males -- spawned for the...	Sir Syklyd	7	21-Jun-2009 17:51

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