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German Ram Behavior So I have a lovely pair of German Rams that up till now have been great. But last night the female would swim about mid-level with her dorsal fin rai...	smapty	2	09-Mar-2006 15:02
Salvini with projection - Female? I have a salvini in my tank that is about 4 inches. The tank has all male fish in it (I am pretty sure) except for a jewel that is a female. This salv...	ClownyGirl	5	09-Mar-2006 14:46
OB peacock babies on the way! Hello all! I was inspecting my fish today and saw one female peacock was a little thin, then noticed she was carrying eggs! Hooray! I have never br...	kmlubahn6609	5	09-Mar-2006 12:03
Discus Friends Ok, as everyone knows, we have 3 juvie discus. Now, the common "dither fish" seem to be neons or cardinals. What if we don't want those? Is there...	Tanya81	7	08-Mar-2006 01:13
SOLITARY CICHLID for a 29g... URGENT!!! (I put urgent just to get peoples attention.) I have a 29 gallon EMPTY tank. (I moved my other fish to another tank)And I want a SOLITARY cichlid. I w...	Badgers034	5	07-Mar-2006 22:40
JD tank size and mate? I'm looking at rearranging my tank occupants have been looking at the idea for my 55g of gettin a Jack Dempsey. What else would be good for this? I wo...	monkeyboy	6	07-Mar-2006 17:34
Breeding my Jack Dempsey's I have 2 jack dempseys one male and one female and i have had them for alomst 2 years now together and then grow up together...since they were about a...	napower05	5	07-Mar-2006 15:23
Jewel Cichlids!!!!! Will a jewel cichlid fit into a 29 gallon tank?? I moved all of my other fish into a 20 gallon tank and now I want a Jewel cichlid. Is it possible?!?!...	Badgers034	7	07-Mar-2006 10:09
FInal Decision for Cichlids I've planned out a 150g Tanganyika aquarium. I'm getting Lamprologus Stappersi, Julidochromis Transc riptus, Altolomprologus Calvus, Cyprochromis Lepto...	nickman713	5	07-Mar-2006 06:42
Wat Food Is The Best For Africans because i was use white crane but smaller food but last week i got more but different brand and size and they rarly eat it and most of them are 10cm :...	Danny	2	07-Mar-2006 05:47
Is my tank overcrowded? It's a 10g freshwater tank. 1 texas cichlid (2 inches) 1 red devil (1.5 inches) 1 oscar (2 inches) 1 five star general (3 inches) 1 firemouth (2 inch...	Ogrt48	5	07-Mar-2006 00:24
J. regani questions I currently have 2 J. regani 'Kipili' by themselves in a 29g; both are ~2" long and quite shy. I'm placing an order for more, will this lessen the shy...	Theresa_M	1	06-Mar-2006 17:08
rAM eGGS! ZOMGZOMGZOMGZOMGZOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My rams laid eggs a couple days ago and I just noticed them because I was investigating the way they were being...	bodangit	4	06-Mar-2006 14:42
Balloon Rams Hi everyone, Just after some information on Balloon Blue/Gold Rams. Are these variants normal ... i mean, is it like dyed fish? I dont want to pu...	crusha	4	06-Mar-2006 12:58
Ok I am a Dunce * puts on his dunce cap and heads for the corner * I got overly excited about the buying fish yesterday that I wasnt watching what my guy was bagging...	mrwizerd	6	06-Mar-2006 10:43
Rams:Easy or difficult? I would like to know if rams are easy or difficlt to look after (i mean german blue rams) I know people say about PH having to be acidic, but they are...	BlackNeonFerret	6	06-Mar-2006 10:41
Convicts Or Jewel Cichlids?? I have a 29 gallon tank. I want a solitary mean cichlid. Which would be more likely to eat some dwarf zebra danios (about 1.25 in.) a convict or jewel...	Badgers034	2	06-Mar-2006 08:33
Advice Please - New Bolivian Rams Hi there Last Friday I bought 2 bolivian rams & they're in my quarantine tank, waiting to be transferred to the community tank in another week if all...	TW	8	06-Mar-2006 00:00
Convicts/ Jack Dempseys/ Oscars I have a 29 gallon tank. All i want is one cichlid in it. The three i am most interested in is a jack dempsey, oscar, or a convict. Is this at all oss...	Badgers034	11	05-Mar-2006 23:30
Centerpiece For A 20G My 20g tank has a group of danios and cories. I'm wondering what would be a good cichlid that I could keep with these fish?...	blaze_fire	8	05-Mar-2006 18:04
Cool Jewel Cichlid Stories Does anyone have any Jewel cichlid stories or any cichlid stories that they wanna share....	Badgers034	1	05-Mar-2006 07:07
Jack Dempsey's laying eggs hi all.. ok.. i've noticed that my jd's have layed more eggs.. I did think that I had the female and male figured out.. but i was sitting next to th...	mrsmonty	9	04-Mar-2006 20:15
Breeding Pair Angels I have a breeding pair of angels. They got so mean I had to move them to their own tank, a 29gl with 3 giant danios, 2 otos and a small chocolate ple...	bmcelfresh	5	03-Mar-2006 22:01
Oscar color variations? Hi. I'm new to this site and to Oscars. I recently bought 2 oscars. They aren't tigar oscars. They look alot like little zebras. Does anyone know of a...	genrene	8	03-Mar-2006 19:51
Tilapia buttikoferi hi i was wondering if anyone knew much about the Tilapia buttikoferi. they are nice looking fish and i would like to get them. i know there very aggre...	jaloco	5	03-Mar-2006 18:45
Green Terror I just got a male green terror he is about an 1 1/2 really nice colors...very active and always out and about! Anybody have any Ideas what i could put...	napower05	4	03-Mar-2006 03:30
German Blue Rams I was out looking for a cichlid to purchase and i was interested in the German blue rams. Any info on tankmates, what to feed it, water parameters, a...	aquapickle27	7	03-Mar-2006 01:47
enyone know anything about Gold Ram's? i was just wondering if enyone knew anything about Gold Rams. i want to know because i want to get some i know aobut how high and low the ph and nitra...	funnyfish	1	02-Mar-2006 23:03
Angels, What am I doing wrong Well after being away for a few months due to an illness in the family I have finally returned and hope everyone has been doing well. OK, Heres my pro...	Cichlid Keeper	7	01-Mar-2006 02:25
Midas Breeding Couls anyone give details to sexing and breeding Midas Cichlids?...	fishface	2	28-Feb-2006 03:36
Cichlid Stocking Suggestions, 29 Gallon I have a twenty nine gallon tank. I was wondering what kind of cichlids I could put in it. Anywhere between 2-5 inches when adults. I want something R...	Badgers034	3	27-Feb-2006 03:59
Jack Dempsey twitching??!! hi all... well I was laying in bed this morning looking at my JD's.. and I realized that the male, when around the female, twitches awkwardly then loo...	mrsmonty	2	27-Feb-2006 02:55
My Convicts Stopped Breeding i bought a mated pair of black convicts, and also got some babies, from a lfs about 3 months ago. and they stopped breeding. now is it that they don...	bettachris	3	25-Feb-2006 09:04
Small Africans for a 20 gal? I want to start a small (20 high) African tank. I've got the tank running with a PH of about 8.0 (I could buffer it higher) and relatively fine substr...	coffeeman	9	24-Feb-2006 21:38
Tank Size Suggestion I need to know how big of a tank (in gallons) i would need for two purple parrots?...	fishkid99	8	24-Feb-2006 04:49
New Cichlids yesterday i went and got 5 new cichlids, 3 young green terrors, 2 blue acara. they are all settling nicely in the QT tank ATM. the GT i bought were...	bettachris	1	24-Feb-2006 04:25
Tetras and Cichlids Can tetras and cichlids be together in a tank? I was wondering because I'm looking at getting a tank between 55 and 75 gallons. I want to know if this...	mikdavy2	12	24-Feb-2006 04:23
Sexing Blue Rams I wanted two boys and two girls, and I got the two most masculine looking fish in the tank and all the rest looked like girls... So 'any other two'......	LoserName	9	24-Feb-2006 01:12
Fish choices In two weeks time I am getting my fish for my 87gal Tanganyikan Tank. I am getting them from an auction and so I have no clue what they have. Does a...	milkyboy	1	23-Feb-2006 22:02
Apistogramma cacatuoides has lost fin i've just brought the last remaining Apistogramma cacatuoides my LFS had it's a male - lovely colours and has fed well already on water fleas, but i'v...	SheKoi	1	23-Feb-2006 18:14
Help Me Stock My 75g Well I've been raising my Trimac now for a while and need a change, I've had enough sharp teeth and personality to last me awhile. I've had my Trimac...	PondCometer	3	22-Feb-2006 05:18
Blue Ram questions Hi, just noticed my blue rams have some eggs, I was wondering if the male is usually aggresive to the female? He was chasing her away, he has for th...	milkyboy	9	21-Feb-2006 23:39
Ram compatibility!!!!!? i currently have: 3x Platies 3x Flame Tetras (im gonna get 3 more) 4x Peppered Corys 2x Harlequin Rasboras (im giving them away) 1x Red Tailed Shark...	Badgers034	5	20-Feb-2006 21:25
Adding another type of fish with shell dweller's I have a 20g shell dweller tank with four fish in it (well actually 3 with one in a seperate tank for the moment) and i was wondering what other type...	rhys88	4	20-Feb-2006 15:39
My little brother's firemouth...??! HI all... I'm on here on my brother's behalf....without him asking me.... ahh hell it's for my own curiosity! haha He's got a 15 gallon with only...	mrsmonty	2	20-Feb-2006 15:32
Oscar Deposits HEllo all to this forum guest and members. im new at this and new at the aquarist. my question is, my oscar of the three in a ten gallon tank(which th...	maloneykdiddy	7	20-Feb-2006 14:33
numbers for breeding Tangs I have two young J. regani and one calvus...I want to try breeding both species. What are the minimum numbers of each I should have to start with? Th...	Theresa_M	5	20-Feb-2006 08:01
Parrots and a twenty nine gallon what else..... what else can be inserted with these four parrots. Two small ones and two bigger ones ones,none over 3 inches. Also a pleco, over stocked?? Help appre...	NewBreeder16	1	20-Feb-2006 07:01
Food? I've heard of chichlid peelets, and other foods. Is there anything recommended to feed African chiclids?? Thanks! Ku,...	ku5626	3	20-Feb-2006 04:58
10 Gallon Is there any type of fresh water chichlid u can put in a 10 gallon chiclid tank???...	ku5626	4	20-Feb-2006 03:24

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