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Cichlid Tanks and hairgrass I recently purchased 6 pots of hairgrass for my cichlid tank. The lady in the shop says it will survive for about 3 weeks before becoming rusty an...	milkyboy	1	23-Jan-2006 03:55
friends for my zebras I have 7, 1 and 1/2 inch zebra cichlids, 2 blues 2 yellows 1 orange and 2 normal...i also have 2 small plecos and 2 yoyo loaches in a 55g tank. I want...	addictedtofish	1	23-Jan-2006 01:55
Green Severums and a Bala Shark? Hey guys, hope you can help me out with this. I have to get rid of my Bala Shark as I'm selling his tank and don't have anything big enough to kee...	Littlecatjoe	2	23-Jan-2006 00:01
convict breeding i went to my lfs looking for crickets, but i looked and saw a pair of breeding convicts with young in the convict tank. anyway, i got the pair, an...	bettachris	13	22-Jan-2006 23:53
fry questions for convicts hi everyone! My breeding pair of convicts are in a 33 gallon aquarium, with lots of caves and a clay pot...they were hanging around one of the caves,...	addictedtofish	1	22-Jan-2006 07:53
hith dead and gone	HOKESE	0	21-Jan-2006 06:07
Any ciclid that can be kept in a 10 gallon? ok i need more info about really small ciclids that can be kept in a 10gallon. any suggestions would be awesome=)...	rocker23	8	20-Jan-2006 20:06
300 gallon tank if i get a raise seggstions Pages: 1, 2 i want to get this tank but i dont know if im getting a raise so i can buy it and stock it. i was thinking more aggresive cichlid tank like always....	riri1	21	20-Jan-2006 19:30
"Mobo" Okay, I am 99% sure that I have IDed My fish. The store I got it from has another store accross town that carries something (I heard the retail lady c...	Inkling	10	20-Jan-2006 19:09
Not important, but interesting... Today I was watching my Blue Rams swim about the tank and noticed something I found kinda weird. When swimming around, the female almost always has he...	Tetra Fan	1	20-Jan-2006 04:09
'Compact' German Ram This is to eliviate some confusion I had at the fish store recently. I think the fish in question were german rams, or rams at least. All the fish wer...	ChaosMaximus	11	19-Jan-2006 22:07
Discus (tank size) Many many moons from i want to get a discus tank. and just for starters what is a good size tank for 2-4 discus? thanks! ph:%)...	fishkid99	3	19-Jan-2006 19:35
random cichlid questions just some questions that popped into my head: jelly bean parrots: are they actually breed back to parrots, or just pink convicts with painted etc......	bettachris	4	19-Jan-2006 05:26
need some help with an id ok well here it goes. Ive got these two chichilids (spelling? ) The dealer labels them as purple parrots. Is that just another name for a red head o...	fishkid99	7	19-Jan-2006 04:52
fresh or salt? i dont know anyting about chichlids but are they fresh or salt water?...	ku5626	16	19-Jan-2006 04:05
Should I Add More Discus in Tank Hi All, I have purchased a discus fish and I quite like him/her and I was thinking about getting some more. The question I have is how many would I...	saiya	5	18-Jan-2006 23:40
algae eating fish for malawi tank does any one know what kind of algae eating catfish i could put in a malawi tank?...	Joe99	3	18-Jan-2006 22:09
Shell Dwelling Disaster! Help Needed I recently bought 2 Neolamprologus caudopunctatus. i have them in an aproximatly 30L or 8 gal tank. mabie a bit bigger. the guy i bought it off told...	african_man	2	18-Jan-2006 06:50
Is this normal??? Hey all.. Well Monday afternoon I bought my first Jack Dempsey, as you may have read in two other threads.. anyway.. I'm just a little curious to kno...	mrsmonty	18	18-Jan-2006 02:05
Oscar Life Span How long have you ever had one live?...	weird22person	5	18-Jan-2006 00:18
Going to that shelly place... Its not really the dark side, but it may as well be. After much thought, I have decided to put off my marine tank until I can get A/C, as the tempe...	Callatya	9	17-Jan-2006 14:55
Tell Me????????? what is the plants that can adapt with high temp in discus tanks??????????????...	JIMMY319126	2	17-Jan-2006 08:55
Neolamprologus similis Just wondering if anyone has seen these fish in Brisbane Australia. I'm interested in getting some. butterflyfish...	butterflyfish	1	17-Jan-2006 02:29
Blue Rams Information I am thinking of getting a pair of blue rams for my tank, but i have never kept them before. Any tips or information on keeping them appreciated!...	labrakitty	6	17-Jan-2006 00:23
55 i have a 55 gallon up and running and im looking to put a Green Terror or a Texas Cichlid as the king of the tank if i went either way what would be a...	napower05	8	16-Jan-2006 22:49
Odd ram behavior Hello All, I've been noticing some odd behavior in one of my altispinosa lately. She (one of three) will occasionally rub her gill cover across the e...	lacrimology	1	16-Jan-2006 18:14
Angels and stuff I have a 29 gal tank,i want to get angels, and cories and maybe some type of barb or tetra.. any help with numbers and stuff...	cherrybarb	1	16-Jan-2006 17:30
Tang tank I have a 55g and currently have 3 female and 2 male brichardi in it. I'm looking at getting some shelldwellers for the bottom, any ideason species tha...	butterflyfish	2	16-Jan-2006 06:48
pic of my newest cichlid [link= tiny, sitting next to my biggest cory at 2 inches]http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/fishyhelper288/detail?.dir=/2e7e&.dnm=8655re2.jpg&.src=...	fishyhelper288	9	16-Jan-2006 05:58
Taking the discus plunge... Well, I always said that I would eventually get into discus when I was more experienced in the hobby, and now that I've been fishkeeping for well over...	just beginning	3	15-Jan-2006 21:41
Convict Fry Help! I would like to know how long it takes convict fry to reach 1 full inch. I feed them at least twice a day even three times so if anybody could give m...	scott gallant	2	15-Jan-2006 09:29
compatible?? i know this is probably gng to sound like a stupid question but i was wondering if there was a possibility that albino cories and grant's peacock cich...	carpe_diem	3	15-Jan-2006 07:23
Fish Choices? I have come up with some fish that I would like to keep in my aquarium. The tank is 200L ViaAqua650 canister filter Tetratec 200W heater Playsand...	milkyboy	2	15-Jan-2006 02:52
what do you think? Hey all... I was wondering what kind of cichlid would fit in a 20 gallon. I have an empty one and I'm looking for something lively and colourful whi...	mrsmonty	5	14-Jan-2006 19:32
Would this work I was reading my Aquarium fish Magazine from a long time ago and i read this article about keep Neolamprologus multifasciatus together with Julidochro...	cherrybarb	2	14-Jan-2006 11:43
Oscar and catfish? I have a pair of baby oscars and I need to get a bottomfeeder, not for algea, just the pieces of food that the messy oscars leave behind in the gravel...	wayodust	8	14-Jan-2006 10:51
Sexing kribs Well the time has come to get myself a pair of kribs... however i need help with sexing them... Since i work at the lfs i will have no problem getting...	cherrybarb	1	14-Jan-2006 04:12
Food for Blovian Rams? well, i have only had my bolivian ram for a couple days now, and he or she is eating, but it is very difficult to feed. it is in a 29 gallon tall tank...	reun	4	13-Jan-2006 19:59
I got 4 discus Pages: 1, 2, 3 Hi, I bought 4 discus yesterday They are hiding a lot and few times they are coming out from their hiding spot. I have noticed they are not eating y...	Rob1619	47	12-Jan-2006 21:34
Mystery Chilid? Need ID!!! Hiya! I was browsing my local pet store when I came accross an awsome find in the "feeder" tank: a grayish chilid, about 1/4 - 1/2 an inch. I do not h...	Inkling	5	12-Jan-2006 16:52
Starter Cichlid??? Is there such thing as a starter cichlid? I am looking for a cichlid that is semi easy to take care of and common/easy to find. I plan on putting it i...	thestooge	12	12-Jan-2006 08:13
calvus does anyone know of any canadian stores or breeders of black or white calvus in ontario? ive been looking for young calvus for a few months now and h...	Brybenn	2	12-Jan-2006 02:23
Good With the Bad.... Good news is.. i purchased 4 angelfish last night. I'll get pics up eventually... anywho. I've come across a dilemma. I have pretty hefty curren...	chelaine	5	11-Jan-2006 22:03
New to Jack Dempsey's hehe .. so now to a different thread for a different fish. I'm just looking to find out cool information on JD's from people who have had personal ex...	mrsmonty	9	11-Jan-2006 21:29
young pink convict sexing i have 2 really small pink convicts, maybe about .5 inches. while in the lfs tank, i spoted a female, she was the only one with orange. i also let...	bettachris	5	10-Jan-2006 23:49
Tankmates for Peacocks I have a 55g tank with 3 peacock cichlids ( 1 male and 2 females, i used to have 3 but i unfortunately lost 1 ) and also have a breeding net with 8 c...	carpe_diem	0	10-Jan-2006 12:40
angelfish? so i'm kinda tinkering with the idea of trying out new fish... previously i've been a livebearer fan and dealt alot with mollies and platies.. now, i...	chelaine	6	10-Jan-2006 05:05
New to oscars Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4 hi I just recently bought two oscars, one albino and the other tiger. When I went to the LFS to buy the first one, the employee there told me I had n...	mrsmonty	65	10-Jan-2006 04:34
All Ye Green Terror lovers of FP Unite!!! This thread calls out to all GT owners to share their experiences with this adorable and very evil fish. I just got me one, and the boy is a handsome...	ClownyGirl	1	10-Jan-2006 04:18
compatible species for convicts i have a breeding pair of convicts in a 33 gallon tank with lots of hides caves etc. i was wondering what species are compatible with convicts? any su...	addictedtofish	5	10-Jan-2006 03:45

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