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noticed somthing about rams!! could this decide if i have male and female? ok, i noticed that the "male's" anal fin is wider and more fan'ish like, but the "female's" is more pointed....now im confused, everything else about...	fishyhelper288	13	05-Aug-2005 03:27
Keeping Angelfish in Pairs Pages: 1, 2 Hello! For my future 46 gallon, I would love to have a pair of angelfish, but I'm not really interested in breeding them though. So my question: Is i...	egtrixie	39	05-Aug-2005 00:55
Brackish cichlids I know that most freshwater puffers are brackish, as well as gobys and some other fish, but my question is think i can keep some cichlids in brackish,...	Johnny the Oranda	6	04-Aug-2005 21:05
Multis in a 90! Pages: 1, 2 Ok, so here's the situation. My Midas and Dovii have recently outgrown their 90 so I moved them into the new 125 before they ultimately go into the 30...	Dempsey fan	33	04-Aug-2005 09:26
all at once? Ihave heard that adding cichlids all at once kills some aggression.and i was wondering if i should do this.its a 55 galon not cycled.i was planning on...	LOACHESRCOOL	7	04-Aug-2005 06:05
Malawis I am wondering if anybody can help...I know that there are a variety of colour morphs of the species Pseudotropheus zebra and P. tropheops. Does anyo...	matross	2	04-Aug-2005 01:56
convicts..... breeding well the convicts have bred again, but they just bred like 3 weeks ago..... but because my dad and freind took care of the fry many died..... so i had...	madwill	2	03-Aug-2005 17:42
my Lemon cichlid is being werid?? Ok my new cichlid keep going up against rock and keep twitching and turning on its side like by its gill and i wonder is he itchy or is it sick????...	jim89	3	03-Aug-2005 04:52
Minimum Tank Size for Angelfish Pages: 1, 2 What's the minimum tank size for one angelfish? I have a 20 gallon long, will that work?...	egtrixie	27	02-Aug-2005 21:03
Clyde my angelfish died!@!!!!!&##($( I woke up this morning to find one of the two of my favorate fish DEAD! I have not done water test yet.... I am so crushed....he was the reason I got...	angeleel	4	02-Aug-2005 18:37
What is it? I was at petsmart today and they had a cichlid in their assorted cichlid tank that was so cool! It look like a clouded leopard pattern on a fish. It...	Hooktor	6	01-Aug-2005 21:10
Weird!! I have a 6-7 inch Albino Tiger oscar and a single guppy which have been in the same tank for awhile now ( over 2 weeks).....he hasn't even attempted t...	justkeepswimming	11	01-Aug-2005 20:35
convict... what cichlid would you consider good company for a 3 inch convict nd an inch long convict in a 60 gallon tank. i been considering a green terror or ma...	kace	11	01-Aug-2005 19:56
quick question on convicts peaceful with fishes larger than it right. how do i sex them, i want to breed a black convict with a pink....	bettachris	9	01-Aug-2005 18:50
Male to Female! OK, I know that many SW fish can change from male to female, and even female to male. As well, some can change from male to female to male and kee...	ACIDRAIN	7	01-Aug-2005 18:50
green terrors are they really aggressive, and can only be kept by themselves....	bettachris	5	01-Aug-2005 08:37
New Discus Well after loosing a pair to a none eating battle I gave up discus keeping. "8 months" But this weeka a guy was selling a pair for $100 so I couldn't...	gauntlet	6	01-Aug-2005 05:26
what are they got these guys from a friend sorry cant do a pic there solid blue looks almost identical to cobalt but they have a black strip down the lenght of the...	deschazkody	4	01-Aug-2005 02:38
convits and labs are yellow labs and convicts compatible in a 55 gallon tank thanks...	LOACHESRCOOL	4	31-Jul-2005 06:44
Rainbow cichlid, does anyone have expirience just wondering if anyone knows anything about this cichlid Thanx -NewBreeder16...	NewBreeder16	4	30-Jul-2005 17:55
are blue ahlis compatible with yellow labs in a 55 gallon are they compatible in a 55gal was only planning on getting 1 or 2 males i was just making sure they wouldny kill my labs or it would be the other wa...	LOACHESRCOOL	7	30-Jul-2005 10:19
Protomelas similis, venestus, and electric yellows hey everybody i have two questions 1-how do you sex similus, venestus and electric yellows 2-how can you tell what species fry are? i ask this be...	african_man	2	30-Jul-2005 10:03
New Malawi Tank Ive decided to convert my 65G South American Tank to an African one. I really like Yellow Labs and would like to take a shot at breeding them, how ma...	leetomlin14	6	29-Jul-2005 23:45
Dumb question RE Ghost Angelfish "Ghost Angelfish"--What does "ghost" refer to? Is it a specific color pattern? Genetic cross?...	NFaustman	5	29-Jul-2005 22:25
Angels and Electric yellows? Hi, has anyone ever kept Anglefish with electric yellows?...	jakieblak	7	29-Jul-2005 05:00
Blue rams Ok, I need any and all information you all have on these fish. I really want to kknow a lot about them and maybe start breeding and rasing them and th...	Tetra Fan	12	29-Jul-2005 04:40
pseudotropheus acei juveniles OK it's taken me a week and a half, but finally I'm gonna post about my new little guys/gals 2 Sundays ago Houston Aquarium Society had an auction...	houston	8	29-Jul-2005 02:52
Is My Water Too Hard For Discus? Probably not! Juvenile discus actually grow faster in moderately hard water. Most places in North America have water suitable for growing out juveni...	Bob Wesolowski	4	28-Jul-2005 22:18
What kind of cichlid is this... I think it's a keyhole and some other says it's an acara of somesort... here are some pics...[link=http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mile_rd_8ball/albu...	Rob1619	14	28-Jul-2005 19:03
How long can I expect to wait... How long is the wait period before the angelfish eggs hatch... just wondering cause i really want to see it happen... :%)...	blazergirl	10	28-Jul-2005 05:03
Angels and ? I now have a 75g in my living room with only a pair of BN. I plan on acquiring 5 or 6 small angelfish and when they pair off, keep one or two pairs a...	pugperson	8	28-Jul-2005 02:07
severums laid eggs! but then the one i think is the female ate them a few hours later. is this normal behavior?...	moondog	3	27-Jul-2005 19:40
Are Green Terrors closet eaters? I swear my green terror never eats. Or at least I never see him eat. I got him about three weeks ago, and he is about 2.5 to 3 inches long. I have...	vjayshutterbug	2	27-Jul-2005 15:55
malawi what coudl i put in with Brichardi(Princess Cichlid) in a 55 gallon is it compatible iwth a regular malawi set up...	importfan878	9	27-Jul-2005 01:02
frontosa aggression i been noticeing that in lfs i see frontosa in with other cihlicd(not sure what kind) and they seem fine, my young male just killed my female, so now...	bettachris	7	26-Jul-2005 16:58
Any surface cichlids? Are there any cichlids that I can put in with yellow labs that would be suface to middle tank species. I have 3 juvenile labs (1 1/2) along with an RT...	WiseIves	7	26-Jul-2005 15:37
howe many should i buy at a time how many juvenille yellow labs can i add at once to a 55 gallon without causing a mini cycle....	LOACHESRCOOL	13	26-Jul-2005 07:20
Angelfish eggs Anyone had angel fish lay eggs on a filter pipe... this morning when I woke up I find a cluster of what appears to be eggs on the filter pipe.... has...	blazergirl	5	26-Jul-2005 06:50
Lighting? well I know that half or even all of the people on this site are probally mad at me for the oscar thing.....(which really isnt that big of deal since...	justkeepswimming	5	25-Jul-2005 20:09
africans dieing off! Pages: 1, 2 hi guys, i looked at my african cichlid tank last night and noticed that 1 was on the verge of death he was gasping at the top for air. his mrnong i f...	Dafridge	28	25-Jul-2005 16:26
Flamingo Cichlid - what is it? Hello, I purchased a flamingo cichlid a few months ago from the LFS? It was yellow-flagged as a cautionary fish but not intolerant of others (red fla...	billyspans	6	25-Jul-2005 02:34
green terror can you put a GT and some thing else in a 55 gallon tank. a fish like the buffalo cichlid or some kind of catfish....	riri1	3	24-Jul-2005 01:25
Has anyone heard of this cichlid? Scientific Name: Acarichthys heckelii Common Name: Thread-Finned Cichlid, Thread-Finned Acara It is really a neat looking fish and I was wondering if...	Tetra Fan	4	22-Jul-2005 04:56
65gal stocking.. i have got my hands on a really good deal on a 4ft whole setup for a cheap price.. the guy is a mate of mine and i will be buying it soon... so i just...	r0b3y	5	21-Jul-2005 07:36
So... about those blue rams... I've finally decided to change my 30 gallon into a softwater community tank to house a pair of rams, and a school of cardinal tetras. Recently I saw a...	Cheshire Cat	5	21-Jul-2005 06:08
Halfblack Angels? There have been some half-blacks on aquabid lately. This is the first time I have seen them. Are they a cross with a wild strain?...	NFaustman	7	21-Jul-2005 01:24
lonely angel I have a fairly large marble angel, he was part a group of 3. I got more than two since My odds were better I would get a breeding pair. Well, 2 of...	ufgradufish	3	21-Jul-2005 00:03
Oscar sick or stressed i have purchased a small oscar (2in). And im am woried that it is sick. all It does is either sit at the bottom or stay up top near the filters. My am...	fish1	7	20-Jul-2005 22:54
New Oscar color variation I was at a local pet store and I saw a strange oscar color. They called them blueberry oscars and they were a bright blue and white. Just wondering if...	dredd969	10	20-Jul-2005 09:19
Oscar Feeding?? I have a baby tiger oscar(2" , electric blue haps(2 1\2" , and a peacock cichlid(2 1\2" . Today I gave them some feeder guppies and they ate them all...	dredd969	1	20-Jul-2005 09:17

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