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Oscars pairing up? I have a pair of oscars at 3" I never expected them to pair up but they never leave each others side. When i turn the light on there in the same clay...	quick_silver_2694	4	04-Feb-2009 02:53
Anyone Keep These? Rare Or No? Paratilapia Bleekeri from madagascar Recently found some forsale, thinking about buying another tank for a species only tank....	quick_silver_2694	8	03-Feb-2009 03:20
Angel fish fins Hi, I have 6 Angels of various sizes. Last weekend, I noticed one of the larger ones had a split tail fin. By the time I had the time to get to...	Kellyjhw	9	02-Feb-2009 17:47
I Finally Found Em (multis) Pages: 1, 2 hey guys,well after alot of driving and phoning around,1 of the 4 lfs i use can order me in some multis.(neolamprologus multifasciatus) i just got ba...	HOKESE	25	29-Jan-2009 01:31
Oscar tank Pages: 1, 2 hello again guys i think i used to have an oscar in like a 50 gallon tank but coming back into the hobby i was planning on getting only a 30 gallon. i...	oldfishnewfish	20	28-Jan-2009 19:58
Trimac/flowerhorns Has anyone seen any of these in canada? I can't seem to find them. My father would like to get one, and i've been looking for them with no luck....	quick_silver_2694	9	25-Jan-2009 05:52
Jaguar cichlids What is your take on them? Have ne of you kept these? If so what size tank did you have them in and tankmates that worked. I am not getting one ne tim...	quick_silver_2694	11	22-Jan-2009 23:31
55 Gal Stocking Pages: 1, 2 How many African cichlids would you say i could put in a 55gal I'm thinking Rift lake mostly. I'm unsure exactly which ones due to our stores only hav...	spankym13	25	22-Jan-2009 05:16
Tank Size = What Fish?? hey guys i am sorry for all the questions earlier today at the fish store i ended up just getting a 20 gallon tank (with nothing else at all) and i fo...	oldfishnewfish	17	19-Jan-2009 22:55
I thinking of giving up my angelfish... I have had an angelfish for about 9 months nnow. IT was smaller of course when I bought him, but now he is much bigger and seems to chase my blue gou...	chuckie500	6	19-Jan-2009 05:37
20 Gallon With Agressive?? hey guys i just baught a 20gallon tank today and i want to put an agressive fish in it. i dont know what it is but i love to see fish "hunt" i was thi...	oldfishnewfish	0	19-Jan-2009 04:58
Big Enough?? Pages: 1, 2 hey is a 10 gallon tank big enough for a chichlid or do i need bigger. if it is big enough how many can fit in it....	bettadude	33	18-Jan-2009 23:11
Betta+Oscar Question i know bettas as well as Oscars are both agressive fish, i was wondering if they would do well in about a 75G tank so as to have enough room to accomo...	05311991	14	14-Jan-2009 01:36
Scientific Name & Angel Fish Size Hello everyone, I recently (3 weeks ago) had the unpleasant experience of losing 100% of my tank due to ich. I travel for business and my wife did n...	Cmreds	4	09-Jan-2009 04:45
Do juveniles eat more? Do babies/juveniles eat more than adults? My Rams have an insatiable appetite. Now they have me trained, they swim up towards the top of the tank an...	mnventurer	8	07-Jan-2009 20:10
Help! Agressive cichlids... i was doing some research on my fish and found this site. i need some help. i have a tank with a jaguar, a red devil, a blue johanni, a frog, a crawfi...	vio1ator	5	07-Jan-2009 06:06
Live foods for Oscars?Or other cichlids hi, i was just wondering on the aspects of feeding live foods to my oscar, possibly tadpoles or frogs from the wild and the risks inherited in that.i...	Cichlid Kid	16	06-Jan-2009 21:47
Help!!! my oscar has eaten cichlid stick pellets his whole life and now he wont touch them.before he would gobble them down in no time flat...is it possible h...	Cichlid Kid	5	06-Jan-2009 14:17
When I mention.... "Blue Cobalt Cichlid" What fish comes to mind.. I tell you later why Im asking.. thanks.. Sue...	itsjustme1966	15	06-Jan-2009 07:55
Normal Behavior For Oscars?Mouth brooders? i know oscar are mouth brooders so they pick stuff up in their mouths but mine lately has been picking up gravel and moving it to various spots areoun...	Cichlid Kid	8	05-Jan-2009 04:36
Angel fish species Hello all. It will be some time before I will add these 2 to my tank , but when I do, do I have to have matching species of anglefish. On...	Kellyjhw	4	04-Jan-2009 11:31
I'm thinking of starting a discus tank! Hello Happy new year to everybody i've jsut statrd setting up my 60 us gal tank (100cmx45x55) again after it standing empty for over 12 months. it...	SheKoi	4	04-Jan-2009 00:53
A Bad Thing? hi i have a tank of feeders that ive been quarantining.today i went to grab some to feed to my oscar and a whehn i put them in the oscars tank i notic...	Cichlid Kid	3	01-Jan-2009 09:25
75 Gallon Stocking Ideas I want a large cichlid setup. Just not sure was thinking single Jaguar or Oscar pair. What do you think?...	quick_silver_2694	9	01-Jan-2009 07:57
Photo Forum Hey ya'll I just posted a pic of my new 55gal set up in the photo booth. I'm new to cichlids so was wonderin what you thought of the set up and what k...	spankym13	0	31-Dec-2008 07:38
Tankmates for Discus: Pages: 1, 2 OK, Well I bought two beautiful discus adn they are a Christmas present for my dad. They will eventually be going into his 40gallon tank, but i need t...	brandeeno	22	31-Dec-2008 03:40
New Discus: I found a man selling his 60 gallon tank recently on Craigslist.com However I could not afford his entire set up. In stead I made a meager offer of wh...	brandeeno	4	30-Dec-2008 23:22
Some pics of my frontosa Hi, I have two types of frontosa, regular burundi and also a tanzanian variant called mpimbwe. Here are some pics of them, enjoy. Here is a mpimbwe...	cichlidgirl	7	30-Dec-2008 11:25
Quarantining of Feeders Hi, i was just wondering what the fastest way to quarantine feeder gold fish or another type for my oscar. i dont really want to do a 2month quarantin...	Cichlid Kid	10	29-Dec-2008 18:32
Lookin For Some Suggestions Pages: 1, 2 hey guys,well first it was my daughter,now my 4 year old nice has gotten her first 5 gallon bow front tank(its only small but she is over the moon)and...	HOKESE	35	29-Dec-2008 07:32
What type of acara is this ? Hi, got these acaras as a rescues. Im a bit confused as to which variant they are. I have four of them 3 have a red tinge to their tails and one has...	cichlidgirl	7	28-Dec-2008 11:12
Didnt Make The Dinner Plate hey guys,first off merry x-mas to all.now dont you hate it when you buy feeders for you cichlids and they dont get eaten about 3 weeks ago i put 10 a...	HOKESE	3	27-Dec-2008 05:36
Pseudotropheus Acei Are Breeding! I had bought 2 originally. They are in a 90 gallon tank with several other species of fish. Despite that, I've found babies, and I've put them in a 20...	General Hague	1	17-Dec-2008 19:53
Does Looking Good (Breeding Dress) Play A Big Part hey guys,about a month ago i put a small male salvini,and a small male green terror into my 55gal,well within a few weeks both fish had settled in fin...	HOKESE	5	15-Dec-2008 04:24
New tankmate for oscars My Texas pair recently died due to a fungal disease.... they lived with my pair of albino (snow Oscars).I only just got back from my trip around my wo...	Michelo_69	1	11-Dec-2008 20:32
Video Clips Of Tanganyikan Cichlids In The Wild I've just found this - Jewels Of The Rift , a programme about Tanganyikan Rift Lake Cichlids (among other wildlife gems). Concentrating principa...	Calilasseia	10	11-Dec-2008 09:20
Bolivian Ram got "darker" I have two B.Rams who had babies a while back. And they got along great. Now the smaller one has become darker. Many of its scales on its sides are...	mnventurer	3	08-Dec-2008 21:28
New tank Pages: 1, 2 Hey ya'll! Just got 2 55gal tanks lastnight for a great deal! And I'm thinking to do a cichlid tank. Would love any advice Im new to these kind of fis...	spankym13	32	30-Nov-2008 20:39
African shellies After my questions thread quite a while ago I finally got myself some African shelldwellers. I have only had them a few weeks but I seem to be keeping...	Brengun	6	27-Nov-2008 05:10
Is My Oscar Sick? recently i have noticed a hole a tiny bit bigger then a pin head in my oscars tail fin.also he has a semi transparent spot on his tail too were the fi...	Cichlid Kid	5	21-Nov-2008 16:42
New to cichlids, need help getting started. I have a 55 gallon aquarium that I am starting over fresh with. I am interested in keeping cichlids of some kind, I have never kept cichlids before so...	RainbowBoy	4	19-Nov-2008 16:59
Red breasted acaras Hi all! I'm getting a nice 4ft tank, and want to create a nice river tank, with angels and redbreasted acaras my main feature fish. What will be com...	PappaBear	2	16-Nov-2008 05:47
Convicts how do you get marble convicts? Or do you have to buy them...	venustus	2	09-Nov-2008 15:35
Identify this cichlid... Hey all- I have had this fish for years, got him and his siblings since he was a fry. he has since ended the life of his tank mates, and lives alone....	Sean	13	07-Nov-2008 08:02
oscar and Green Terror [img]http://s370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/Andre...	desiredusername	1	05-Nov-2008 22:43
What's my fry eating? Is it okay not to feed babies anything special? They seem to be eating something I can't see off of the gravel. I make sure to put sinking pellets/a...	mnventurer	8	31-Oct-2008 03:48
55 Gallon Suggestions? hey i've got a 55 gallon set up and ready to stock. I'm gonna put a pair of firemouths in it for now. i was hoping i could put rasie another bigger mo...	RLHam3	0	28-Oct-2008 01:36
New Discus Got some new wild discus (oh, & a few domestics too). Ever since a friend beat me to the best of the wild browns at LFS recently, I have been talking...	TW	10	23-Oct-2008 08:41
An Oscar for your thoughts? I have been playing around with the notion of getting an Oscar . How I want to go abou...	The Mutant Goldfish	6	23-Oct-2008 04:30
Convicts - Trouble in paradise I have a I won't call it a problem but an unusual situation,I have a breeding pair of convicts in a 40 gallon tank by themselves with a couple of cave...	Cichlid Keeper	3	21-Oct-2008 07:26

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