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Favorite Cichlid The parameters for what qualifies as your "favorite cichlid" is all up to you. Write down (linking is optional) on here what your favorite specie is....	The Mutant Goldfish	19	15-Oct-2008 23:14
30Gal African Cichlid hey everybody! i've kept south american cichlids for about 5 years now and i might want to try to start an african tank. i have a 30gal that i would p...	RLHam3	6	14-Oct-2008 11:57
Love Sick Salvini hey guys,dont really have a qusetion,just felt like telling someone,i added a salvini to my tank about 2 weeks ago,and the last 2 days he has been fol...	HOKESE	0	12-Oct-2008 09:14
Pseudotropheus zebra? Thinking about returning I think that is the kind of cichlid I have, I think he is a juvenile. It has the egg spots so I think it is a he. He is being a punk right now, he is...	General Hague	3	09-Oct-2008 09:31
Bolivian Ram eggs again... All the babies got eaten the 1st time. Now after only two weeks they made another batch of eggs! They must want me to buy another tank. I'm g...	mnventurer	4	07-Oct-2008 02:10
Hard Alkaline Water And A Small Tank i have very hard alkaline water and a very small (10 gallon) tank. what could i do with this? i'm thinking about trying to lower the pH......	devon7	6	05-Oct-2008 03:29
Had Bolivian Rams (2) for 3 days now babies! The time was finally right and I picked up two Bolivian rams. In the pet store they were in a crowded tank and moving around a lot but at home they'v...	mnventurer	5	01-Oct-2008 17:32
Calming A Midas! hi i have a loan 8" midas in a 250L tank, im wondering if its possible to calm him down! hes super aggressive, and i know theyre meant to be, but i wo...	fishykev	6	28-Sep-2008 15:08
CA Tanks Well I finally moved and got the 135 setup. Right now the RD's in there with a small pair of Convicts (male about 2" and F about 1"- they have actuall...	WiseIves	3	23-Sep-2008 06:39
Grow-Out Tank i have a 30 gal aquarium and i want to use it as a SA cichlid grow-out tank. it has a penn-plax canister filter. i was wondering if i could buy a sm...	RLHam3	2	16-Sep-2008 05:07
Starting over I want to get a mix o fish that only get to medium size to fill my 75 gallon. Any suggestions?...	Johnny the Oranda	7	12-Sep-2008 02:28
Breeding i have a 10 gallon. i was wondering if i could use it to breed firemouths or convicts. i have 2 2.5 inch firemouths right now in a 30 gal but so far n...	RLHam3	3	12-Sep-2008 01:15
Feeding hey so i've got a 30 gal with 4 tiger barbs as dither fish and 2 young firemouths. i'm not exactly sure what i need to feed the tank to make sure ever...	RLHam3	2	24-Aug-2008 03:43
im VERY VERY upset hey guys,i got a very upseting shock when i got back home from moving a tank today i found my green terror male dead,im SO UPSET i cant describe it...	HOKESE	5	14-Aug-2008 11:16
Loss of my FH Well after a struggle with some fishy issues. I lost my 2 1/2 yr old flower horn. He put up a good fight, but was to weak to continue. [link=His firs...	monkeyboy	2	14-Aug-2008 11:10
EB jack dempseys I have 2 electric blue jackdempseys who at the moment are only 4cm and are doing great in a 2ft tank to themselves, although one is boss and is colore...	Brengun	3	08-Aug-2008 01:01
My JD's Have Fry! I moved out a few months ago, but left my tanks at my parents' house because I don't have space for them at my new place. I have been dropping by once...	poisonwaffle	8	06-Aug-2008 03:03
Tiger Barbs with Electric Yellow Cichlid. I'm planning on buying an 80 gallon tank. I would like to put in it about 12-15 tiger barbs and some Electric Yellow Cichlid. Is it feasible ? I read...	Poil	3	05-Aug-2008 19:55
Firemouths i was thinking about starting a firemouth set up in a 30 gal with a penn-plax canister filter. if i was to get a male and a female and i wanted them t...	RLHam3	6	03-Aug-2008 19:58
Angels and Glass Cats? Has anyone ever kept glass cats with FW angels? I'm curious to hear how it went if so....	NFaustman	2	01-Aug-2008 11:44
What to add to a 30 gallon Curviceps tank? A while back I set up a 30 gallon tank with drift wood, anubias, and sword plants. I originally wanted a pair of kribs for the tank. I couldn't find...	Bellm21	6	31-Jul-2008 13:51
Identify Neolamprologus? I went to a LFS I normally don't go to. They had some shell dwellers there to my surprise. They claimed the kind they had was Neolamprologus multifasc...	General Hague	7	31-Jul-2008 06:18
Sign of Breeding? One of my yellow electrics gills is kind of puffy right now, looks like he also a lump under his throat. Could that be a sign of baby yellows in her m...	General Hague	1	31-Jul-2008 00:46
180 Gal!!!! i just bought a 180 gallon tank and i want a dovii and a jagur cichlid in it wat type of catfish can be put in with thos fish when i get they fish wil...	riri1	5	29-Jul-2008 05:54
Cichlids In Small Tanks i am about to get my juwel lido 120l(26.5gal)back and was wondering if this would be suitable for any form of cichlids i already run a 40gal community...	papasan	3	27-Jul-2008 17:29
Krib Breeding i was reading the profile about kribs on this site. it said to breed them a 10 allon would be fine, is this true?...	skyeye	4	25-Jul-2008 23:28
Any Ideas On An Agressive Cichlid For A 20G? Pages: 1, 2 Hi, i have an oscar in a significantly large tank and my girlfriend has taken a liking to him.she likes the fact that its intriguing how he captures l...	Cichlid Kid	22	25-Jul-2008 18:51
More Breeding A few weeks ago I posted about my black convict and parrot breeding but the fry never lived. Well there at it again and this time I saw them courting...	JYJason	1	23-Jul-2008 22:20
Jack Dempsey Hi all, Long time no post. My question is: My wife and I aquired 3 Jack dempseys almost 2 years a go from the Zoo. We brought them home when they...	R0B	16	23-Jul-2008 00:55
Why Do They Spit Them..... hey guys,as some of you mite remember my blue acara pair being extremly prolific when it came to breeding,well once AGAIN they have had ANOTHER batch>...	HOKESE	6	22-Jul-2008 08:02
Most Random Live Food Anyone Has Fed An Oscar or Simiar Species? what is it.let me know i need new ideas....	Cichlid Kid	6	16-Jul-2008 20:03
Sexing Oscars Does anyone know how to do this?...	Cichlid Kid	3	08-Jul-2008 08:42
Another Spawning :) My germen rams spawned yesterday for the 2nd time (got to wiggler stage the first time) I've removed the other tankmates to another tank this ti...	DaMossMan	11	07-Jul-2008 01:33
Jack Dempsey troubles I have a 55 gallon with a six inch JD who is incredibly moody. He seems to be bored as he never swims around the tank. His only other tank mate is a...	JYJason	7	06-Jul-2008 04:00
Can anyone sex angels? I have a pair of angels- well I think I may have a pair. A gold one and a black one. I am pretty sure the male is the gold one and the female is the...	RNJ_Punk	2	03-Jul-2008 20:05
Kribensis And Shrimp I have a 38 gallon planted aquarium which houses a kribensis along with gold barbs, siamese algae eaters, cories and bloodfin tetras. There are also...	ImRandy85	2	28-Jun-2008 19:29
Should I Add ? hey guys im currenty mending a very small female texas fins,she got beat up so,ive got her in a small qt tank,now my question is should i add gravel....	HOKESE	4	23-Jun-2008 10:29
Red Terror I have an empty 180 gallon tank that I would like to put a pair of large cichlids in. What I'm looking for is a large and bold fish that will be out a...	agent_orange	1	21-Jun-2008 10:11
"Head-standing" Discus hello all, i have a large, mature discus (at least 5 years old) that has recently begun "headstanding" (ie: he is tipped forward so he is facing down...	niggit	5	19-Jun-2008 01:06
Angels Stoked that I'm getting more angels, I have had my lone man for more than a year now and he is huge and very personable also friendly as long as no o...	H-Dub	6	17-Jun-2008 05:42
New Fishies - The Wait Is Over :) Heya I've been after Laetacara dorsigeras 'red-breast acara' since december. Luckily I discovered someone that had some but no hatch as of yet....	DaMossMan	5	16-Jun-2008 06:56
Strange Behaviour In Angels hi all, i have a pair of angels that i purchased as youngsters. they have grown up together in a heavily planted south american themed tank and have a...	fandan	7	14-Jun-2008 06:28
Baby Kribs hi all Just wanted to share. We have baby kribs in our com tank today. Not sure how many, cant quite peer into the Aztec cave well enough. Still some...	mews	3	13-Jun-2008 16:28
Breeding explosion Just noticed my kribs have just had a brood of fry! One week after my rainbow cichlids did - looks like there's going to be some serious nursery fees...	amilner	2	11-Jun-2008 08:18
Eggs :) Right now I have a german blue ram pair (added May23) fanning and guarding a bunch of eggs on top of the mopani cave ! They look kinda white so I'm...	DaMossMan	10	11-Jun-2008 00:37
Convicted Parrots? Hey everyone, My blood parrot just laid eggs! She's a five inch female with a giant belly and laid about 400 along the gravel. The only thing d...	JYJason	9	10-Jun-2008 23:02
Breeding Rainbow Cichlids Just noticed my Rainbow pair with hundreds of fry! Never had rainbows before these (three weeks in tank now) and was wondering if anyone has experien...	amilner	10	08-Jun-2008 11:39
New Apisto! So my Badis died this week But, everything else is fine in the tank so I decided to go out and get a couple centerpiece fish! I went out lo...	superlion	14	08-Jun-2008 08:39
Suggestion on stocking Im thinking about buying 1 M and 2 F Pseudotropheus lombardoi. However, right now i have a Pseudotropheus elongatus in there and im not sure how he is...	knguyent	3	06-Jun-2008 06:56
Kribensis love (now with family) I have some young kribs and last night I put a male in with a female. Well her belly went bright pink and she proceeded to parade him up and down the...	Brengun	15	05-Jun-2008 04:02

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