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cichlid ID please (updated with newer pics) Pages: 1, 2 NW cichlid, currently ~1", medium-grey body, dark markings mid-body and at ba se of tail, sloped face similar to a firemouth, somewhat timid, stays mid...	Theresa_M	25	22-Nov-2004 02:25
tail biting?? I have a tank(36g) which has been set up and is running beautifully. Tank has 2 rainbow danios, 3 headlight tetras, 2 swordtails, 2 tiny sharks, and...	kimgoarmy02	4	21-Nov-2004 19:07
Cichlid Behavior-Old Fish? Hi all. I am wondering if anyone's experienced behavior like this before. We have what we believe is a gold severum, adopted from a LPS. We don't k...	c123anderson	2	21-Nov-2004 13:43
what's a "Fat Lipped Cichlid"?? it's a new fish my pet store carries. anyone have any information on this fish? i can't seem to find a caresheet on these fish. thanks....	betahex	14	21-Nov-2004 10:37
new tank what kind of chiclids and how many can i put in a 25g tank?<br>and if possible what else can i put in with them (if anything)?<b>null</...	nikola_89	5	21-Nov-2004 06:21
how do you sex multies? hi i was wondering how u sex these fish? also at what size can they be sexed?...	sumthin_fishy	4	21-Nov-2004 03:08
shell dwellers??? Hey guys. I have a 10g tank with a sand substrate. I have seen posts with people who have shell dwellers in 10g tanks. I want to do this, but i kno...	victimizati0n	19	21-Nov-2004 03:07
Anyone keeping Benthochromis tricoti? I've been looking at going with tricoti for my 125 rather than Cyps but am not sure I should head down that route without talking to some tricoti owne...	littlemousling	6	21-Nov-2004 01:48
where to buy in ontario canada looking for sunshine peacocks thats are of good quality in the toronto area. Im looking for a couple in the smaller variety...	gunner	0	20-Nov-2004 20:49
Female blue ram.....what's going on??? I recently bought three blue rams. I think I have two females and one male. Recently, the male has become very territorial and protective of the fem...	kmlubahn6609	2	20-Nov-2004 02:13
29g green terror tank my 29 gallon tank is going to be the home of my green terror who is about 4" right now. She will be living with my cousin's pleco that is maybe about...	viciouschiapet	5	19-Nov-2004 10:17
leaving fish home, while i go on vactation. i have three cichlids and i was wondering if i put plants in the tank, will they eat them, i am going home for thanksgiving break and want to leave my...	johnnylaw1984	7	19-Nov-2004 07:18
Acclimated ram? I just bought a German ram two days ago, and I'm not quite sure if I acclimated him well or not. I've heard too much about German rams dying of...	sirbooks	4	19-Nov-2004 04:42
new light im wondering if two different flourecent bulbs on my 55 gallon tank can be any stress toward my fish i have two reflectors on the tank and the new one...	chizunk	1	18-Nov-2004 21:39
Finally Rams arrived Finally I got the Rams, got 5 of them, I got them not in the best shape besides they are too small to sex them. The Larger one of them seems not to be...	hcelizondo	8	18-Nov-2004 18:37
converting to african cichlids Pages: 1, 2 I have a 4 ft tank with a texas, some rainbow cichlids and some clown loaches. I would like to find a new home for these guys and redo my tank as Afr...	wish-ga	24	18-Nov-2004 03:54
Mbuna identity I've never been able to tell what kind of Mbuna I have. When I bought them over a year ago they were sold as "assorted Mbuna". There seem to be so m...	Fergus Mor McErc	8	18-Nov-2004 02:51
Frontosa questions Im looking into this species. When I go to the store some of them have this cool blue on the tips of the fins. others are just boring white. Why is th...	gunner	3	18-Nov-2004 00:20
elec blues need help with info on elec blues breeding...	fronman	1	17-Nov-2004 16:40
Blue head apisto I just bought 2 blue head apistos, talking to another lfs mate (different store than i bought them from) he thinks there's still some contention over...	Lucylou	4	17-Nov-2004 07:29
40g stocking Do you have any ideas for a 40usg chiclid tank?...	dannyboy	15	17-Nov-2004 02:11
New at this ive just changed my tank over from tropicals to electric yellows and have one male and what im told to be two females.. ive just noticed that my male'...	carpe_diem	2	17-Nov-2004 01:33
4 rams Pages: 1, 2 can i put 2 more rams in my 55? i just love those little guys and want more... 55 gal 4 angels 4 rainbows 3 cories 1 pleco 2 rams i think the 2 i ha...	princessinabsentia	20	17-Nov-2004 01:29
frontosa temperment If I see them chasing eachother at store is this a bad sign or is it because they are overcrowded...	gunner	3	16-Nov-2004 18:55
Labidochromis caeruleus sexing? i was wondering if there is a way to sex the electric yellow labs. I want 1 male and 3 females in my aquarium. I was told by the guy at petsmart tha...	johnnylaw1984	3	16-Nov-2004 16:20
How to identify Acei gender? i've jus got a very small acei(abt 5-6cm) from da LFS few days ago.. wondering how to tell its sex?...	tonymeman	3	16-Nov-2004 16:11
Ph how do i keep the Ph High....	Yankees22	2	16-Nov-2004 13:43
75 gal stocking I have a 75 gal I'm thinking of making a cichlid tank. I know for sure I'd like a pair of convicts. What else could I keep in there with them, keeping...	Snugz	4	16-Nov-2004 13:14
Electric yellows..m or f??? i was wondering what the easiest and best way is to tell a female yellow from a male?? can anyone help?...	carpe_diem	12	16-Nov-2004 10:31
discus for a 42gal could i have any the tank will also be stocked with 10 cories if so how many...	Alex	6	16-Nov-2004 07:16
companion for severum tank I've got a 300 gallon SA tank with severums, eartheaters, clown loaches, leporinus, a bushfish and a big pleco. The fish are very peaceful, even by s...	Dolf	4	16-Nov-2004 06:39
could i have texas in a 20g i was just wonding if a texas live 20g for ever...	Danny	9	16-Nov-2004 03:41
angels and rasboras I have a 30 gal tank, home to a pair of blue gouramis, six red rasboras and a pleco. If I add a pair of angelfish will they all get along. I have read...	divertran	3	15-Nov-2004 19:43
i need some ideas i just want to get some general ideas for discus like what would be an appropriate size tank and how many i could put in there and with wat other fish...	chizunk	8	15-Nov-2004 19:21
saddle cichlid? Does anyone have experience or know anything about the saddle cichlid ( Aequidens tetramerus )? ~~[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/d...	Theresa_M	1	15-Nov-2004 17:43
What to do? Hi everyone I am looking for a tetra that will be suitable for my 300gal American setup containing Uaru, severums, threadfin acaras, sajicas, Altum a...	Noddy	3	15-Nov-2004 09:05
lazy electric yellow I have an electric yellow cichlid that seems to be lazy. He rests on a fake plant in my aquarium and just sits there all day. He is alive and occasi...	johnnylaw1984	6	15-Nov-2004 06:54
very curious question Is sand good for these kind of cichlids like instead of gravel i have just always wanted to know if you do know please respond...	chizunk	5	15-Nov-2004 05:46
cichlid name? I have seen these cichlids at petsmart, as well as meijer, and other lfs in my area. It is called a kenyii cichlid (i am sure i mispelled the name, b...	johnnylaw1984	2	15-Nov-2004 04:48
parrot cychlid personality In the children's department of my church there is a beautiful tank...at least a 55. It has three parrot cychlids in it. When my granddaughter comes...	pugperson	3	15-Nov-2004 03:25
New to Discus... Ah, empty 55 gallon screaming out discus Should I bare bottom or should I leave the gravel?? Its a pearly white gravel by Kordons that I just boug...	inkodinkomalinko	8	15-Nov-2004 02:25
angelfish Im going to get a 35-40 gallon tank and my idea for the tank is one piece of driftwood and only live plants but i was wondering about how many angelfi...	chizunk	5	14-Nov-2004 23:08
how fast do peacocks grow. The big ones at my store are really expensive and the juveniles are cheap. Question is how fast should the juveniles grow as they have no colour...	gunner	3	14-Nov-2004 22:04
gravel what colour gravel looks the best with this species...	gunner	8	14-Nov-2004 22:01
ph and water temp What is the perfect ph and water temp for oscars? I currently have 8 oscars in a 4 foot tank, 2 of which are around 6 - 8", and 6 of which are around...	snoopy	11	14-Nov-2004 21:55
75g dwarf tank have a 75g tank, 40 lbs of black moon sand, PH 7.6 , 10ºdh,6ºkh out of the tap and stable in the tank all yr. 2 pengiun 330s and a eheim 22...	Sin in Style	2	14-Nov-2004 21:16
Dealing with Algae in a shellie tank I have 6 neo simillies in a 50g at the mo. THe substrate is a very coarse white sand. I am having problems with green algae on the sand.<br><...	MDB	3	14-Nov-2004 18:50
75g community, Rams i wanna make a 75g (4ft) community tank. i was wondering if bolivian rams would beat on cories when the rams are breeding. any info on this would be a...	Sin in Style	4	14-Nov-2004 00:13
for the upmost cichlid fanatics... I came across a beauty of a cichlid,... so i would like to know what they are......i will describe.. as i can not remember off the list the scientific...	Tanya81	4	13-Nov-2004 22:22
Will they survive? Het folks, I have two cichlid fry in my 29 gallon tank. I have no other tanks to move them to. They are almost a half inch now. They are starting...	SJinNJ	3	13-Nov-2004 06:17

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