I have a 55 gallon tank with 1 male and 2 female yellow labidochromis caeruleus. For the past few days, one of the females has been getting harassed by the male and even the other female. She has been taking refuge behind the heater. This morning, I noticed that her tail fin was badly bitten and so...

My wife is wanting to get a south american cichlid from PetCo. They are like $5.99 for the small ones. We have never owned a fish, so we're trying to research as much as we can online. Does anyone have any good recommendations for tank decorations, size, gravel, additives, websites to order...

:-) I have long railed against Wal Mart and Petsmart for selling Pacu and claiming an adult size of only 10 or 11 inches -- common knowledge is that Pacus grow into huge fish. My issue was that they were selling these wonderful fish to people with "small" hundred gallon setups, another example of...

I've got a 40 Breeder tank that I'm cycling with Platies. My intention was to put some corys in for the bottom, but my reading has got me interested in Cichlids. Some questions: Are Kribs a good choice for beginner cichlid? Rams were another that were suggested to me, but from what I've read...

hau kolas..while removing some snails eggs from my cichlid tank, was suprised to find what appears to be fish eggs and 2 free swimming fry hiding in a corner together..the question is this..as far as i know the only females in the tank a 1) what was sold to me as haplochromis obliquidens is...

Hello all, I regret to say that I have to give up my Cichlids and tanks. I am looking for Connecticut recourses that I can list my stuff on? Does anyone have any links to Connecticut clubs or other places that I can list my Fish and Tanks on? The fish include: A pair of mating 6 stripe Frontosa

Is anyone in the Toronto area interested in a pair of Red Terrors (sex unknown) and two Oscars, one black and one white? These fish are free to a good home. R.

I've read a few times in the past posts about being careful of 'nitrate shock' from doing large water changes on tanks that have high nitrate levels. Could someone fill me in on a safe level of nitrate reduction over a given time and also links to any articles that explain the 'nitrate shock'...

Has any one had any experience with a fish house? I am considering build one to house and continue breading my African Peacocks And maybe some new world cichlids but I would like to get some ideas on this subject before I sink some money in to it. Midas

In the near future I will be setting up a new 55 gal. with the idea of having South or Central American cichlids. The local water is quite hard, which my Malawis and Brichardi love. What I was hoping for is a "Cichlid Recipe" for some New World cichlids. Locally, convicts, jack dempsey, green...

I picked up some electric blue dempseys at Big Al's (Mississauga) recently and wuz wondering if there wuz some info on these guys on the net. I've done some searches on them but I've seen nothing so far that describes these fish. BAsically mine are half an inch each...a bight light blue with...

Has anybody seen this before. I have a Fluval 404. Have had it for over a year with no problems. I recently got a RainbowLifeguard 300 FBF & hooked it up inline with the output of my 404. Since that time I have had a small leak from the filter. I replaced the seal a week ago & all was fine till...

I have a newly set up 55 gallon mbuna tank. Currently, the tank houses 4 demasoni, 4 maylandia estherae, and 3 labidochromis caeruleus. The demasonis are all about 1/2-1" long. They are juveniles and pretty shy. My problem is that whenever I feed the fish, the estherae and the yellow labs snap it...

I have a newly set up 55 gallon mbuna tank. Currently, the tank houses 4 demasoni, 4 maylandia estherae, and 3 labidochromis caeruleus. The demasonis are all about 1/2-1" long. They are juveniles and pretty shy. My problem is that whenever I feed the fish, the estherae and the yellow labs snap it...

Just wanting an opinion on which filter is better, a HOT-Magnum 250 pro (with bio-wheel), or an Emporer 400. It will go on an African Chichlid 75 gallon bow front, along with an Aquaclear 500. Thanks, Neon

Hi, Considering the setup of a new 55G with Africans. Kept lots of SA cichlids and community tanks as a kid but no Africans. Just a couple of questions to ground myself: - Do Africans like a lot of cover in the tank? I'm big into rocks and stuff and building little caves and overhangs...that a...

What is the easiest to breed that would fit in a 10 G tank? I have very little space for more tanks but I would love to have some cichlids I have been doing alot of research, but am a little unsure still. Thanks in advance.

Is there a cichlid that fits this description 1) Thrives and breeds in a 10-20 gallon long tank 2) Easy to sell to LFS 3) Breeds with lots of babies Thanks

I have a 10g that was used as a quarantine/baby fish tank for almost a year, until it developed massive amounts of brown algae. All the fish have since gone on to longer tanks, and it has just been sitting there filtering for ages. Instead of cleaning out the algae, I decided to let it continue...

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=12264&genusname=Laetacara&speciesname=dorsigera It looks like a krib in a way, but it's an acara.... anyone ever had one???? Give me the low down on them.... -- | RedForeman ©® fabricator and creator of the ratbike streetfighter!!! |...