hi, in a 250l tank, I've got a couple of severums, they're doing very fine, spawn once in a while, nothing wrong with them, a while ago I had two couples, sometimes both of them spawned. I've got 5 satanoperca pappaterra as well, but they don't start getting territorial at all, not too colorful...

We have a blood parrot, and we've noticed that he sometimes changes colour. He will be a light orange for a few weeks, and then overnight turn a dark orange and be like that for a few days and then go back. Is this normal, and what causes this to happen? Thank in...

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Hi! I'm completely new to Cichlids, having successfully maintained a thriving community tank for some time now. I'm also new to this board (obviously) and (if it makes any difference!) I live in Scotland. I'm picking up a new tank tomorrow (Juwel Rio 300 - approx 75 US gallons IIRC - plus a big...

just came across this nice article check it out http://www.angelfire.com/rings/aqua/Advanced.htm happy fish keeping

Hello, I'm hoping you guys can give me some advice. I have a 75 gallon fresh-water tank that used to have mostly African cichlids in it. 6 months ago I moved into a new home and I lost all of them except 1 Jack Dempsey, 1 Firemouth and two catfish. The catfish are 2-3 inches in size (head to...

Just curious, but is anyone located near southern indiana? I live in Evansville, IN myself and thought it would be nice to talk to others in this area. -Chris

ya know gorby, the whale of a midas cichlid I have... I have a concern with algae that is created by the waste production of this fish... so.. I wonder if there is a pl*co solution I could use... but he's kinda aggressive, and not sure if I could ever put one in there... Could I get away with...

Does anyone know where around ottawa you muight be able to get some or something similiar dont want to pay a fortune for rocks LOL

Hi all, Well, those of us living in Eastern Canada have come together to form a new aquarium society. We have a temporary site up and would love to have you visit. Any suggestions, ideas, experience, etc. that you could pass along to us society newbies would be great and much appreciated. ...

my two eureka red girls are holding again, last time I stripped them after about 30 days, the fish were definately developped to the point that they were like little copies of their mum, with no egg sack at all. problem is when I put them into the bucket full of freshly obtained tank water, some...

first of all, perhaps I'm going to try and keep a couple of these fish in a 50l tank (I'm doing things metric, just to be clear :)), if you think that's a bad idea, please say so. but there's a thing I wonder about: inbreeding. I've got a book by Pierre Brichard about the cichlids in Lake...

I live in garden grove, california and I am thinking about building a pond. If you are not familiar with california, I live south of LA about 2 hours from the mexican border. The pond I hope to build will be several thousand gallons. I'm thinking about 10*20 feet and about 3 feet deep, this is just...

I have a problem. My tank is 125gal. fire mouth-2 severum-1 blood parrot -2 pleco-1 otos -14 I need a good cleanup man (catfish) any suggestions? I might add a pair of convics or Juriparies (sp)

It appears that my female Labidochromis caeruleus has a mouthful of eggs. She is staying in one area of the tank, eating very little, and, her mouth appears to be "wrinkled". I am guessing she is holding eggs, not sure how long she has been doing so. At what point, if ever should I...

Posted to alt.binaries.aquaria on the weekend... I have more if anyone's interested. - Rob

Can we add Sea Buffer to our cichlid tank to boost the PH? Need to raise it significantly. Currently at 7.4. Anyone can you help? Terry

Hello, There is an article on www.oscarfish.com that advises a KH test kit is one of the important test kit to own (along with ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH). I was all set to buy one, but then I spotted some API pH Up (my pH tends to be on the lower side) and was thinking about buying this...

Any suggestions on who would carry petrified wood? I am looking to redecorate the tank with petrified wood and will need a few hundred pounds worth. Unfortunately, none of the landscape and stone supply places I called carry the stuff. The only LFS that carries petrified wood has a very limited...

Just a thought, why "rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids" and not just "rec.aquaria.cichlids" Or are there some marine cichlids I'm not aware of ?