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    Midas pair with convicts?

    My 8 foot 240G tank presently has three midas cichlids (a pair and an extra male). The subdominant male gets chased by the alpha regularly so I'm planning to rehome him soon. Was thinking of doing some rehardscaping and adding a convict cichlid pair. What are the chances of that working...
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    The Use of Probiotics in Aquaculture

    Thanks RD! The Bio-Clean arrived in the mail today and as you've recommended I dosed at 1/2 teaspoon after vacuuming out the gunk in the sump yesterday. I have a lot of biomedia (and also lots of duckweed growing in the sump) so it would be surprising if I get an ammonia spike but I'll keep...
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    Aquarium weight-150g vs 220g

    The difference in weight between the 150G and 220G is around 500 lbs (give or take). Is the 220 going to be an 8 foot long tank? That makes a difference as the weight is spread out over a larger area. Taller tank is worse weight wise as the glass is usually thicker and the added weight is not...
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    The Use of Probiotics in Aquaculture

    Just discovered the thread in the middle of a night of insomnia and read most of it (unfortunately didn't help put me to sleep). Thanks for starting the thread RD and that's a gorgeous midas! Just ordered some Bio-clean. My system is about 350G (240G main tank and 100ishG sump) and heavily...
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    Ideas for an all Amphilophus tank....

    Thanks for providing such regular updates. These posts and the one from Duanes on the previous page about the difference between lacustrine and riverine amphs are super helpful. I was going to add some hogas to the 8 midas I have but am going with other amphs instead because of the experience...
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    240 Gallon Stocking Advice

    The tetras could become snacks for the chocolate cichlid eventually and the acaras and rainbows could get picked on. Will depend on the personality of fish you get. I added one to a uaru tank once but ended up having to rehome it as it picked on the uaru. I don’t like mixing lakes/regions but...
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    Mexico Biotope"ish"

    That looks amazing!
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    600 gallon tank in room that has a wood stove?

    How far away is the wood stove from the tank?
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    All male amphilophus tank

    Thanks man. I've been following your thread closely and have read sbgbuddy's a few times. Both of you have tanks that are a bit bigger than mine. I don't think I've seen anyone say whether there is a general rule about the minimum number of males that are likely to work. I know every group...
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    All male amphilophus tank

    Should mention that current stock is 6 creamsicle midas and 2 barred midas (one of which is clearly a female). Will be adding 3 more barred midas, 3 amarillos, 1 sagittae and 1 labiatus.
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    All male amphilophus tank

    I’ve set up my 240G with 8 midas cichlids (all about 4-5 inches). I’ll be adding a few more next week with the view to just keeping the males I like best and selling off the females and males that are being jerks. My question is what’s the minimum number of males I should aim for to disperse...
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    300 Update - Amphilophus Pics

    Great tank and fish! Any updates?
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    27 Amphilophus species, how many has MFK got

    That's an amazing collection of amphs in one tank! You have some real beauties. What size tank were they in?
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    The Nuchal Hump in Amphilophus

    That Barlow article is great! Deserves a bump. Thanks for posting these (and many others) RD. I've had the Barlow book on cichlids for over a decade. Maybe I should actually read it. I picked up 8 fish sold as Midas cichlids from CotA last week (2 "barred" and 6 in various degrees of orange...
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    Ideas for an all Amphilophus tank....

    Great thread! I'm following closely as I'm considering something similar.
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    240 vieja tank progression

    Great thread! I'm restocking a tank the exact same size with CA cichlids and found this very helpful. Looking forward to the next update!
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    240 G Stocking Suggestions

    It looks like I can get some that are 5-6". Is that too big to get a pair to form if I buy 6-8?
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    240 G Stocking Suggestions

    Thanks for the replies! I'll try to get 8 and sell off the extras once I get a pair. I'm looking forward to having a tank with some activity.
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    240 G Stocking Suggestions

    I'm changing my stocking of my (8x2x2) tank and want to end up with a pair of big cichlids. Thinking Mi-Devils. Is going with six juvies the best bet?
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    My SA Cichlid Obsession

    Amazing tanks. Makes me want to redo my 240 from a frontosa tank to a SA tank. I had uaru years ago and they were among my favorite fish...only downside was no plant (not even the roots of the pothos) survived. I had a similar issue with my 240 (8x2x2) but resolved it by finding someone who...
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