cichlid

So i have been wondering.. say my fish gets sick. Ich or sunken belly or what not. Can i keep the fish in plane old water to eliminate the bacteria/parasite thats infecting the fish.. i wonder this because we put all types of funky things in our water to keep it free of bacteria. So if tap water...

Ok, long-time reader but new member to MFK, so I apologize for any faux pas. I've finally picked up my own silver arowana, under two friggin' inches! I've been eventually planning for one so I've done a fair amount of research (and or course have long-term plans for housing) but the biggest...

Please help. I have an African Cichlid with a growth on its face. I think it might be a tumor but I’m not sure. I do a weekly 50%water change and I over filter. I treated the entire tank with Triple Sulfa which did not help. It started by looking like it had swallen nostrils and now it moves...

Please help. I have an African Cichlid with a growth on its face. I think it might be a tumor but I’m not sure. I do a weekly 50%water change and I over filter. I treated the entire tank with Triple Sulfa which did not help. It started by looking like it had swallen nostrils and now it moves...

Sad night. Lost one of my favorite Cichlids that I had for many years Seemed to had a Tumor. Ill miss this guy. RIP "Bi" ......Ill miss you

So ive been wondering when will big daddy see his offspring a threat to his dominance? How long can i keep them in the same tank as the parents? Forever is the answer im looking for aha

Length is obviously crucial but what is more important after lenght.. do i want a 2ft high tank or a 2ft wide tank? And dont say both aha

Just wondering if there is a better fish for breeding for live foods for big SA cichlids

I need some help with this issue.. hopefully ive made it obvious with the pictures, my little wolf friend has had these sunken pectoral fins/sunken gills/gill covers since i got him. The fish is only an inch thick but only 1cm wide underneath its pectoral fins are almost connected underneath. S...

Ok, I have 2 -two inch EBA's, 2 -one inch EBJD, and a 1.5inch Diadema cichlid in a 125g. Im so hesitant to add anything aggressive because I want all of these fish to survive. Does anyone have experience with meeki fire mouth aggression? I was also going to get 2 more EBA'S. I don't want...

Hey guys, so I really want to get a juvenile GT to throw in my 60. If I put him in with some synodontis cats would he be okay with him? What other tank mates are good with a GT, since I am pretty much set on getting one. If I decide not to get the terror I was also considering getting a...

These are juvenile with the biggest one about 3.5 inches. 3 fish total. Any ideas? First 2 are the same fish. next 2 are the same. #3 fish, same fish.

can someone know what kind of cichlid is this? thanks in advance

Post all of the American cichlids that you have kept on this thread, past and present!

I recently got two small convict cichlids. The male is always attacking the female, and she has some small bite marks on her tail. The person at the pet store told me the male was trying to breed with the female, but I found it strange that he would bite her fins. :( Help please!!!

I got two convict cichlids a few days ago and I heard that they lose their stripes when they are stressed, which is what the female does (but she mainly has the stripes, just loses them if you first walk into the room), but the male never has stripes, and he has a slightly red tail. Is he sick...

I just recently emptied my 23 gallon tank from any fish and I was wondering what cichlids I could get? I want one that would be outgoing and swimming around a lot and excited to see me for food. I was thinking convicts, but are those too shy?

This post will just be on my rio esmeraldas gold female, snowflake. (I should start calling her 'goldflake', she's more gold now.) I'll try to post pictures updating on her daily. Story behind her: got her from Jeff Rapps at the 2017 big fish deal. She was part of a breeding pair, lived in a 10...

Hello, I've got a Blue Texas who lived with a pleco for a year. Previously I had parrots and other cichlids in the tank, but they've died due to sickness. The only survivors from a 500L and a 200L tank were the Pleco and The Texas. I've got new fish, a pair of texas and a chocolate...

Hi all. I have recently discovered a little surprise in my chiclid tank. I had a male RD whom was quite nasty and couldn't find a tankmate for him, until I popped into my LFS and asked the dude what he had and he told me that he had one juvenile Dovii left. I'd been looking for one for a long...