cichlids

  1. S

    Cichlid tank

    I recently started a 55 gallon cichlid tank and have 14 fishes (8 2-inch mbunas, 4 2-3 inch haps, 1 pleco, 1 small green terror). Is the tank overstocked or can i add few more fishes? I bought Northfin cichlid formula, veggie formula, and krill gold formula (i heard a lot of good reviews of...
  2. Mbielek

    How often should I be feeding a cichlid/silver tank?

    My tank setup right now is a 75g including two blood parrots (between 3-4 inches), one green terror (4 inches), and three silvers around the diameter of 4 inches. I've been feeding blood worms/brine shrimp once a day, and pellets maybe twice. Some days I go completely without feeding, especially...
  3. Mbielek

    New to the forum, looking for general info/feedback/opinions

    So I'm new to MFK, just want to see what anybody has to say about my tank setup in general. I have a 75 gallon long stocked with fake plants/decor. Filtered by 2 marineland emperor 400s w/bio wheels. Few bubble stones in place, one 48 in bubble wall as well. I have in my tank two parrot...
  4. Narwhal

    Clouded Archerfish care and information

    I have the opportunity to get one of these guys from someone who kept it with African cichlids, big mixed tank, you know the works, tanganika, Malawi, denston barb target/deithers. I am very interested in the fish, and was wondering if it would do ok with my small Victorian cichlids, it is 4...
  5. G

    New World Cichlids Tank

    I would like to make a new world cichlids tank and I have an 80 gallon tank at the moment. Do you think I can fit an oscar, JD and a couple convicts in it? Thanks
  6. Alistair

    Cichlids ID needed

    Hey guys, needed Cichlid Ids for the below to be sure. Saw them at an LFS.
  7. Narwhal

    Ancistrus in hardwater

    There a tons of Ancistrus species out their and some are just beautiful. Bristlenose plecos are used pretty heavily with Rift Valley Cichlids, I myself have a few. Mine where just under Bristlenose pleco (well 2 I bought where sold as Ancistrus temminckii from...
  8. R

    Severum bullying

    Hey guys I have two gold severum & two juvenile oscar in my tank but recently one of my male severum bullying other fish . This severum always try to push my other severum behind the river rock in my tank and dint let her out (actually i dont know its male or female) like he try her not to...
  9. Narwhal

    Custom Ceramics in Aquarium

    A few years ago I made some ceramic rocks for my cichlids out of a terra cotta clay (what they make pots out of) They have done well with my fish, the semi-porous surface allows for more bacteria to colonize it. I recently took a ceramics class and made some stoneware cichlid stones. They are...
  10. Alistair

    Peacock bass with loaches?

    I have a bunch of clown loaches and Y.modesta in a 150 gallon tank. The middle dwellers are a few severums and an oscar. I got a couple of 1.5 inch peacock bass today, impulsively, which are in a growout tank. My main tank has a lot of driftwood & rocks in it and a tonne of hiding places. The...
  11. GamerChick5567

    Aggression issues, should I setup another tank?

    Hey guys, need some input on this. Having a few minor aggression issues. Recently I added the mesoheros atromaculatus that I rescued from craigslist into my 90 gallon tank. They seemed healthy enough to skip the last part of quarantine so I plopped 'em in there. They already seem much happier to...
  12. xDestro

    Firemouth compatibility?

    Was looking into firemouths and really like them so would 1-2 go well with a 5 inch sengal bichir 3-4 inch zig zag eel 4 red ruby barbs African butterflyfish Couple small synodontis 1 big 8 inch synodontis notatus
  13. jonah h2o

    need help identifying cichlid

    So o found this guy who I was going to buy a wolf fish from but he sold it, He then wrote me an email saying he had some cichlids he was going too sell also. I looked at some pictures and he told me they where "very rare" I'm not a cichlid expert but I know many of you are so I thought you...
  14. Dustin3006

    EB acaras stopped eating?

    My eb blue acaras have stopped eating, they used to eat like pigs until they had a brood and now they are picky. I've tried multiple different types of pellets and even live ghost shrimp. They have sunken in stomachs now and I'm starting to get worried
  15. A

    Cool new update in my 125gallon.

    So I was just checking in on my fish before I went to bed, and lo and behold I find quite the surprise. Apparently the two most colorful of my Geophagus Sp. Redhead Tapajos have paired up and laid eggs. I've only had them for maybe 3 months if even that long. The biggest one (the female) can't...
  16. rarbona1029

    Ordering specific Mbuna

    Hello all and Happy Thanksgiving! Just joined the forum to ask a few questions about ordering fish online, something I have never done before. some info. The tank in question is a 55g mbuna tank I aquired, that needs some work in the stocking department. once I remove the few incompatible fish...
  17. Dustin3006

    Electric blue acara issues

    Hey guys I'm not sure if I'm doing this right or if I'm posting in the right section ect so please be understanding. I have a 45 gallon tank with two paired off young electric blue acaras and 12 silver tip tetras as dithers. So I purchased as a pair and they were perfect until she laid eggs and...
  18. Jakec96

    Using carbon in hang on back filters

    I haven't changed the carbon in my HOB filters in a very long time. I usually just rinse them out every once in a while to just clean the waste out. The carbon is probably doing nothing because its probably inactive by now. My fish are doing just fine and looking and feeling great so I was...
  19. V

    MALE OR FEMALE VIEJA

    I baught this one a few weeks ago and was told it was a girl, I think she looks to be a girl but have had a few ppl tell me she looks kind of like a male, she is 25cm+, and is also acting like she has eggs
  20. C

    Aztec Carpintis and Female FH

    Hi, I have a quick question. So I have a 6in female Flowerhorn that lays eggs non-stop alone in her tank. I'm thinking about getting her a Male Aztec Carpintis....will they breed? Also will I have to put a divider up even though it's not a male Flowerhorn?
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