HELP! several issues with cichlids and tank

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Americancichlids

Americancichlids

Jack Dempsey
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Jul 22, 2015
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Hello everything has been going good in the 55 but the past two days the tank has gotten increasing cloudiness. I checked the parameters and nothing stuck out as an issue. My first suspect is filtration, I'm using a UGF, and the water has been perfect, and clear. The fish wrr breathing heavy yesterday but are normal today. I'm checking levels again as I type though. Another issue are the breeding convicts. They really aren't doing any physical damage but are harassing even the flowerhorn. I underestimated the evil of breeding cichlids, it has been bad but has gotten REALLY bad, I think they are about to spawn in the next 24 hours. I'm putting a divider in but the reason I'm even putting this issue in here is because the y have been digging holes in the gravel, and was wondering if that could be an issue. Thank you. PS those particles are bubbles I have bubbles coming out of powerheads for extra Oxygen

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Water parameters aside, a 55G is not suitable for a pair of breeding Cons + Flowerhorn.
 
Sounds like a bacterial bloom. If tank is fully cycled, just keep up with water changes and it should clear up on its own.
What are the actual values of your parameters?
 
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DBLN8 said:
An undergravel filter is basically useless with digging cichlids. +1 on the 55 not been a great tank for a breeding pair and a Flowerhorn
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The tank is actually just for the FH, the convicts where an emergency rescue I had to take in along with an orange mbuna of some sort, trying to find someone to buy them:)
 
xraycer said:
Sounds like a bacterial bloom. If tank is fully cycled, just keep up with water changes and it should clear up on its own.
What are the actual values of your parameters?
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I'll check but is a bacterial bloom dangerous?
 
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