i just got my 5 cichlids, im new to this coz i only got goldfish and have no idea how to take care of my cichlids.. my question is what kind of food should i feed to them? flakes? pellets? tropical flakes? and whats the right temperature.. their size is like one stick of marlboro and the smallest is like half of it.. i got them on my 10 gal tank is this too small for them? and can i put some of my goldfish with them? and by the way i know its a cichlids but i dont know what kind can you please take a look at the picture and tell me thanks to all of you...
help with my cichlids ASAP
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Does your water conditioner bind chlorine and chloramine? No need to use aquarium salt. There is a big difference between mineral salts which is used in some cases for African setups and aquarium salt which is best used as treatment for ich only. Both are not necessary.rivendel;2710678; said:
Those are Pundamilia Nyererei, but I'm unsure of the variant. Nice pickups. But, I'm afraid a 10 gallon is WAY too small. These fish are highly aggressive and will kill each other one by one if they don't have the room. I have a big colony of the same fish (atleast 10+ fish) in a 60 gallon and my male has killed 3 females so far. They will probably tear the goldfish up in that small of a tank. And I don't recommend you having goldfish as tank mates, because nyererei are way too aggressive for the peaceful goldfish and you don't want to see the goldfish get owned. You should get them a bigger tank, atleast 30 gallons recommended for a small group of nyererei. Ideal temperature should be around 78-82°F and you may feed them anything from flakes to pellets. It's your fish and your choice to feed them whatever you like, just stay away from food that are too high in protein.
Goldfish should be in there own tank. The produce huge amounts of Ammonia. That 10 gal. is to small as stated. It may work for a few weeks, but as the fish settle in and set a pecking order, things will get messy. Like Tydus said, look to at least 30 gals. heavily filtered and do reg. WCs.
please tell me you are getting a bigger tank.
i would feed them a good quality pellet (I use NLS) and you may want to research the species-i dont keep victorians so i am unsure if they are omnivores, piscovores, etc. like everyone else said, get rid of the goldfish-as his days are numbered anyways lol
i would feed them a good quality pellet (I use NLS) and you may want to research the species-i dont keep victorians so i am unsure if they are omnivores, piscovores, etc. like everyone else said, get rid of the goldfish-as his days are numbered anyways lol
wow i need a 30 gal tank? thats a big problem coz someone just sell it to me for 40$ including 10 gal tank with light and canopy, two cave coral, gravel, filter and two heater ummm thermometer plastic plants.. plus 5 cichilds... by the way this is a good deal right? stupid question but i just started this hobby last december...