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When do dragon blood peacock cichlids let the babies out of their mouths?

little T wants to know: It’s been about 3 weeks since she started holding. I was going to put her in one of those breeder boxes and save some of the babies but I wasn’t sure when I’m supposed to put her in there. Please help I don’t want the babies to get [...]

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how can i improve color pigments of my cichlids?

EmRaaN wants to know: hii… i have malawi cichlids in a 20 gallon tank. i have installed a 20watt aqua colored 2 feet aquarium tube light on my tank.but when i turn on the light in day the color pigments of my malawi fish give me poor display but when its complete dark in the [...]

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what are these red sores on my cichlids?

Alex wants to know: i have a 125 gal tank with a bunch of, i think african cichlids, their most of them are pink and some are yellow with stripes, well anyway, all of the sudden there were these big sores on like all of the bigger fish only and day after day their skin [...]

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what types of south american cichlids can i put in a 55 gallon?

aquarium lover wants to know: I am looking for fish combos for my 55 gallon tank and don’t know what to get. The 55 isn’t established but it won’t have fish in it for at least 2 more weeks. Give me you ideas.

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What cichlids would be sutable for a comunity tank composed of guppies and neon tetra?

Joseph C wants to know: i have a 55 gallon tank with guppies and neon, glolight, and black neon tetra. I would like to know what kind of cichlid i could have in a tank with these fish

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What is the best food for African Cichlids?

liz m wants to know: I have tried blood worms( which they seem to like but i have hears that they shouldn’t have to much protein, brine shrimp, (flakes, floating pellets and sinking pellets they used to like this stuff but don’t really seem to want to touch it anymore) I have heard that you [...]

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I wanted cichlids, but my tank is too small, what kinds of other fish can i have?

KDHeine wants to know: I would also say thanks again to whoever helped me on my last question , so thanks. I have a Eclipse system 6. I know its small, but i would like to get some medium sized fish for it. I wanted cichlids, but its too small from what ive heard and researched. [...]

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How can i successfully market flowerhorn cichlids and tropical fish from my home based hobby ?

jack s wants to know: I have always breed and raised fish but can’t sell them, or find buyers willing to pay a fair price.I’ve tried local petshops but had only limited success.I’d like to know how to ship live fish nationally or internationally,and advertising techniques for my very small business.

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How many Black convict cichlids can I put in a 55 gallon tank?

Sarah B wants to know: I have a 55 gallon tank and found a deal on some convicts. My tank is fully cycled and I now want to put some fish in there. The ones that I am looking at are about an inch long right now, and I am wondering how many I can [...]

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How old should Blue Acara Cichlids be when you give them to a pet shop?

Angela L wants to know: My pair of Blue Acara’s had babies and they are about 6 weeks old now. This is the first time they have had babies. At what age can you sell them?

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