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What kind of fruits or vegetables can I feed my fish for vitamin C?

Poseidon wants to know: I have mostly African Cichlids. I know you can give them oranges, lettuce, and cucumbers, but they are all messy. What else can I give them that will provide vitamin c and wont be messy?

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Can I introduce live plants into my freshwater aquarium?

Can’t stand Alpaca’s wants to know: I have a 55 gallon freshwater tank that has been established for approximately 2 months. I recently added very finely crushed coral for my substrate and am planning on housing the tank with a few different African Cichlids. 1) Can I add plants to my tank using what I have? 2) [...]

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My cichlids are changing color?

Jennifer B wants to know: I have several African cichlids that started colorfull, such as a tiger, and zebra African. Does anyone know why they would have changed orange???

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What kind of frogs can you have as pets?

heyheychris10 wants to know: Like just very small frogs I could put in a teranium. Very colorful ones. Another Questions…. Are there any frogs I could put with African Cichlids? Like if I had a land base and then it gradually go’s into water with some cichlids but for a beginner? and how expensive would it be?

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What kind of fish should I get?

Privratnik wants to know: I’m getting ready to put in a 10-gallon aquarium in my office, and I’m looking for a single showcase fish or a pair that will thrive in that size of aquarium. I’m experienced with aquariums, I have a 55-Gallon at home with a collection of African Cichlids.

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what kind of fish can i keep with a frontosa?

e blaze wants to know: right now i just have a frontosa. i have a 180 gallon tank and i want to add in more. here are some of the fish i was considering oscar, arrowana, bichir, knifefish, jack dempsey, or just a bunch of african cichlids. are any of these compatible? which ones? and any other ideas [...]

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African chilids + White cloud mountain minnows?

Luz Christine wants to know: Are there African cichlids that are non tropical and can fit in a 10 gallon tank, and can i mix them with my 5 whitecloud mouintain minnows. And are african cichlids schooling fish, if so how many of them shouldi at least get?

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Can I put 1 tiger oscar in a 32 gallon fish tank?

Joe C wants to know: I have a 75g tank but its for african cichlids n other fish. I have a 32 gallon tank with and great brand new filter. I want to get a tiger oscar, but know that they get big and fast. There really cool and i want to know if and [...]

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Can I use marine sand in a freshwater aquarium?

floridasun5 wants to know: I just got rid of all my old gravel and I’d like to add the pretty white sand to my tank, but all of the sand options say marine on them. Are they still safe to use in my freshwater tank with african cichlids + 2 plecos? Or if [...]

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my african cichlid is staying in one place?

Dylan K wants to know: he just seems to be staying in one place in the tank and if he moves its rare and goes back to tht spot… whats wrong?

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