Cichlid Care

wat disease does my african cichlid have?

‘ wants to know: he has white grains of salt on his body

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african cichlid fighting?

John A wants to know: if i add more rocks and caves will they have more spaces to hide and fight less?

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african cichlid question?

killerchief03 wants to know: okay i feel really dumb asking this but… Okay at wal mart (im not buying it there im just curious) they have their mixed cichlids tank, and there are like cobalt blue cichlids with stripes on them (dark ones i think) and i was wondering what kind they are and how big [...]

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African cichlid aggression problem?

Peon wants to know: My sulfur head ~4″ is being bullied, its in a 55 with 13 other peacocks. A lot of them are starting to pick on him while my 2-3″ fish are pretty calm and have no problems with aggression from other fish. Should i overstock a bit more or remove him in [...]

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How can I tell if my male african cichlid is ready to mate?

catnipp wants to know: I couldn’t keep fish in the same tank as him previously, but he is starting to act a little strange. I’m thinking he might want a lady friend, but I’m not sure. How can I tell? I don’t want him to kill another fish though. He is 5″ long, bumblebee, his yellow [...]

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My male red zebra cichlid turned from orange to transparent white, anyone know why?

passionflower2k5 wants to know: My male african cichlid was bright orange when I first brought it home. Then his color slowly began to fade and now its been about 2-3 years and he is almost all white. Is that normal or are my chemical levels not right? Any comments/suggestions would help.

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African Cichlid has turned white?

mattdb71 wants to know: I have a 37 gallon tall tank that has cichlids in it. One of my blue cichlids went from being blue to a white ghostly color. He is the only one that seems to be affected. All my other fish are just fine. I checked the nitrate, nitrate, hardness, and pH [...]

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African Cichlid Pregnancy?

Spazzy M wants to know: I was just wondering when are Cichlids big enough to be able to mate? I have a tank with 5 Cichlids in it. 2 of them are Jewel Cichlids. They are both around an inch and a half long. I woke up this morning and noticed that one of the Jewels stomach is bigger [...]

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What kind of african cichlid is this?http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/junie101278/pets07148.jpg?

junie101278 wants to know: also these are some of my others…. http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/junie101278/?action=view&current=51333d67.pbw picture is not that great but, they are Jack Dempseys, they were in the back, they are 10 inches long and are getting moved from the 55 to the 125 because they have outgrown the tank, I have had them since birth a couple [...]

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african cichlid? or american cichlid?

Patricia P wants to know: What are the major differences, such as the characteristics, personality, care level, water chem, color, etc? Which is more difficult to care for? Which one do you prefer personally? and if you can give any information at all about them, it would be appreciated! :]

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