Cichlid Care

Why are my cichlid’s fins constantly down?

Prisoner 655321 wants to know: QUICK RUN-THRU: I have a 60 gallon tank of 6 african cichlids (plus plecos and whatnot). It’s been an established tank for probably 2 yrs now. Mostly a happy tank. Often excessive aggression, which is typical of a cichlid tank but I often find ways of distracting them from that. Also [...]

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African Cichilid questions (Lake Malawi)?

Have_some_Dignity wants to know: I have just recently set up a 75 gall tank and would like to get African Cichlids (I have always had Jack Dempseys, so this will be something new!) I admit I’m getting confiused doing my research, some sites say they are freshwater, others say brackish water, some mention “Cichlid Salt” as [...]

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I bought 3 African Cichlids from the pet store and one has Ich?

Kyle wants to know: Ok well I bought 3 African Cichlids 3 days ago. And a day after i notices what looks like flaking on the fish. And i though perhaps it could have bumped into some decoration at the store or in my tank. But today I look and he is [...]

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question for people with african cichlids.what type of fish is the easiest to start with?

dAmIAnOO wants to know: ive been asking questions about african cichlids for few weeks now the tank is ready but i dont know which fish should i pick ive heard that the best thing is to add africna cichlids by groups of 6 or more at the same time so that the newcomers [...]

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If i had a 46 gallon tank with the following combination, would that be alright?

brod515 wants to know: 1 senegal bichir, 1 parrot cichlid, and maybe like 3 or 4 African cichlids (the smaller kind like electric yellow or blue johanni ones). would that work? maybe with more or less of a certain species. Also I’m kind of interested in the Severum cichlid, what about with that one thrown [...]

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Cichlid diet and care?

JC wants to know: I just upgraded my cichlids tank to a 100 gal and they love it however I have always been concerned about there diet. I baught them those floating pellets cichlid gold staple or something like that and they wont eat them. I guess i have pick eaters. I do not know [...]

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electric yellow cichlid face turning black?

mizzmarcy06 wants to know: My Male electric yellow African Cichlids face and “cheeks” seem to be turning black, but just now i checked on him and it went away… does anyone know what this may be? thx

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African Cichlids? Need a little insight?

Britt wants to know: My parents took over my oscar tank, by buying other cichlids. All they know is they are african cichlids. Well I believe I has discovered the breeds, however the stress I am going to assume from these fish picking on my oscar killed it (i bought it from a bredder and [...]

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can i put invertebrates in a afracan cichlid aquarium?

Jo T wants to know: i have 4 african cichlids

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info on starting a 55 gal. cichlid tank?

double b wants to know: i have a 55 gal. tank and i wanted to get some african cichlids to put in there but im not sure which ones to get. I have had pretty much every kind of fish you can think of but cichlids. I know there are different ones from [...]

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