Cichlid Care

New African Cichlid tank what can go with them?

chickiam24 wants to know: We just purchased 3 African Cichlids (Socolofi) and have had Texas and Jewels in the past but we had to move so we just restarted. Are these more aggresive? We had a Giant Albino Gourami years ago and whould like another whould those fit in? If we find one, our previous [...]

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how many african cichlids can i have in my 55 gallon tank?

Nick wants to know: right now i have 6 cichlids. the tanks been running for about 5 months. the fish are all about 2.5 inches long. i want more fish in the tank because it seems so empty. how big will they get and how many could i put in? the only filtration i have [...]

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mateing cichlids?

Angeli wants to know: hi i have a 55 gallon tank with 6, 1 - 1.5″ assoted african cichlids. (i don’t know what kind they are but i know what colors they are) colors - blue, eletric yellow, orange, tiger striped one, green with black stripes, and a albino cichlid. i was wondering how big [...]

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how big should a tank be for 3-4 african albino cichlids?

mad_skizles asked: I wanted to buy some african cichlids, and i was just wondering how big of a tank i need. It would also be helpful if you could give me a link to a website which has info on african albino cichlids :]. Thanks XD.

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