Cichlid Care

Will my parrot fish have babies?

Kolton wants to know: I have a pair of tattooed Lipstick parrots and I have heard that they have to be crossed with another cichlid for them to hatch. I was wondering if anybody can tell me if this is true or not and if it is what kind of ciclids can put with them? [...]

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Black specks on African Cichlids?

Toniiiiiiii wants to know: I have two African Cichlids, one is orange and the other light blue. The orange cichlid has little black specks, they’re tiny, on his tail and side. He also has a lot of them on one side of his mouth, it looks like a splotch, but when you look closely you [...]

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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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Can i put my albino clawed frog with cichlids?

REDRUM wants to know: i bought 2 african clawed frogs and i have them in a 10 gallon tank i’m wondering if i can put a cichlid in there?

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what are some predatory central american cichlids?

Aj T wants to know: i have two large tanks but now i’m thinking of having an african tank and a central american tank all i want is a larged predatory cichlid if you can please just give me cichlids from all of the Americas if you can please just give me cichlids from all of the [...]

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What type of african cichlids can i put in a 20 gallon tank?

aquarium lover wants to know: i have a 20 gallon and just recently fell in love with cichlid. I have a filter that will pump 200 gallons per hour.

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What kind of freshwater eels can I put with my cichlids?

Mongo S wants to know: I have a 70 gallon tank with 2 yellow labs that are anywhere from 2-4 inches, a 3-4 inch red jewel, another cichlid that is 3 inches, and a 5 inch long pleco. Is there enough room for an eel, and if there is what kind?

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