Cichlid Care

do cichlids like blood worms?

EmRaaN wants to know: i have a community of african cichlid in my tank. i use to feed them floating pallets made of shrimps and yeast. do i need to feed them blood worms too? any plus point of feeding blood worms to cichlids? any change in health or color of cichlids which are additionally [...]

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What Cichlids should I get?

Brandon wants to know: I saw how the People at Wal-mart fed ghost shrimp to their cichlids. Since the Walmart fish suck it only said Regular African Cichlid and Oscar. I am going to get them at Walmart instead. Since SA Cichlids and African cant be together, which ones should I get? What cichlids are [...]

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How do i raise baby cichlids from eggs?

Star™ wants to know: I have a male and a female that lay eggs what is the best way to raise them without them dying i already have all the fish out of the tank can someone give me a little help.

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Are there any cichlids small enough to be in a 12 gallon tank?

Michael R wants to know: I’d like to start my first cichlid fish tank. I have a 12 gallon aquarium. Are there any small cichlid species that are good beginner fish that will work?

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What are some good tank mates for 2 yellow lab cichlids?

ELLE(: wants to know: I have a twenty gallon tank with two yellow labs (one is about 2 inches, the other is about 3), and I was thinking about adding another cichlid… What kind of cichlid would be good with my two labs? Thanks.

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Long long does an African Cichlid (Mbuna) take to fully grow?

Andrew wants to know: Assuming the cichlid is average will grow to about 4 or 5 inches. My tank is only 30 gallons, and i have two electric yellow cichlids, two blue johanni and one other mbuna that i dont know the species of. They are all also just under two inches.

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How can i successfully market flowerhorn cichlids and tropical fish from my home based hobby ?

jack s wants to know: I have always breed and raised fish but can’t sell them, or find buyers willing to pay a fair price.I’ve tried local petshops but had only limited success.I’d like to know how to ship live fish nationally or internationally,and advertising techniques for my very small business.

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How can i make my african cichlid more aggressive?

Chris L wants to know: i have 3 cichlids and 2 pacus and i really want them to be more aggressive help anyone?

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what is a good amount of cichlids in a tank?

jinsup12 wants to know: i have three jackdempseys and im about to buy some more cichlids, they are very territorial, if i get more cichlids in the tank would like their mind set of havin territory b gone? i was also thinking about gettin the parrot head, would be okay with them?

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Is there any inverts that can be compatible with cichlids?

J.D. wants to know: I was interested in getting an invert of some kind (blue lobster, shrimp) I have cichlids (JD, Blood Parrot, Firemouth) I was wondering if there was any invert that would be compatible?

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