Cichlid Care

Which of these tank set-up do you prefer and what size tank would you give each?

Quagmire wants to know: Lets say you had a 100 gallon, 150 gallon and 200 gallon tank aquarium room and 3 setups to choose from: 1. Rocky African Cichlid setup 2. Saltwater Coral and marine fish setup 3. Planted South American Discus setup Which would be your favorite and which setup would you put in what sized tank?

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Cichlid Introduction

All cichlid species belong to the family Cichlidae. This family is remarkably diverse and cichlid species inhabits a vide range of habitats all over the globe. They are naturally occurring on and around the African continent, south of the 30 deg N in the Americas and some cichlid species also exist in Asia. Today you [...]

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Are African Cichlids “easier” than Discus?

mwhite125 y asked: I currently have a 90 gal tank with 5 Discus and recently have lost my biggest one which was about 8 inches around. I am thinking about selling the rest and setting my tank for cichlids with all the holey rocks and such. My question I guess, are african cichlids hardier [...]

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