Cichlid Care

cycling a 29 gallon tank?

John A wants to know: im setting up a 29 gallon small african cichlid tank with only 5 or 6 of the cichlids that get from 4-6 inches long. im going to put in lots of big rocks to decorate. the tank had ick before thanks to walmart fish, which im not buying any more. should i [...]

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Please help me with dead fish smell in wood furniture in my bedroom?

funsunjoy wants to know: I didn’t realize a large size African Cichlid jumped out of the tank and got stuck in between furniture and tank. Over the last few days I couldn’t bare the smell and thought it might be the filter. This morning I found the poor guy dead, smelly and stuck. [...]

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What options do I have? Nitrogen cycle problem?

Tim wants to know: I have a 70 gallon mixed African cichlid tank. I admit I was a bit premature adding m 25 fish but now the levels are confusing me. I had about 1ppm Nitrite and Ammonia when I added half the fish. I waited for the levels to come down to about .5ppm [...]

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Why is my cichlid turning yellow?

JeffF wants to know: I am pretty new to keeping fish, so i am not sure if the fish is sick, or if it is normal… I have an african cichlid that i just got almost 2 months ago for my 26 gallon tank. The fish is white/grey, with four or five black stripes. I just noticed a [...]

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Are my African Cichlids Mating?

itosikyle asked: I have 3 African Cichlids and I just got them a few days ago at the pet store. They’re two of them and the orange colored one always chases the yellow colored Cichlid and chases it around the tank. I’m just wondering if they’re mating or something because I just got [...]

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