Cichlid Care

Is there a relationship between pH and fin rot?

minute4u wants to know: I have african rift cichlids. Someone told me that the pH can affect the ends of tails and fins. Any truth to that?

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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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Which african cichlid is this?

Prince Bren N Lancalot wants to know: We got it for nothing with a tank and a cuckoo cat! this is a youtube of it! please respond. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s2hgo2CgT8 Ok well as you can see is that it is bluish black, the top fin has an electic yellow stribe and there are several black dots on its body [...]

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I just got an ell and my African cichlids are biting its back fins?

brandon asked: I got an eel that is about 6 inches long and my African cichlids are biting its fins on the back. I changed the tank around and when they bite his fins the eel trys to get into the rocks. Will this stop? And I do know they are fin nippers. The cichlids [...]

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