Cichlid Care

what types of south american cichlids can i put in a 55 gallon?

aquarium lover wants to know: I am looking for fish combos for my 55 gallon tank and don’t know what to get. The 55 isn’t established but it won’t have fish in it for at least 2 more weeks. Give me you ideas.

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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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Electric yellow african cichlid not eating?

Power10 wants to know: I have a 29 gallon tank with 4 african cichlids and 2 south americans. The electric yellow african cichlid hasn’t eaten in over a week. It just hides behind a plant all day and doesn’t move much anymore. It looks healthy but looks kinda skinny now. When I [...]

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Tankmates for an african bumblebee cichlid?

Dylan K wants to know: i had a electric blue african cichlid with him in the tank but he died today. =[ and now he is all by himself what would be good tankmates for him in a 10 gallon tank?

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African cichlid fish combos for 40 gallon tank?

Cagle wants to know: Do you know of any african cichlid combos for a 40 gallon? I like the small kind like yellow labs.

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what is the ideal number of african cichlids i can keep on my 66 gallon tank?

wants to know: i have around 20 different african cichlids on it from sizes 1 inch to 2 inches. The tank still looks bare to me and thinkin of adding at least 10 more.

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African chilids + White cloud mountain minnows?

Luz Christine wants to know: Are there African cichlids that are non tropical and can fit in a 10 gallon tank, and can i mix them with my 5 whitecloud mouintain minnows. And are african cichlids schooling fish, if so how many of them shouldi at least get?

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how many african cichlids can i have in my 55 gallon tank?

Nick wants to know: right now i have 6 cichlids. the tanks been running for about 5 months. the fish are all about 2.5 inches long. i want more fish in the tank because it seems so empty. how big will they get and how many could i put in? the only filtration i have [...]

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40 Gallon African Cichlid Tank stocking?

.:*JimBOB*:. wants to know: I plan to upgrade to a 55 gallon tank, maybe a 100, but these are my choices: I really want: 3 Electric Yellows (2 females, 1 male) 3 Red Jewels (2 females 1 male) I’ve got yellow and red, now I REALLY like: Electric Blue Johanii Auratus Demasoni I realise the aggression issues, but based on these favourites, [...]

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i have a ten gallon tank, what should i put in it?

Kevin N wants to know: im going to get an albino oscar in a 29 gallon and will upgrade to a 55 within five months. and then i was planning to put a jack dempsey in the 29. and i have a ten gallon, should i breed guppies to feed them or put a regular [...]

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