Cichlid Care

how to Switch gravel into sand?

Jo T wants to know: i have a african cichlid tank and i want to change my gravel into sand how do i do that? can i use play sand from the parks? do u recommend anything not that pricey

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why does my african cichlid hold a stone in its’ mouth?

Richard T wants to know: I think I have a Malawi cichlid. It’s black and yellow striped. For the past two days I noticed what appears to be a small piece of gravel in its’ mouth. The fish seems to be acting normally aside from the rock and eating very little if at all. What [...]

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My cichlids keep diggin holes?

Kyle wants to know: Ok so I have a 10 gallon tank that is overcrowded, i know this so dont go and criticize me, IM getting a 46 gal bowfront soon. I have 1 red devil cichlid 4″, 2 S.A. cichlids 2.5″, 1 African cichlid 3″, 1 black convict 3″. Im not sure [...]

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Do cichlids need small gravel?

Matt D wants to know: I recently converted a 55 gallon community tank into an african cichlid tank. I have two in the tank at the moment, an electric yellow and an electric blue. I kept the same gravel in the tank that I had in the community tank because it was set up for [...]

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How can you tell when the african cichlids is getting ready to have eggs?

Katherine L wants to know: Fish are making a mess with the gravel in the tank.

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