Cichlid Care

We have a tank with african cichlids and they alwas look hungery?

Dr@zak asked: We have african cichlids and they alwas look hunger even after we feed them. But i we have a lot of other fish and we alwas no how much they eat.

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Should you use aquarium salt with african cichlids?

lasvegasnights21 asked: Is it ok to add some aquarium salt to an African cichlid tank? I have about 25 1″-1.5″ African cichlids! (red zebra, kenyi, auratus,lions cove, zebra OB)! They are doing fine, my pet store has salt in their cichlid aquarium, and said it was okay to put in your aquarium, to help eliminate [...]

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what should i feed my african cichlids?

cichlid-fish-29 asked: i have a 46 gal front bow aquarium with 9 malawi mbuna african cichlids and so far i have just been feeding them cichlid pellets but what else should i feed them? i know they are herbavores so should i give them spinach too, or even algae waffers? and how about those omega [...]

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How to care for african cichlids

African cichlids are not hard to take care of if you know the secrets. A lot of people put misinformation out there, like what filters or lights work best. They put this out there because they sell what they are promoting! African cichlids are no harder to take care of than any other animal. With a [...]

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cichlid question (tank and care)?

Jacob P asked: ok, so i read online that soda could increase the pH of water. i have a 25gal wide tank and just moved all my guppies to a smaller tank. the pH in the large tank was 7.2 so i added diet coke (only stuff i had) it’s been a day andd the [...]

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Buying Healthy Cichlids

A lot of beginner aquarists simply buy their fish from the store located closest to their home. Unfortunately, there are a lot of less well kept fish and pet stores out there and the one next to you home might not be the one that you should buy your cichlids from. Many aquarists have found [...]

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Caring for your African cichlids

You have or want African cichlids? Odds are if you have asked anybody about them they either don’t know anythings or say they are to hard to take care of and require a lot of time and money. I won’t lie, they are right. Cichlids can be very expensive and hard to take care of [...]

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How many african cichlids can I put in my 115 gallon aquarium?

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How many african cichlids can i have in a 46 gal fish tank?

yoyogegihehe asked: im setting up a new aquarium and i want african cichlids how many can i have in that 46 gal tank????????????? btw it just a regular filter and everything is rated to 50 gal.

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Best setup and substrate to use with African cichlids?

lasvegasnights21 asked: I am setting up a tank, I need to know a good setup-decorations, etc. and substrate to use with African cichlids.

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