Cichlid Care

my fish is digging why?

krissy_4_cookies wants to know: Its a male african cichlid hes the only one in my tank. Ive reoranged the rocks so he has alot of hidding spots. he digs holes where i thought was inposible but he dose it. WHY???

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What is the best type of rock to use in an African Cichlid tank?

tomnehek wants to know: I know crushed coral is a good substrate to use for increasing the PH, but I’m not sure what rocks to use to build some caves and hiding spots. Also, what rocks would be good for a South American Cichlid tank? Since they like softer water than the Africans they would require [...]

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african cichlid fighting?

John A wants to know: if i add more rocks and caves will they have more spaces to hide and fight less?

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Is it alright to add rock/coral from the ocean to a freshwater aquarium?

James wants to know: I have a freshwater aquarium with African cichlids and on a recent trip to Florida i found some pretty cool rocks in the ocean that i would like to add to my aquarium. Would this harm the fish at all? and what would i do to wash/prep them?

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Adding more cichlids to an established tank?

John T wants to know: i have a overfiltered ( 3x) 55 gallon tank that has one plecostumas about 5 inches, and some other cichlids 1 electric yellow 1 orange cichlid (looks exactly like electric yellows body except orange) 1 pale white (looks exactly like electric yellow except pale white) 1 demosani female 1 bumblebee cichlid ( i now know [...]

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is my african cichlid pregnant?

Paul wants to know: it is a cynotilapia afra red i think it might be pregnant because when i feed my cichlids she gos up to the flakes but dosent eat it or munches on tinny peaces very small and by her throat it looks swelled and she always stays down it the rocks

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My mom has African Cichlids can they live with aquarium salt?

Christina K asked: How can you tell male from female? and they are like digging the rocks up around the walls of the aquarium why? And she has some kind of bottom feed in the tank its not an algae eater, can it have aquarium salt and if the cichlids decide to have babies will [...]

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Why did one of my african cichlids dig a hole in my rocks and hide in it?

Dedrick asked: One of my african cichlids dug a hole into the rocks and lays in it. Does anyone know why it did that?

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Does anyone know much about Electric Yellow Cichlids?

Kel asked: Hey guys, I have become interested in have an Electric Yellow in my freshwater community aquarium. I’ve herd that they are the friendliest of all the Cichlids and will go with the rest of my fish with the exception of my Neons being questionable but not impossible. Has anyone has any experiences with [...]

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