Recent content by CichliditisExtremitis

Hello Thom. I've just been making my rounds, and seeing how many fish boards are still active. It is sad to already see a number which haven't seen any real activity in months, if not longer. I suppose that it is due in part to the fact that there are now so many fish boards on the web.

Thanks! I see that you are from British Columbia. Is it warming up there yet? We never experience cold weather here. It is unheard of. It is a perfect place for a tropical fish hobbyist who prefers the tropics, and not cold weather. Of course, rather than have to worry about keeping an aquarium...

Hello Fellow Fish Hobbyists, It has been a while since I have visited here. I am sure you all realize how busy one's life can get at times. We have to neglect some things, in order to get other things done. My aquarium's status hasn't changed much over the months, other than the fact that my...

Hello Dan. I agree with Kristin for the very same reason. In the many years that I have designed and maintained aquariums, I have never used PVC for support, or silicone. Being as we live in an area of the world which is subject to earthquakes, I take extra caution when stacking my rocks, as...

I agree with the previous posters. I have a tank full of Malawi cichlids -- electric blues -- and I wouldn't think of housing them in a tank smaller than four feet long. As it is, my dominant male -- Bully Boy -- bullies every other fish in the tank, but he and Mama Mbuna are crazy spawners --...

I would go with a small school of Cardinal Tetras with a few albino corydoras to keep the substrate clean. Any more than that, and you might be overstocking the tank.

Hmmm...interesting post. :) I am going to take a wild guess here and assume that by "black thing", you are referring to a powerhead to return the water to the tank. If that is the case, then, yes, you must indeed provide a powerhead...unless you want water all over your floor from the...

Hello DizzCat. According to one person who wrote to me on another board, the pelvic fins on the Metriaclima Greshakei males are a lot longer than those that are found on the Metriaclima Mbenjii males.

Hello again everyone. I have a friend who -- according to the image he posted -- has what appears to be a Metriaclima Greshakei. However, I am also wondering if it might also be a Metriaclima Mbenjii. What are the subtle differences between the two species? Thanks!

Hello DragonFish71. Actually, that isn't quite the way it works with African cichlids. For the most part, putting one male with one female is a bad idea. It is best to keep at least four to six females with one male in order to spread out his aggression. If I were to move the female in question...

Today there was quite a stir in the tank, as Bully Boy went totally berserko and was on the rampage again, seriously persecuting the other three males. I immediately suspected what was going on; and sure enough, when I caught sight of her, female #1's ovipositor was extended again, and she was...

Precisely. What she did was unethical and immoral. Her goal was to make a sale, so she picked out one of the prettiest fish in the book that she could find to impress me. This was unnecessary, as I had already decided to purchase the fish. They were in the bags, and on the counter. If she -- and...

Hello again everyone! Well, today completes three weeks since little Junior was released by momma. As you may recall, his parents are Bully Boy and female #1. Junior is now almost an inch long, I'd say. He has developed some distinct yellowish-orange color in his dorsal fin, ventral fin, and...

Hello Kristin. Thanks for your input. It seems that everyone who has replied to this question so far has given the same answer: albino Pseudotropheus Socolofi. It looks like my friend has the answer that he was looking for. :)

Ha, ha! Actually, TheFishGuy did offer a somewhat lengthy response to the ID question. However, being the "sage" that he is, he recognizes his own limitations and the scope of his knowledge; and thus, in his grand wisdom, he has sought out opinions on other boards as well. :rolleyes: You wish...