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    post your cichlid setup here!

    Why such a small tank you have oscars and a flowerhorn that require at least 50g alone not including tank mates plus you have no subrate to create a blanket of good bacteria back your filtration is also lacking and you need a bigger tank now not later
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    how to move a tank...

    You can move it with some one to minimize shaking the substrate all over the place don't even have to take anything out I have helped a buddy move a 80g salt water tank waits a foot of substrate quarter full from third floor to basement only took the fish out anything higher then that I...
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    Freshwater, Seeking Questions & Advice

    Looks like some kind of pleco for your bottom feeder don't relay on plecos to clean the algae some go nuts and others like mine are lazy and try to steal prawns from my fish get a scraper and don't let it get to bad some algae is ok like decorations driftwood but to much is no good also you. An...
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    Keeping other fish with African Cichlids

    This is my 180g I have two tiger oscars two jack Dempsey one Mumbai lake cichlids two common Plecos and a birchir so far they all get along with little to no problems just chasing during feeding sometimes but In the past I have had North Africans and they are quite aggressive sometimes but every...
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    Need opinions on water chemistry levels

    Look up and study the nitrate cycle also when you add fish test your water daily or every other day and write down water parameters so you can Gauge when to add more fish or what else you need to add filters more fish etc also study the bio load some fish have huge bio loads others not so much
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    What should i feed?

    How old are they ??? How long have you had them for I have two tiger oscars in a 180g tank had them for two years I feed them cichlid pellets/flakes super worms brime shrimp blood worms omega one cichlid frozen cubes which is like crack to them has almost ten different types of fish plus shrimp...
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    Anyone from Alberta ?

    Anyone on here from from Alberta I'm in Calgary Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice
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    Tank mates

    I currently have a 180 gallon going and have two plecos one 4 inch one 14 inch two tiger oscars one is 7-8 inches and one is 5-6 then two jack Dempseys one 2 inch one four inch wondering what would get along good with all of them Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice
  9. Insom1982

    post your cichlid setup here!

    Yes it is 6x2x2
  10. Insom1982

    Post a pic of your biggest cichlid/fish !

    Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice
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    post your cichlid setup here!

    Still work in progress but my oscars finally have a bigger tank and some new friends Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice
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    Four hour power outage

    The fish are fine power was restored before my roomate left
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    Four hour power outage

    Ok thanks every one for advise and tips :)
  14. Insom1982

    Four hour power outage

    Thanks rivers2k I will be turning the heat up tonight a bit as it has been very cold here last few days minus 43 with windchill my apartment is water heated so it should be fine I will have my roomate check everything before he leaves hoping the power will be back on before that
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