Recent content by Kyanite

I did a lot of reading when I found two of my females holding recently, I have found the best way to differentiate is the males have a blue ting to their fins, my males are larger then their female counter parts too. My males have "polka dots" (larger oval spots) on their anal fin while more of...

I hadn't added aquariam salt (plain) to my cichlid tank until my males started fighting. It seems to have eliminated the post fight infections that had started showing up. As weel most new fish I had gotten before I added salt who get something (ink, bady fugas, ect) within the first week (not...

Do you keep other fish in with your convicts? If so letting them breed, which is almost unavoidable if they're pairing, could mean trouble for your other fish. The parents get very aggressive and territorial. Recently a friend of mine got a pair and she ended up culling the entire first spawn as...

I am new to mouth brooders and am reading a lot of conflicting information. I have a young female who is holding her first brood and I am unsure when or if I should strip (force her to release). This is her first time and she is very young, about 2.5" I don't know how long she has been holding...