Recent content by Partridge27

Hi, I have a female electric yellow cichlid who is about 7cm long and he has an eye which looks like a bubble, the tank water conditions are all perfect, I would just like to know how to treat this or what could happen..I will attach photos Thanks

I have been feeding them a mix of cichlid floating pellets and new life spectrum, sadly last night my male did die. Last time I got my water tested was last week and all was perfect. Somebody I was talking to suggested that it was from too much protein and I should feed them peas once a week. I...

It is a 55g tank with 11 other smaller various cichlids.

Hi guys I have a large male electric yellow cichlid with bloat and his not looking good. He has very swollen tummy and is just sitting at the bottom of the tank leaning on a rock. I was away for 5 days and when I got back noticed he was very bloated it has been 1 day now since I got back and...

Ok thanks, I did not think you could use aluminium but I wasn't 100% sure thanks for that

I guys, I am making a divider for my tank out of an aluminium frame and aluminium fly screen. Is this ok to put in my tank? It is an african cichlid tank.

Hi guys, my tank was originally about 77 degrees. I then went to pick up my fish and the man there told me it should be 80 degrees. But I went to pick up some fish from another person today and he told me it needed to be 86 degrees to breed. Is this true? I am only just starting breeding and...

Thanks for that, only problem is I am in Australia :/ thanks anyway

Is the screen you are talking about a fibre glass fly screen?

Thanks, that's a great idea! By screen is it meant like the fly screen I was talking about?

Hi guys, I have some electric yellows in which are pregnant and want to divide one section of my tank for the babies. I am not sure what I can and can't put into the tank. Would I be able to use just fibre glass fly screen mesh? If not could you please tell me what would. I do not want to put a...

Hi guys, I recently bought an electric yellow and put it in my 83 litre tank with 5 other cichlids (2 are smaller then the electric yellow) so he is about in the middle of the size range. I put him in and he was chased everywhere by the other cichlids. He has now got his fins all tucked away and...

Hi, I came home today to find one of my cichlids dead. All of my water has been tested an is perfect. Though yesterday I found some rocks that were ok for the tank, so I scrubbed them and got all the dirt off them but one of them had faint black spots. I was not sure if this was part of the rock...

Ok thank you, am I able to just use any rock if I wash it or do I have to buy a special one?

At the moment I have a heep of live plants in my 21 gallon tank and it looks ugly. I would like to make it look a bit better an tale them out but I'm not sure if that will affect the water quality and I want to put something in there for them to hide in but Im not sure what can and can't go in a...