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    Polit Cichlid Maturity

    How old or how big does a polit cichlid have to be to come into its color? I have juvies and they are all grey/brown.
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    Brown Algae

    How to stop brown algae from growing out of control? I'm tired of cleaning it of my glass, lol.
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    Brown Algae

    How do I get rid of brown algae in an African Cichlid tank?
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    Mbuna Juvies beating on smallest

    Is it normal for Mbuna to pick on the smallest fish in the group? They've took pieces out his caudal fin and scales from his body. They're pretty mean for vegetarians.
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    Cichlids Rapid Breathing After Water Change.

    I change my water once a week and every time my cichlids end up on the bottom of the tank breathing rapidly. I add dechlorinator and try to match the water temperature with my python the best I can. I've even left the sponge filters on while I drain the tank in an attempt to oxygenate the water...
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    Fluval Vegetarian fish food flakes

    I read that a vegetable flake is best for my Mbuna, article https://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/ ... _mbuna.php, so has anyone been successful with fluval's veggie flakes? They got good ratings on Amazon and I chose flakes cause I didn't want the pellets collecting on the bottom of my tank (I...
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    Wave Makers

    How long should I run my wavemakers during the day?
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    Ensuring all fish get food

    How can I make sure all fish are getting food at feeding time? I have all juveniles but a couple are tiny, so how can I be sure to get food to them?
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    Maturity and Nest Building

    My juvenile poilt cichlid has dug itself a nest under a rock and is now guarding it from its tank mates. I was wondering if this signifies maturity because he is the only one who's done this. He/she is a 2-2.5" polit cichlid.
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    California power outtage is going to kill my brand new fish

    Everything I worked for is on the line and I just got my fish two days ago (15 cichlids 3 species mbuna). Their lives are in PG&E's hands now. What a shame!
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    Water Chemistry

    I'm a little overwhlemed with how often I should be testing my nitrates, nitrites and ammonia. Right now I test every other day but it feels like I'm doing it too often so how often should I test the water parameters? Thank you in advance!
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    What is the proper % water change a week?

    What is the correct percent water change I should be removing from my tank a week?
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    What to do?

    My nitrates spiked while my nitrite and ammonia are at zero, what do I do since my new fish are coming today? Do I do a water change with new stressed out fish or do I let the nitrates slide?
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    Best online Dealers

    Is there a list of trusted fish vendors in this forum?
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    Small Particles in the water

    I have an aquaclear 70 and two sponge filters but there are still small particles in the water column. Is this normal to have some particle matter in the tank?
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    Help with my PH

    I don't know if its possible for anyone to determine from a picture but does my PH look to be 7.6 left and 8.2 right? The colors did not seem to match the API exactly so I am confused.
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