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    white substance on my giraffe cichlid

    Hello, looking for some help. came home from vacation and my giraffe cichlid had these white substances on him. One of them looks like a cotton ball attached to his eye, and then there are a few other spots on his top. What do I do? Is there anything I can do, or is he done?
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    too many fish?

    I got a 56gallon tank. In it are 3 red zebras, 3 colbats, 3 yellow labs, 3 giraffe cichilds, 2 johannis, 1 rainbow shark, and 1 snail. Is my tank overstocked, would i be able to get more because i know that you want to slightly overstock with cichlids.
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    re-sealing your tank

    so i got a tank from a friend, sealed it, and it was good for 2 months but then started leaking. I know where it is leaking from. Should i just take the silicone and just seal over the old glue, or shud i take the old stuff off first and real seal? what is chemically different about silicone...
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    Help identify

    So my friend got me them, they are malawi but what kind?
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    What fish to add?

    I got 9 baby african cichilds, and one red tail shark. They are in a 44 gal, and it needs more fish. I don't really wanna add more cichilds. What other fish could i add that would go well with them? If i had to add more cichilds which ones should i add. I have the blue, orange, and yellow ones...
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    Sealing a tank+questions

    I sealed my tank with petco aquarium silicon, left it for 48 hrs. and have just filled it up. Its been sitting for about a half hour, and i only sea one spot that looks to have a leak. Should i empty it out now, or should i let it sit with the water in it to see if there are any more leaks? I...
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    What else to feed?

    So what kinds of fruits/veggies can i feed cichlids? I've been told swordtails will eat cucumber, will cichilds? I also have a rainbow shark so anything they could eat besides the regular food would be great.
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    Lighting at night

    Since i don't have a black light on my tank, is it ok that my tank is completely in the dark when i go to bed?
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    Are cichlids more active at night?

    It seems to me that my cichlids are much more active at night. They seem to always be swimming more, and are more eager to eat.
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    Sealing a tank

    I have a 45 gal tank and the sealent was bad on it. So i stripped it all off. What kind should i use to seal it back up? how do it do it? anything else i should be worried about?
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    What size tank is this?

    L 36 inch, W 12 inch, H 24 inch
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    Rainbow Shark

    Well...educate me on rainbow sharks. I want to know everything.
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    My first Ph, ammonia, nitrate/ite test :/

    PH- 7.6 ammonia-.25 Nitrite-0 nitrate-80 tested with the API Freshwater Master test kit
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    Bullying! What to do?

    One my female black swordtails is bullying my other female. What can i do to stop this? It just started happening a week ago. Could it be the absence of a male? My pet shop hasn't gotten any black swordtails in though yet. What should I do?
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    Whats wrong with my swordtail?

    My female swordtail is barely able to swim. Shes just sitting on the bottom of the tank, sometimes going belly up. She uses her front fins more than her tail to swim, and is just dragging along. I don't know what to do, please help!
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    Male swordtail+behavior??

    My male swordtail is well lazy..he just lays on the bottom relaxing, and when he swims he just goes into a cave and sits there. There are females in my tank so i don't know why he is doing this. Is there anything wrong?
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    swordtails

    So my male swordtails-their tales are changing color? and my female swordtails are getting shiny on their underbelly? does this mean they are breeding? I have no clue.
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    Hello

    Hi guys, My friend recently got me into fish. I went into my garage and found a 25 gallon tank adn set it up. I have a red tail shark and 2 male swordtails. A marigold one, and a red one. I hope to learn a lot from this site as i will probally have a lot of questions. And heres the first...
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