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Mine are only about 2 inches at the moment.

Yeah, I guess we'll see what happens over the next few weeks. I'll post an update if (when!) things change. Fortunately, I didn't spend too much money on them since they're juveniles! Thanks for the feedback!

No, I am new to cichlids. We have a local aquarium store in Daytona that specializes in cichlids. They have the most AMAZING fish! The guy who owns it has been in business for 30+ years, so I took his advice. I was rather skeptical about the stocking. I have had many tropical aquariums in the...

Just checked (new stock has only been in the tank for 2 days) Ammonia: .25 ppm Nitrite: 0 ppm Nitrate: 5 ppm I had about 7 cichlids in the tank prior to the new stocking, so I'm assuming this is where my ammonia/nitrate spike is coming from. I will probably do a pwc tonight and check again...

-2 Demasoni -2 Chailosi -2 Exasperatus -2 White Top Hara -2 White Top Afra -2 Polit -2 Mpanga -2 Jalo Reef Afra -2 Msobo -2 Red Top Trewavasae -2 Hongi

My local cichlid expert (and I do mean expert...not just the highschooler at Petsmart) suggested I stock my 28 gallon bowfront with 22 cichlids. So far, everything is great, but they are all really small. It has really helped with the aggression that seemed to plague my tank and kill my fish...

Rinsing the sand is a huge pain in the butt, but it looks so much better in the tank! And tank maintenance is easier in my opinion. To clean it, I put about 10 lbs at a time in a bucket, and churned it up with the hose. Dump off the cloudy water, and repeat until the water runs mostly clear...

I have Marineland Magnum Canisters on both of my tanks (28g and 65g), and they do work well. They are just a pain in the butt to clean! I also wish there was more room in them to add additional bio-media. Whenever I get a larger aquarium, I will be going the wet/dry route. The Canisters just...

Awesome chailosi! I have 3, and can't for them to reach full coloration. They are just starting to show chartreuse!

That is a beautiful demasoni! I just bought 2 for my 28 gallon cichlid tank. Any time I add new cichlids or reintroduce quarantined fish I completely rearrange the rocks and give them a good feeding. It's almost like they don't even notice the new fish.