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I think its a Male m.callainos. just not the cobalt morph. Cichlid Profiles

Cichlids are great but lots of work if you want to be successful at it. Getting a few books before you get them will ensure that it stays enjoyable for ya. Good luck.

Thanks Sam

How many egg spots does that first fish have? And about how long is it?

And yeah I would've first thought of her being ready to spawn but the tank she was in had bloat.

I don't know if the picture is grainy or not but its a picture of my kaskazini holding. She was in a hospital tank for a week. I was going to leave her in longer because of a huge bump on her underside. Thought it was next to the anal fin but ended up being a huge spawn after I put her back in a 55.

Thanks, yeah, I'm thinking about painting the outside of the back with black paint. I just need to find a black primer.

I totally agree with your statements. My first reply was saying that heat and salt is fine but if you wanted to do it quicker meds are the way to go. Then I went on about the actual cycle of ich so the person would understand exactly what theyre dealing with and that hopefully next time he can...

''Quickly it attaches to a substrate and encysts, as the reproducing stage. This life-stage doesn't eat. Its metabolic clock is now ticking; it is spending its stored energy to divide and divide again within the short-lived cyst. The tomont's time-span remains temperature-dependent: at common...

O well... another excuse for a brand new tank :-) I swear I have a problem.

Thanks a lot. Cichlids are an amazing fish. Watching them is better entertainment than t.v. imo. :-)

2 55 gallon breeder tanks. P.cyaenorhabdos , m. Callainos S.fyeri . Ob fryeri. 28 gallon= Guppies platys swordtails gouramis Cory cats.

It's a 55 gallon with maingano, blue zebras, and I'm contemplating the bumblebee. 9 fish all together. Here's my set up so far.http://tinypic.com/r/2yvsd9c/6

Maybe you're right. When I feed them I use flakes just because it's easier to control how much each fish eats. When i use the pellets my alpha eats more than half of them. Then he pollutes my tank with long stringy waste just an hour later. But to get back on subject, omega one and hikari are...

Yeah I'm only worried about the bumble killing the much smaller maingano.

The loss of nutrients is negligible. I got all of that info from Ad Konings' Enjoying Cichlids. Mbuna should definitely have a strict diet as there digestive system is literally a straight line.

It all depends what stage your fish are in. Given more than one fish is sick its been awhile. Its never taken me more than 5 days but I usually medicate them at first sign of it and put them in a ten gallon. Definitely won't hurt the fish to keep them longer. Yeah, definitely plenty of info on...

85, 86... doesnt matter. Just don't go any warmer.

You should be fine. If you want you can add some metronidazole to speed up the process, its relatively non-toxic as long as there is no plecos, snails or any other scaleless species. You can usually find it in any any local fish store. Good luck.

5 days.

If you're going to use pellets, soak them first. It will prevent the coarse pellets from irritating its insides and they will expand in their stomach if you don't. Anything low protein, no warm blooded animal ingredients. No blood worms.

The convicts might be the problem. They are called zebra cichlid but have no relation to the Africans. Africans communicate with each other so if a s.a. is put with them a social structure can't be made. Its like speaking to someone who doesn't understand English.

Yup. This person has it right. Aqua salt and maybe some melafix to prevent secondary infections. By raising the temp it speeds up the parasite's life cycle. You cannot kill it till it surfaces on the fish's body. Its probably a good idea to remove the dead/dying fish so the parasite doesn't have...

Would p.crabro have a problem with p.cyanenorhabdos? My books don't cover the maingano as its a fairly new import.

M.Lombardoi. I've seen them with brown or black out linings around the body, they vary from breeder to breeder. Use caution with this guy, one of the most aggressive short bodied mbuna out there. P.Socolofi. M.Callainos, most likely male. I'd add some females if I were you. Good luck.