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Can anyone help me to ID this fish? I have been told it was a kenyi, polocosi (SP) and even a hybrid. The reason I bring it back up is b/c I seen one the other day at a LFS and asked the guy what it was he said it was a juvenile female kenyi? If you notice its bars on one side are straight...

How likely is it that when you buy from a LFS that the juveniles you buy are brothers and sisters? And what effects does this have if they spawn

I read that male Acei's will have blue dorsal fins and female will be an all yellow dorsal. Is this true? And if so do they all start out yellow and become blue later if they are males? If not I have all females they are probably an inch or so big right now. Thanks in advance

I just got these 2 products OMEGA ONE Super color pellets and Supper Veggie KELP FLAKES and was wondering if any of you have had good results with them? Im trying to give the cichlids a verity. I also have frozen bloodworms and cichlid sticks and regular flake food. I got the veggie b/c I...

Kenyi, or lab, or hybrid please help I have been told a million things Sorry for the quality hope you can tell the difference here(above) the blue is actually a light blue. When I got it is was a dark purple like below and barley could see bars. It changes color all the time and even its...

Hey yall its been a loooong time. Tonight my wife brought home 2 cichlids. Both still very small. 1 is yellow and the other is kinda purple? I was wondering how to tell what kind they are and what sex? I know there is many ways and may not even be able to tell since still so small. I have seen...

I just got me 2 dwarf gouramis and some other type of gourami. Its a blue something and it really looks white with stripes on it. The dwarfs are red/with blue outline and one is powder blue with red outline. They are both males (SUPPOSIBLY). I dont know what the other one is, but I heard that...

I have a 55 gal. tank with 1 black fin shark, 1 bala, 1 Black Ghost Knife, 2 Silver dollars, and 1 peacock eel 1st question None of my fish really feed at the top most feed in the middle and bottom. I mainly feed flakes, and sometimes frzen bloodworms for the eel and BGK. I was wanting to get...

Ive got a 55 gal. With 1 small black ghost knife, 2 silver dollars, 1 med sized bala shark, 1 med sized black fin shark, 2 alge eaters, and a small peacock eel. Im wanting to add a fish with color thats not so tiny like guppies. Ive kept guppies for the past yr. but they got eatin sometime a few...

I have a black ghost knife. very pretty and interesting fish. Looks like a puppy in the face lol. I cant begin to explain what you would call the bottom fins on this thing. ALways swims back and forth too is this normal? Anyway Ive had him/her for a few months, but all it wants to do is hide in...

I was wondering what to do with your fish when you move. what would be a good idea to put them in. Then when u get them to your new place, what do you do about the tank water? Thanks in advance

My sowrd tail has a black line on the bottom side of its tail.. Anyone know what this could be? It didnt use to be there I dont think. Not so bad anyways? Could this be fin rot? Ive had s/he for awhile, and s/he seems to be actin fine. About a month or two ago my tank had ich, and the sword had...

Do fish sleep? IF so how do you know when they are? One of my silver dollars has like cat eyes. Is this comon or is it something else?

Today I got 2 dwarf Gouramis . One is blue with just a little red/orange on it. Like one the tips of its fins( just a tad) and then a little orange as stripes. No spots. The other is orange/red with blue stripes and blue under its chin/breast? My question is, are these signs that one is male...

I purchesed 2 guppies today. A male and a female..I hear these are really easy to breed. I have them in a breeding net right now, just for the hell of it. I forgot which is the male and which is the female. How can I tell them apart???Also how do I know when she is preggy? What do I look for? I...

Ive got 2 black fin sharks Ive had for about a month. I got them together. They are about the same size, one is dark/black and the other is lighter more of a silver.. The lighter one has took over the right side of the tank here recently. Hes been fighting with the other black fin.. non of the...

Ok I have ai new modle 100 watt whisper heater. Its black and kinda looks like carbon a fiber hood lol and it can go underwater. Anyways the light on it is constantly going off and on. Its brand new I dont know if its supposed to do this or not. I have it all the way up cause Ive been keepin...

Ok Ive been trying to cure my tank of ich. The one fish that had it the worse(spots) is now clearing up, but now the fish that never had any spots have them. Does this mean its gonna start all over again, should I change anything? Ive been using salt . 2 doses(Tbls) 3 times a day. Have been...

I am trying to cure my fish of ICH ..did a water change and trying to raise the water temp to 87 degrees .. for some reason my two black fin sharks are laying down in the corner in the tank and it looks as if they are breathing hard and the water temp is only 84 degrees and suggestions?? Thanx..

I have a silver dollar that looks like it has ich. there is little bubble lookin things all over it. And just a few on the other dollar.. All the other fish seem to be fine and not have any spot on them. My question is, is this ich and if this one ghas it will all them have it. I ghave some...

Ok I have 4 fish/2 breeds I dont know what they are.. 2 are scissor tail somthings.. LOOKS: They are clear and there back fins have a tad bit of black on the corners of them The other are red and ones orange my g/f picked them out so I cant remember that they are. they kinda look ike swoard...

Last night I did a water change, over 50%. Then I added "start right" its a water conditioner thast in tablets. I also have these tablets called "parasite clear" and your supposed to remove the carbon from the filter when runnin it, I dont know why.. I was wondering if I should have removed the...

I have a peacock eel and I was wondering whats something that they will really eat>? I have tried frozen brine shrimp cubes, tubifix worms(they wont stick or sink like they should) dried brine shrimp(small) and I now have a small ghost shrimp n there to see if itll eat it. I heard they only feed...