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Yeah, I likely placed to much faith in the pet store employee. I've never had a cichlid, and he said, "Oh! They're just like other fish, but meaner." There was never any talk about pH levels, temperature, or any of that. He just reassured me that I had all I needed and then sent me on my...

He's dead :( Pet store said everything with tank looked fine, but I guess I need to do some more research. Thanks for your help.

Yes to the hangover filter.

Cichlid is only about 1 inch. I took the water into the pet store and they said everything was fine. However, I need to just start testing my own water as this store has steered me in the wrong direction before (I have a 50-gal at home that they told me had low Ph and they sent me home with...

No, I have a very basic 20 gallon tank that the pet store recommended. It has a hood light and filter, gravel, a hiding place, and that's about it.

Help, please! He just freaked out, flicking his little tail as fast as he could, swimming furiously - if I didn't have a lid on the tank, he could have jumped to the ceiling he was swimming so hard! Now he's laying sideways at the bottom of the tank. I think he's dying :( Could anyone...

Hello All, I just got my first bumblebee cichlid about 3 weeks ago. He lives with a mystery snail (they leave each other alone), and up until now he has been AMAZING - moving around the gravel, eating regularly, swimming like crazy. Last night I noticed that he wasn't eating his food, but...