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Just wanted to come back and update. I'm happy to report that the white spot is gone and while that one is still the shyest and hides quite a bit, they all seem to be doing really well! They swim together and eat enthusiastically and their coloring looks really good. I'm hoping that adding in a...

Day 3 of melafix now and the white spot seems to be looking a just little bit better. I haven't changed the water because of the meds but parameters are still okay. The spot looks like a hard, raised bump with fuzziness around it, if that makes sense. The fish does hide more than the others...

Sorry for the poor quality shot, but it was the best I could get.

Well I spoke too soon, I guess. The one that seemed shy has now developed a white spot on its mouth that looks like fungus. I treated the tank with melafix, but if anyone has any other treatment suggestions, I'd appreciate it! I think I unknowingly bought sick fish from the store, as this tank...

Thanks! I'm thinking you are right. The other 4 still seem okay, but one of them is especially active now and chasing the others. 2 seem to be holding their own well, but the 4th one has started taking to hiding a little more. I'm hoping it's just their personality differences and maybe adding a...

Yes, I did. I let the bag sit for 45 minutes closed in the tank and then slowly added small amounts of the tank water to their bag over the course of an hour. The 4 remaining ones have been doing really well since I first posted, swimming together and occasionally chasing each other. I'm really...

So I have a 55 gallon that just fully cycled a few days ago. Yesterday, I bought 6 head and tail light tetras. All seemed to be fine except one seemed a little more stressed than the others (even in the bag on the way home) but nothing too out of the ordinary. One died overnight and another...

Aw, it is really hard but you did the best thing you could do for them right now.

What would you do with them? If you're feeling overwhelmed, it might be best to cut down in some way or else it will just be added stress which isn't good for you or your fish. Can you get another tank and divide up the tank that is having the aggression problems? You can also buy tank dividers...

Thanks! And good idea! I will definitely do that before I buy just to be sure.

I don't have much advice as I'm quite a newbie to cichlids, but I JUST had a weird experience at a lfs about an hour ago. The guy (the owner!) tried to tell me that apistos are African and that they only stock African cichlids... they had a jack dempsey who was in terrible shape which I'm...

So, I went to the pet store at the top of my street (not buying anything yet; waiting for the tank to cycle) and they had some beautiful yellow cockatoo dwarf cichlids for $8. Is that a decent price? One thing though- the guy said they were African, and that they only carry African cichlids...

Thanks!! :)

Ooh thanks! I'll look into that.

That's awesome! I will look for those at my fish store. How did you get your tank to have the subdued lighting like that? Is the water darker from the leaf litter? I just ordered a piece of driftwood that's supposed to release tannins to make the water a little darker and more acidic like...

Thanks everyone! The whole cichlid world is very new to me, so I appreciate the input! I'm guessing it will probably be a good month at least before I get them (need to cycle the tank and get other things established first) but I'll post an update later! Thanks for the cardinal suggestion... I...

Thank you everyone! I will be looking into starting off with 3 males then, once I get the tank cycled and have the corys established and comfortable. I didn't know males were okay to mix then! So they are fine together as long as there are no females to fight over? Do you think they'd be big...

I am definitely interested in a black water tank... I want to get it all established first though before I introduce any leaf litter. What kind of apistos do you have? They are pretty!

I'm in the middle of planning out a freshwater South American 55 gallon tank. (Preferably amazon) (Some backstory: I inherited this tank from my uncle who passed away recently, and he LOVED South American fish... he toured around down there while in the navy and always loved having fish, so I...

Just introducing myself here. I am in the process of planning out a 55 gallon freshwater tank setup after a few years of not having any aquarium at all. I've missed it so much! I've had fish since I was 8 years old, and past setups have included goldfish, bettas, South American freshwater...