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One of my friends dropped a sponge Bob pineapple in their tank and their rainbow marked it and spent all its time in and around it. It still roams the cage sometimes but it chases away anything that goes near it. My red tail defends a couple stones I set up. Anywhere with a hole or overhang it...

Thank you sir, I appreciate the advice

Is that something they can recover from?

These would be them

I recently went to a LFS instead of the pet smart that i usually go to to purchase fish. I got two 2"-3" red zebras. This store was clearly a bad choice as they bagged the fish rather quickly out of a small tank with quite literally dozens of them and they have a strict no return policy. Clearly...

I currently have 6 tiger barbs 2 auratua cichlids 2 acei cichlids 1 jewel You guys were right too. There was two much fighting so I moved one of the red tails. I will try again when I move to the 55 gal. The sharks had no issues with the rest of the fish though

Oh, overstocking seems to be acceptable as long as you are willing to put a little extra effort into making sure the tank stays healthy. One of the main factors is making sure the filter is strong enough. A good idea seems to be getting a filter that matches the number of inches of fish you have...

I am fairly new to the hobby as well, so hopefully someone with a bit more experience will join in. I have a 29 gal with a few small African cichlids as well as half a dozen tiger barbs and a red tail shark. I will be moving them to a 55 gallon tank very soon and adding a few more cichlids to...

They should act similar, the rainbows just get a little bigger. Its only been two weeks I have had the two red tails now, but both of them seem fine. They are in a cichlid tank though so they are far from the most aggressive fish in the tank

I'll keep an eye on them. Thanks for the advice

I do have another tank, but aggression has not been an issue. They seem to almost have paired up.

They grow to 4 or 5 inches, 29 gallons should be suitable for one. My plan was to only get one originally but the owner of my LFS said two would be okay with enough decorations in the tank. My question was about what they were doing also. I appreciate the advice on there housing and will move...

I have a semi aggressive 29 gallon tank with plenty of hiding spots. Against the advice of some I added two 3" red tail sharks as bottom feeders. After a bit of chasing they established there own territories and have been peaceful for about a week. Recently though, they have been rubbing against...

Well, you are absolutely right. I had heard that they had similar water needs but my pH level would be too high for them. I agree a 75 gal would be better, but I have a 55 already. I specifically chose fish with a 6" cap for that reason. I have also read that overstocking cichlid tanks tends to...

Well I appreciate the advice. You think the convicts will have a problem with the African cichlids?