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I still get my rocks from my LFS. I haven't tried from any gardening stores, they may cause some chemical disturbance to the tank. You have really nice inspiration, you can check this as well for inspiration: http://www.aquariumfishexperts.com/category/aquascaping/

Hello! To begin with, what fishes are you planning to breed? How big is your tank? What type is your tank? These are things that you need to provide us so we can help you out. I guess the standard answer to your questions is to have more females than male fishes in your tank so you're sure...

African Cichlids easy to manage Hi! My experience with African Cichlids, has been very easy. It was one of the very first fishes I had. The only time I had to use salt was when I was treating my fish with Ich, but I used it in my quarantine tank. You should have very little problem with African...

Hi! My experience with this species says that they are good parents. They're probably just staying in one place because they're protecting their eggs or fry. However the species have a reputation to often be bad parents so I recommend that you at least give the parents a chance to prove that...

Hi! I normally make the salt fully dissolved in tank water before adding it to the tank. Most any salt will work fine, but I use rock salt or pickling salt that are great and cheap. You just have to try and avoid using salt that contains yellow prussiate of soda. It is very easy to treat Ich...

Hi there, i would suppose it's just part of their maturity. I don't think your water conditions is what's causing it. Cichlids to change their color as they mature. I don't suppose he's going to turn all yellowish, just a little tints. It's the same think that I noticed in my blue peacocks, they...

Hi! I agree with nhitch20 that we should put them altogether to avoid less stress. Try doing a little research about the type of fish you're going to put in your tank. Most cichlids are territorial and love to hide and cover. Convicts for one are observed to territorial and aggressive and is...

Does he run dart accross the aquarium somewhat erratically? Does the white stuff look like cotton-like tufts? Where is the white stuff, over the mouth, eyes..skin? If it is, then it is fungal infection. Another very common cichlid disease is Ich or Ichtyophthirius. They start with this white...

Hi all! The young males of this species look like the females during the early stages. However when the males mature they turn a very dark black color and then grayish as what you described mfdrookie516. I had the similar experience back then and searched information and found out that it's...

Haha! LOL! How lucky can you get? Congrats! I recommend adding some driftwood. They normally feed on algae that have grown in driftwood as part of their diet. Does he look like this? Pseudotropheus acei “Msuli Point” Let us know how he does.

I's say the first one is a strawberry peacock, really not sure. You can use this site to help you identify. It should contain a couple of pictures of chichlids as well as a few information about them as well. http://www.aquariumfishexperts.com/category/tropical-fish-fish/cichlids/

Here's another one I want to get. http://www.aquariumfishexperts.com/tropical-fish-fish/cichlids/african-cichlids/aulonocara-baenschi-yellow-peacock-cichlid/ I don't know if they'll go well. I'm thinking that if they sound alike they could probably go to the same family. Experts...help?

Look what i found. I want to start my own aquarium, a small one rather since I live in a condominium unit and there are rules about how big tanks are. I wanted to get fishes that would be really easy to take care of at the same time make my tank look colorful with fishes. I was browsing through...

Your idea could work. Since angels are known for their aggressiveness, there really is a strong tendency for them to hurt each other, but it shouldn't always be the case. You can always observe their behavior in about 3 days and then if you feel that they're being too aggressive with each...

Plants in your aquarium is a good idea Don't fear the plants. Plants can actually help provide the natural setting for the fish. I suggest your read about the fish and what type of habitat they need. Plants also remove Nitrates in your tank. Click on this, this is a list of plants and mosses...