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    Beginner with haps/peacocks help???

    Agreed!!!
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    Where to buy

    New arrivals from The Cichlid Shack. I was there today and picked up these guys. Blue-Gold Lemon Jake Blue Orchid Blue Dolphin (Son's Bday present)
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    Where to buy

    The Cichlid Shack- Arizona Wet Spot Tropical- Oregon Live Fish Direct- Utah I personally buy from The Cichlid Shack. Great quality fish and customer service from James Largo is outstanding. Have heard good things from the other 2. I have slate in my 125. I cut bottoms out of crates underneath...
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    Showing off my new beauties!

    I will just name them all. Haha 1st- Super Red Impress (Hap) 2nd- Eureka Red Jake, and Dragonblood (Peacocks) 3rd- German Red (Peacock) 4th- Red Top Lwanda (Peacock)
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    Showing off my new beauties!

    Which picture?
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    125g African cichlid setup

    You can have multiples of the same species as long as no females are around. And don't mix with females because their tends to be cross breeding and IMO, I would prefer to keep the genes of the species as strong as possible. I just chose to have a variety of males. I am working on breeding a few...
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    125g African cichlid setup

    I have an all male hap and peacock 125 show tank. I have heard yellow labs are one of the most compatible Mbuna to go with haps and peacocks but haven't tried it. I would stick to either all Mbuna or hap and peacock. I have the following: 1- Ruby Red 1- German Red 1- Eureka Red 1- Star...
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    Showing off my new beauties!

    The main LFS will only take them as donations unfortunately. But we have no kind of actual LFS where I live. I would eventually like to give other people access on caring for these beauties in our town but that is a long process so we will see. Until then I have a 65 gal community but I'm going...
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    Showing off my new beauties!

    It is a 125 gal. This is my show tank. I will begin to introduce females in different tanks. I don't want to deal with or create hybrids and want keep the strains as strong as possible with what I currently have. The guy I get them from is awesome and he has females available when I am ready...
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    Showing off my new beauties!

    About 3 months has finally paid off and can finally enjoy a well established tank with these guys. Can't thank the guy enough for these absolute beauties!
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    High Nitrates in Tap Water

    Hey Everyone! I have my 125 up and running now. Planted African Cichlid Tank. I am having an issue with high nitrates. Our water is very hard where I live. In the tap water it ranges up to about 40 ppm. I use my RO system to fill with water changes but that still is consistently between 10-20...
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    New Mbuna tank. Need Advice!!

    Yellow tail acei, yellow labs (electric yellows), red zebras, yellow top mbamba are a few to name. Haha.
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    New Mbuna tank. Need Advice!!

    And what are the dimensions of the tank? Decor?
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    New Mbuna tank. Need Advice!!

    What colors are you looking for? A lot of beautiful Mbuna to choose from.
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    Before and After

    Yea I'm throwing more Anubias in there and researching java moss for the rock as well.
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