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2 x 100 Gallon Tanks

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4355 It is cichlid food in the shape of 5mm sticks, the link is above.

I only give my Haps blood worms once a month. I feed flakes, pellets, and sticks during the week to keep things different. I also fast them for thee days each month which some don't agree with but my Linni and Polystigma are over 9 inches at one year old.

Plecos work fine as long as they are mature. Stay away from Beef Heart it really messes with the cichlid digestive system. Only give blood worms sparingly. They have long digestive tracts and blood worm lead to bloat.

Jacked Up Mouth That mouth looks like fighting to me! Someone is being a bully when the lights go out. Are their enough hiding places for the little guys? I have a bully too, but he is just too big to fit in the hiding rocks where the smaller ones retreat to at night.

I use all three! I use sand for my tropical tank and my brackish tank (my Goby Dragon Fish loves to dig in the sand). I use crushed coral for my cichlid tank. I use gravel for my goldfish tank. All have pros and cons. The sand looks the best but often gets sucked up when I siphon the...

Peacock Cichlids / Bala Sharks, Mollies and Platies The Cichlid tank I wont touch because they like the PH high, but the tropical with my bala sharks, redline sharks, mollies and tetras is the one that I am concerned about. The balas are over 8 inches and the mollies are full grown 3 inches and...

If you have to be convinced to go African, then maybe they are not for you. Anyone who sees an adult male cichlid and is not amazed at the color and intelligence surely can't be wowed by a few words. Anyone who is not instantly impressed to find out that they are mouth brooders and how the...

2 Heaters are a good idea. I have a 100 gallon with two 100 watt heaters and there are no cold spots. I have a MarineLand C-360 and it does the job quite well. I have 33 Malawi Cichlids and all are well.

FLAT Black is OK but not what I thought it would be. On YouTube there is a clip of guy who painted his Flat Black and it looked awesome. But when I painted my 100 gallon flat black it did not POP like I thought. I am not sure if gloss would be better but flat looks dull. I used oil based latex...

Need more info What model do you have? How many gallon tank? Are you only using filter floss and no other media?

Yes, but if you do GREAT maintenance then you will be OK! Yes, you are overstocked but keep checking your ammonia and nitrates weekly and you will know for sure if you can keep going or will need to remove some. The pleco grows really big and mine is now over 9 inches after 2 years so a 30...

I have a 100 gallon Cichlid Tank with crushed coral substrate and the PH has been a steady 8.2 since I set it up 6 months ago. I also have a 100 gallon tropical planted tank with pool sand substrate and the PH also holds at a steady 8.2 for at least a year. It has been up and running for many...

Once a week

Do nothing, it will clear up in just a little while. My tank was cloudy for a full month but now it is crystal clear! Be patient the cloudy water does not hurt the cichlids.