Recent content by r_nichols7

The same could be said about river Cichlids...lol

I agree with venting (not to confuse "VENTING" deep water fish) as a surfire way to sex any fish, however, it is extremely difficult when they are small and color ID IS the method used, afterall... it is a 50/50 chance with some species...lol Yes, yellow labs are compatable with different...

Ok... getting ready to upsize FW Cichlid tank from 55g to 120xh dual corner flow... I have researched all sump/wet_dry filters (have HOB and had a canister on the 55 but do not care for them & b4 you ask... there is way too much media bypass in the hobs and my canister raised temp to 80+ deg.)...

I agree... hybrids (cross breeding) is what causes the species to lose color luster and making it very difficult in ID of species... cichlids were much brighter and bolder in color 25 years ago and eisier to sex. Get another tank...lol:) Good luck with the fry papa...lol

I have 55g cichlid tank w/ 2 yellow labs, 2 cobalt blue, 2 johani and 2 arautus (the most aggressive of the bunch) 2 plecos, 2 columbian sharks (gift but they need a new home) and a bumblebee cat.... I too had a problem with aggression but let's not loose site of the fact that in the fresh water...

LOL....... This is how my first cichlid got his name...Bubbles... he did the same thing and I have to believe it feels good to them like for us in a hot tub with bubbles.

Bubbles... My last original cichlid... got along with everyone but the RZ's??? I don't know if it was species or the color orange.

Great input... thank you all. I did fail to mention that the fish are juvies and I do have plans for a 200g tank. All the fish are currently @2-3 inches long. How soon should I change tanks? Yes, the sooner the better but bigger aquarium means bigger $$$. I am also going to replace the cichlids...

Common plecos, lake milawi afr 1 arautus and 1 blue cobolt and a bumble bee cat

I have 55g w/2 cichlids (recently lost 6 due to water supply), 2 plecos, 1 bb cat... recently, my daugter bought 2 colombian sharks from the lfs for my son (it's his ft...but...) They said the col cats would do fine but I found conflicting info... What do I do if anything? Keep the cats, return...

I use a small bilge pump, it is fast but you need a 12vdc power supply.

I use NLS cichlid formula, I see your suposed to feed only what they consume in a couple of min. However, I notice the fish spill alot out of their gills... why? and does this contribute to "over feeding" causing the tank to muck up and the filter to clog prematurely?

Pulled Driftwood out a week ago and an orange slate type rock. I boiled the rock but noticed an orange hue running from it constantley so we discarded it.

No direct sunlight

Your probably right... excess nutrients from overfeeding?? My light is a deep blue solar max h.o. and only use the white lamp durring the day @12hrs and it has blue LEDs at night... Where in LI... I'm originally from Patchogue/Medford/Brentwood/Merrick and Coram. Moved around a bit and worked in...