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The one that is "shy" and is chased... Unfortunately, this one hides from the other. Usually this one is a pale looking color. Right now he/she is hiding and actually has a darker color showing, although bland. And now that I look closer, it looks like the top fin has in fact been bitten at a...

Yeah, the Kenyi was my lack of knowledge, and thinking I was getting a Demasoni. He's back at the store now. The convicts were just a huge mistake on my part. The flower horn was listed as "Red Star Flower Horn Cichlid" and I read that max size was 5-6". Now I find they are 10-12". I didn't...

I'm starting to think it's more the air stone (one of those crappy blue things). I was turning that and the filter off at the same time. I guess sometimes I didn't allow enough time. Yesterday I continue to mess around and turned just the stone off and it cleared up immensely as well. I guess it...

I have finally figured this out, and it turns out I was incorrect and the issue was in fact microbubbles. I left filter/air off for about 20 minutes and saw a HUGE difference. Of course I wouldn't leave it like that, but at least figured out what it was, and that its just harmless bubbles. I...

So I went back last night. I knew 100% for sure that they screwed up the red star flower horn, and it was the Electric Blue Acara. I wondered why my older demasoni who was a juvenile was SO much more blue in the stripes and less whiteish. And of course you guys were right and this one is a...

I tried luring my wife into letting me spend more money, on account of saving the new fishies life. She asked why I couldn't put him in my empty tank. I explained to her that my empty tank was 2.5 gallons, but she didn't understand. I went directly to the 75 and she told me to flush him!! She's...

Yeah, I originally had a pair of convicts. Always loved them but didn't know much about them - until now. They were fine together with the peacocks and that's how I intended to leave it. Then they started hiding in the big cave I had bought. Then they stopped coming out. One would come out...

Gonna do so. Shame, I liked him. I should have learned much more about the fish I wanted to buy, instead of just picking out the cool looking one. I'll make sure I stay with the Africans, and do more research before I add anyone else to the tank. Thanks!

I definitely have 2 Peacocks. I am certain the other is an electric blue acara Was I also mislead with the "demasoni"? Is he actually something else?

Ah crap, you guys are correct, the images I looked up under Google, and that's exactly my guy. And I still have the receipt, and it's labeled as the red star flower horn - which explains why I never found pictures looking like my fish!! Should I bring him back and have them put him back in...

The issue is with a new entry getting chased around.... I have a Red Peacock cichlid that's chasing around a new Red Star Flower Horn I got. The peacock is actually somewhat smaller, but much more aggressive. I had not noticed till I looked up close, but looks like he's been getting his tail...

How long do you think it would be ok to leave the filter and stone off, without bringing harm to my fishies anyway?

I had bought some of that already (I think it's called filter fiber what I bought?). But I tried that, and a polishing pad & the pure-flo padding. I've tried together and individually. Right now I have just the pure-flo in there with the polishing pad in one of the cages. Doesn't seem to make a...

I had to look that one up, never heard of it, what an awesome looking fish! Kinda looks like a catfish, or even a snakehead a little. The few I saw had reddish color. Looks like it would be an expensive little bugger, I bet! Thanks much!!

I turned everything off again (filter/air stone) so the water was still, to make sure again it wasn't micro-bubbles or something from the filtration. These particles just kind of hang there, suspended... so it's not bubble related. It's frustrating, cause I then put my tiny net in and it can't...