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Shaw that's a 55 right? That's plenty of room. You're just going to have to accept a few inevitable losses when you're stocking an Af. Cichlid tank. Mean guys. You pretty much have to add all your fish at once or at the very least, completely redo all your rocks if you add new ones. Another...

SoCal are eels really that dangerous? What kind of damage can they inflict? I wanna hear the octopus story! :) Ryan

When I start setting up our 55 gal Af. Cichlid tank in a few weeks, I was planning on using either an Eheim or Magnum canister filter, or possibly a Marineland Tidepool sump-type system. My question is, do both of these type filters require tank drilling/plumbing? I don't know how I would go...

Fantastic! I can't wait to see it when you fill it up. Hope you have a good stand, that's going to be one heavy tank! Looks great. Ryan

Yep, my favorite teams are Raiders and the Devils... never been to Cali OR jersey. :) Been a long-time fan though... I feel like a californian at heart. Ryan

15 million people without power, that estimate seems low to me. I talked to friends in Detroit and Cleveland who didn't have power. I'm really worried about my friend in Manhattan, I haven't been able to get through to her but I imagine cell phone coverage is spotty at best right now. I heard...

We had a pair of fish do this exact same thing once, but we figured they had suffered from ammonia shock on the ride home. It was a 90 degree day and we took my roomate's Jeep (no a/c). The fish got so hot and stressed that they both started crapping in the bag like mad(!) It's a 35 minute...

If you're talking about africans, I can tell you this much: caves are important. My red zebra immediately chose a cave that was HIS. He doesn't allow anyone else in it except the pleco (who doesn't like a good housekeeper?). Zic is right about adding your fish at the same time. We tried to...

We need pictures! Show us this tank! :) Ryan

My Africans do the same thing. The big red zebra, OJ, has a tendency to move the almost all the gravel from one side of the tank to the other. Now that we have heavier rocks in there, he's got to be careful about rock slides! He's currently in the process of excavating all the gravel out from...

OK, so how can our red zebra with 5 egg spots be carrying eggs? We are very confused... Ryan

So do females have absolutely NO egg spots on their fins? Ryan

We have 2 african cichlids, a red zebra and a cobalt blue. We don't know what sex they are and we didn't think it would matter, being as they're different species. So our larger red zebra has about 4-5 egg spots on it's anal fin. The blue one has only one spot. So we figured blue=female...

We had the same deal, everything looked so fake. We went out to a local creek and picked up a bunch of nice thin, flat rocks and built some caves. After we picked the rocks we bleached them, rinsed them, bleach, rinse, rinse, rinse and did the vinegar test to make sure they were ok. Looks...

I was wondering how many of you have named your fish... The best thing about a new fish is watching it interact and learning its personality. It took us about a week for us to come up with our guys' names. Af. cichlids are: Red Zebra - OJ aka Orenthal James Blue Cobalt - AC aka Al Cowlings...

We're thinking of changing our substrate to sand and adding some local rock... af. cichlids just don't look right in all these plastic decorations. First question, there's a creek nearby that has all a bunch of shale pieces that we can pick up... will this affect water params at all? Secondly...

Also, are the fishing behaving normally other than the outward physical damage? Are they still eating and swimming around? Any gasping, twitching, or unusual movement? Ryan

That would definitely be a concern I would have. Even some of the commercially available "aquarium safe" decorations have enough sharp edges that our fish have been injured (they're very skittish). We had to take out a few things and sand down edges. Ryan

First thing you gotta do is find the location and extent of the leak... after that I'm sure these guys will be able to help you out. :) Ryan

D9, politics are like earrings on guys... Left is right, and right is WRONG! ;) j/k Ryan

Alright, my turn. :) 1. I'm from a very small farm town in Ohio, when I was younger, we had chickens, pigs and 60 acres of land. 2. Besides my two tanks and a couple bettas, I have a black and white English Springer Spaniel named Leah back home, as well as a beautiful grey cat named Raider...

As far as where to put the filter media when you take it out... get a rubbermaid or tupperware container big enough for your filter media. Fill it with tank water, add your cartridge, and make sure it doesn't dry up. Ryan

I've heard those new Rena pumps are really nice. I have two cheapos.. they're both loud and annoying and have no airflow control. Should have sprung for a couple decent ones, these will be replaced in less than a year. Ryan