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A couple weeks ago I got an Copadichromis trewavasae and recently noticed him getting skinnier lately so I started keeping an eye on him. He's quite active, fins look perfect and no signs of abuse, loves digging in the sand and swimming around with all the other fish but come feeding time, he...

Got him at LFS and the guy told me what it was but couldn't spell it other than starting with Chr... he tried to look up the spelling on his phone but no reception in the store. And my memory sucks so I don't remember the name either. The pic doesn't show it well but his pectoral and anal...

Fixing my tank stocking issues. Was able to re-home my 9 mbuna, 1 lake Vic, and 1 rose line shark leaving only peacocks & haps. Had to remove all the decorations to catch the lil guys. Looking a lil bare in there lol.

I am relatively to Cichlid keeping and this fish was sold to me a little over a month ago as a sunshine peacock but after a month of learning and chatting with others, I can see it doesn't look like my other peacocks and someone even said it looks more like a Lake Victorian cichlid. I tried...

Looking to see if there are any Cichlid groups, or even just aquarist general, especially in the Orlando or surrounding areas.

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I've heard that white stringy poop can be signs of a significant problem. But what about solid white poop? I have a Torphius Morii Firecracker Cichlid that has been pooping white the last several days but it's solid like normal poop, just change the color from brown to white. He's behaving...

Today I noticed that the belly of my favorite fish in the tank had a distinctly larger than usual belly. I’m pretty new to keeping cichlids but I’ve of course heard of the dreaded Malawi Bloat so I practically dove for the keyboard to look up more details. I really fear that my initial thoughts...

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I have a relatively new 75gal freshwater tank with juvinile african cichlids. Originally I had just an Aquaclear 110 HOB and the water was crystal clear (one of THE most important things to me). Knowing that I'd need extra filtration as these guys grow, I picked up a Marineland C-360 canister...

I have a relatively new 75g tank with 20 juvenile African cichlids that is a few weeks old. 19 of the seem happy and healthy but one of them started just hanging out at the bottom of the tank the last few days and I haven't seen him eat in 2 days while the other fish go nuts at feeding time. He...

I have a mixed group of Malawi cichlids and have been feeding them New Life Spectrum 2x a day what they can eat in 30 seconds along with a little bit of frozen krill once a week. I also have a big container of algae pellets I had gotten for an algae eater I no longer have. Knowing that a good...

Hi everyone! I'm new to having a canister filter - a Marineland C-360. I got some Seachem Purigen and "The Bag". I filled t with about 200ml but it seems awefully small in the tray. Am I doing this wrong? Is there some other bag I should be using? Am I supposed to be using 2 of them?

Recently got this fish and thought the black was just markings but today I took a closer look and now I'm wondering. I think the fish had the black on it when I bought it a couple weeks ago. Can anyone tell me of this is just markings or an actual problem?

This may be an odd question. I apologize in advance. I have 15 African cichlids in a 75g tank. They LOVE going in and through the little cubby holes in the tank constantly. And I absolutely love watching them do it. What happens when they get bigger? Too big to go through these holes? They Are...

Can anyone help me identify this fish? I got 3 of them from Petco last weekend and while I can identify most of the others, I can't figure out this one. One of the three looks like it's developing a bit of a blue sheen on the face.

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum and new to keeping cichlids. I've got a new 75gal and am evaluating the Current USA Satellite Plus & Orbit lines of LED lights. I know the Orbit is intended for saltwater but I really like the ramp timer capability that's not available on the Satellite Plus. The...