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Looking to sale or trade .. I'm in Virginia. Healthy 8-10inch Pleco. Healthy Firemouth South American 3-4 inches. Mature male or female Green Severum one of my favorites from both African and South American..morphs his eyes when moody to angry to a breathtaking bright yellow and an amazing morph...

Unfortunately I'm trying to solve the issue of smelling a foul odor from my South American tank.. now maybe this is normal and its a natural thing and usually all tanks do have some smell emitted through the water but carbon isn't doing the trick and all the nitrate and nitrite ammonia and ph...

Hey guys, I need some help.. I have a Fluval 405 and I've had it for about a year or so. I go and do maintenance and try to start the prime (hate that part about the canister) and I can't get any water now to fill into the canister.. I use a Hydor Koralia water pump. I've read that you could use...

Hey guys, I was thinking of getting some demasoni.. I wanted to know if they would get a long with all Africans, like Malawi's,Victorians.. My Malawi's are all around 3-5 inches long, and I also have 3 yellow labs, and Acei, and one Victorians, and 2 tropheus moori, yellow tail and moolri...

Hey cichlid pals! I wanted to know how long it's safe to leave the lights on in the tank.. I have the LED lights that have the white and blue modes.. I wanted to know how long It's safe to leave them on for the day time and night time.. thanks,,

Hey guys, I was wondering where this piece of wood is found online to purchase? Hamish's Freshwater Tanks - Photo 1 - Full Version - Rate My Fish Tank the dark reddish brick wood thats in this tank, I was wondering if this is safe for cichlids and if this is the type of wood that has tannins...

Guys I need some help.. I am confused on how I can use from an established tank the filter media to help cycle my new tank.. I am using a canister filter and the filter media that's already established is in my other tank.. I wanted to see whats the best way to use that biological bacteria in my...

guys whats the best way to jump start the cycle using a canister filter from my other cycled tanks , that use the sponge filter medias.. I was thinking using my fish net and placing the filter media in the corner covering it from making a mess and do an instant cycle? what u guys think? thanks :D

Hey guys I was wondering what you feed the Red Tail/Yellow tropheus moori cichlid and also the moolori moori cichlid.. Also I found that they are mostly schooling and need to be in more than groups of 10 or more.. has anyone had success with 2 or 3 of each kind mixed in the same community, with...

Hey guys, just wanted to see what ideas are best for African cichlid backgrounds.. I have currently black background but I want to change it, It's to boring for me and I wanted to know what you guys have or any suggestions? And any site you guys recommend online? Thanks a lot!:cool:

Guys who's the most aggressive cichlid..when it comes to everything.. protecting territory, and if they are trying to breed.. in the African cichlid world and the New world/SA world..

I wanted to ask if anyone has electric blue ahlis and what African cichids get a long with them. Ty u guys rock..

Hey guys, I was wondering what kind of food you feed your African Cichlids, i'm looking to find the flakes that contain spiriluna, and I have been using Hikari Excel sinking pellets and Hikari Gold floating and frozen hikari bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp, I also have a lot of other foods. I'd...

Hey guys, I just purchased today, a Black Electric Cichlid, Sciaenochromis fryeri, usually come only in a blue color.. I wanted to know if anyone has or seen this kind of colored electric cichlid and where I can find more information about them :D

Hey guys, I was wondering where I can find in depth detail on the cichlids personalities and how they connect to the owner and interesting articles like that? Also how they are at night and dark? Can they sleep? Or see at night? Thanks :D

Guys if you had to chose 1 canister filter, that is best with the budget, best bang for your buck, let's say for now I have 2 tanks, 1 is 60 and the other is 55, I have HOB filters, but I don't like how they are cleaning my tanks, because I saw my uncles tank and he has a canister filter setup...

Helpp! Ahh my discus's! Guys I need help :( I'm really down, I just purchased 2 discus juveniles, for $100.00, they now got to my home in the new tank, they keep swimming sideways and upside and seem to float.... now they are on there sides and not moving!!! I just got these guys.....all my...

Hey guys I just wanted to share some results and see if my tank is cycled, it's fishless cycle with a seeded filter media and filter loaded and saved bacteria from previous fish tank, my test shows these results, can I add fish? Ammonio 0 PPM Nitrite 0 PPM Nitrate 10 PPM PH 7.2

Hey guys I just wanted to share some results and see if my tank is cycled, it's fishless cycle with a seeded filter media and filter loaded and saved bacteria from previous fish tank, my test shows these results, can I add fish? Ammonio 0 PPM Nitrite 0 PPM Nitrate 10 PPM PH 7.2

Hey guys this is my tank, tell me what you think :D

I just purchased a 50 gallon tank that had came with the works, It was used previously and it had discus fish in there, so all the water settings were ideal for disus fish, with 7.2 ph range, <0.25PPM nitrite, and <20PPM nitrate, <0.25PPM ammonia or even 0. My question is I kept the gravel that...

Hey guys, how can you tell if your cichlid is hungry? I feel as though everytime I approach them they are hungry but I know thats just them being happy swimming up and down.. but how often do u guys feed your cichlids? Thanks,,:)

Hello all! This is my first post and unfortunately It starts off bad :( First of all before I go any further, thank you for this wonderful site of wonderful people who are so kind to help the ones in need and everything else. If it weren't for you guys and gals, I think a lot of fish would be...