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I think my cichlids are breeding??!! I have a pair of pseudotropheus crabro (bumblebee cichlids) and I noticed the male and female doing a bit of a dance about a week ago, and they would both circle and try to eat something from each others tail repeatedly. Now , and since then the female is not...

Hi all, I've got a 55 gal tank with 12 assorted African cichlids in it, 2 clown loaches and 1 syn pleco. I currently do a 50% water change weekly and check water parameters quite regularly also, but I am finding it very hard to keep nitrate levels below 40ppm. For filtration I have 1 x eheim...

Just want some opinions on what I should get for additional filtration in my 55 gal long tank. At the moment I have an external canister eheim professional 2226 and an internal aqua manta ifx100. The tank is currently stocked with 12 various African cichlids, 2 x clown loaches, and 1 x syn...

Hey, been away on holidays for 3 days and I have come back to notice that one of my red peacock cichlids has got a cloudy eye with what looks like a scratch in it? Any ideas? Want to fix him up but not sure how or what has caused it?

This morning I noticed one of my fish at the top of the tank gasping for air. Worried at why he was doing this I immediately checked my water, and found the following results. Ammonia - 0.5 ppm Nitrite - 0 ppm Nitrate - 40 ppm Ph - 7.8 As soon as I realized my ammonia levels were high I did a...

Hi guys, I've just done a 30% water change yesterday and today I have tested my water and got the following results. Nitrites - 0 Ammonia - 0 Nitrates - 40 - 80 (can't really tell if it's 40 or 80) Ph - 7.4 I have recently started feeding them twice a day, because they seem to be so hungry all...

New to the hobby, got a 55 gal tank. How many is too many? Just trying to work out stocking quantities at the moment? Please help??

Just wondering if anyone can give me advice on stocking my tank? I have recently got a 230 lt / 55 gal tank and it is currently stocked with 2 x crabro's (About 13cm each) 2 x electric yellows (about 9 cm each) 1 x African peacock (about 8 cm) 2 x borleyi cichlid (about 8 cm each) 1 x yellow...