Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / August 2003

The wheels on my Penguin 330 aren't turning. I switched out the filter media
& made sure there was nothing blocking the wheels, as per the
troubleshooting guide in the manual. Anything else I can check? Maybe the
flow of water has decreased for some reason? The whole thing is maybe ...

I was in a fish store yesterday and saw a very crowded tank of Rams.  They
were good size, at least 1.5" and their colors were fantastic however they
all had torn tails.  About the last 25% of the tails were either split or
partially missing.  The owner said the would grow back.  Is ...

Anyone care to offer an opinion on stocking a 75gal for an initial setup.
After making an initial mistake by stocking ten mixed mbuna from Pet
Supplies ( I know I've got two to three auratus that everyone tells me to
get out of there) I've now decided that I would like a Frontosa. ...

I'm from Belgium and was just wondering where I can buy (on line) this ntsc
vhs video!
I checked amazon and it is out of stock, check National Geographic and they
don't even mention it's title.

In my tank (55g) I have these fish and a pleco...
Iodotropheus Spengerea (a little baby Rusty)
Labidochromis Exasperatus (my most expensive fish at 9 dollars)
Nimbochromis Venustus (I think he will get big)

OK I was doing a water change last night on my krebensis cichlid tank
and see a few tails are missing. Looks like the fin part has been
surgically removed. What's up with that? Have they been chewed off due
to stress between the fish? There are about 15 in a 40 gallon tank,

What is considered the standard and (I know this may sound dumb, but I got
this thought from another post), where do I measure and what do I consider
actually numbers.  (BTW:  I love the newsgroups and it is a lot easier for
me here than it is on an internet group on the web, and I ...

Other than Cichlids, what are the other fish that are in Lake Mawali and
where can I find more information... I am still debating if I should keep
the tank all Cichlid (except for Clyde  :P  )....

A friend recommended these Chichlids as a good fish for a community tank.
He said they are totally non aggressive, and will be fine with my platties,
zebra danios, and neons.  I've got a 55G, with mostly slow growing plastic
plants (lol) and a live anubias nana due to the low ...

could anyone please tell me where to get info on this fish. I have searched
the web and the only info I can find is in German. I cant read German so
this is a problem for me.
any help appreciated

Group,
I have a 55 gal well established tank the needs repopulating.  I have had
angels for many years and they are starting to go (old age I think).  I have
standard gravel with a undergravel filter and the pH is consistently between

Hi, my tank is only a 20 gallon size,
and I have 5 tanganykan cichlids and 5 red crabs.
I never changed the water, I never syphoon the bottom to clean it,
because I don't feed them very often.

I have recently started having some difficulty with my emperor filter
system.  The flow that has been coming from the filters Have been gradually
dripping off and this moning one of the filters has quit drawing water from
the tank!.  I have a 120 gallon tank with 2 emperor filters.  ...

I am on disability I am confined to a wheel chair and I have been
keeping tropical fish for 30 years ! I have lots of time on my hands but
not lots of money.
                    However I

Anybody heard of these? The local shop got some in and they tell me they
get a real nice purple when they mature. Right now they look pretty neat
and are only about an inch long. Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks!