Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / December 2003

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I am thinking abt keeping a pair of Salvinis in a rock & driftwood setup in
a 50 gallon/3-feet tank.
Any suggestion for other similar size tank mates? I am thinking abt Jewel
Cichlid

I found this rubbish // crap // propaganda on another news group, and while
I,m not in the market for  SPAM, Its very handy to know what the  Nut case
section of the Community are up to,,,
These are the links,, Your choice, delete the post or click the link..

Having given up on finding any Eretmodus, I decided to try my hand at
some Julies.  Of my five choices :  J. regani, marlieri, ornatus,
transcriptus and dickfeldi, I went with seven juvenile marlieri (2" with
tail) into a 40g with stones almost to the water line.  I've read

an OB Peacock and a Fulleborni?? I picked up mothes back three fish
believeing they were fulleborni... Now after seeing some "OB peacocks" being
offered on Aquabid.com ( they looked identicle to my "fulleborni" ) I know
question it. I know at times these fish get confused by ...

Am preparing to get my new aquarium up and running and have seen many
mentions of keeping a journal. What sort of information you most of
you find to be the most helpful in this document? Any sugestions would
be appreciated.

I have a young, probably male, German Ram in a 10g with 5 White Clouds.  
I've had a breeding pair before, but this guy behaves differently in that
he approaches the glass EVERY time I'm in his view.  I know cichlids are
renowned for paying attention to what goes on outside the ...

I've searched all of the related material I can find, but nothing
seems to really explain why my african cichlid is doing this...
it choses to swim vertically up against the aquarium heater.  It has
been doing so for several weeks now.  It's eating normally, but once

I bought two angel fish more than two years ago. Recently one of them
laid eggs on the filter tube. About a day later they both ate the
eggs. A few questions:
  1. Since one of them laid eggs, does that necessarily mean I have a

Can anyone explain this behaviour?
My comunity tank has loads of guppies, half a dozen angels, three Silver
Sharks, and a lot of bristlenose.
It also had seven Neon Tetras who usually stayed in one particular place in

HELP!!! OK Heres the deal  have a 55 gal.About 4 months ago I bought a
bunch of African Cichlids because there beautiful colors attracted me! I
have 2 bumble bees, a cobalt zebra, an orangy one & 2 different kind of
Albino. Anyways yesterday  noticed I have a baby in the tank!!! I ...

     Fluorescent Fish Set to Enter U.S. market
     Mon Dec 29, 8:30 AM ET
By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press Writer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - American aquariums could soon be aglow with bright red

Help! Every time I plug in the lights, they short out and I have to
replace them!! How do I give my Oscars a Merry Christmas???
--Hoppy Hallodays from Mark Stone at the OSCAR Study Page!
http://www.geocities.com/cichlidiot_2000/oscar.html

Hi all;
   I'm thinking of starting another cichlid tank and don't want to use
crushed corals as substrate.  Any suggestions on how to keep the PH up?  I
also want to use real driftwood.  Thanks in advance.

Hey..I haven't studied much of the south/central american cichlids.  I've
recently set up a 48gallon planted tank.  So far there are only about 10
zebra danios in there.  What cichlids would be compatible with the live
plants? If any?  I have had someone offer me 2 medium green ...