Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / March 2004

i have a 20 gal.  with mbuna in it.  the past week or so, my yellow
lab had been sort of affectionate toward my bumblbee (m. Crabro).
that had cooled down some, but my yellow lab (which i was 90% sure was
a male) now appears to be holding.  i am pretty sure this cannot be

Can we add Sea Buffer to our cichlid tank to boost the PH?
Need to raise it significantly. Currently at 7.4.
Anyone can you help?
Terry

Help.....
I can't find any plastic egg crate for building my trickle filter.
I'd gladly paypal some cash to someone that would ship me some.  I need two
pieces, 12 in. x 12 in. each.

The Silicon Valley Aquarium Society is holding its monthly meeting
Saturday March 6 at 7pm at Round Table Pizza, 4302 Moorpark Ave.,
San Jose, CA
The topic will be Collecting Fish on Vacation: a Practical Introduction

I set up a small tank for keeping shell dwellers, I got male ocellatus
yesterday, the color was absolutely stunning, but soon he'd just lay on
the sand, a couple of hours he wouldn't move is pectoral fins, I came home
a few minutes ago and now I had to take him from the tank because ...

I have a problem. My tank is 125gal. fire mouth-2 severum-1 blood
parrot -2 pleco-1 otos -14 I need a good cleanup man (catfish) any
suggestions? I might add a pair of convics or Juriparies (sp)

Do cichlids usually stay near the bottom?  I just got a new 30 gal.
tank and I decided to go with cichlids.  I have just a few plant
decorations in there and they are pretty low.  I plan to do a lot more
decorations.  I know cichlids need some cover, but I wasn't sure if

ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREAT. I HAVE A 35 GAL TANK WITH ONE PAIR OF
CONVICTS.I ALSO HAVE 100 OR MORE BABY FRY.I NEED TO KNOW WHEN CAN i
FEED THEM.I WAS TOLD TO USE A TOOTHPICK WITH MOIST TIP AND CRUSHED
FLAKES TO A POWDER THEN PLACE THE TOOTHPICK A LITTLE OVER THERE

Hi Jeff,
 Previous post you mention;
MgCl2-6H2O   0.2 g/L    (Magnesium Chloride or road de-icer)
NaHCO3       0.25 g/L   (Sodium Bicarbonate baking soda)

Howdy.
I have decided to once again (after an almost twenty year hiatus) to
return to the world of cichlids.  I have nothing save gravel and
rocks.

Can anyone point me to a source of young healthy angelfish in Southern WI?
I'd like to bring in a bunch of small angels for my 90 gallon planted
tank.  I've tried local stores but the stock is not very impressive.  My
female in my one breeding pair passed away recently and the ...

The shop advised me to add salt if I were to put a moray eel.
Since I already have a successful formula in keeping a tanganykan tank,
I did not add salt, even though tanganykan cichlids can sustain some salt.
It has been one week since inception of a 1 foot moray eel.

I just add to my tank a 5 inch female fiddler crab(both claws same
size)
I started to combine red crabs and fiddler crabs in my tanganykan
cichlids

I keep getting a lot of algea on my glass, even after faithfully and once a
week water changes, once a month complete water change and "scrub".  I have
a plecky, and I was wondering using a algea destroying or treatment will
hurt the pleco in my cichlid tank.