Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / August 2004

Is it the male or female that holds the fry in the mouth ?
And from the time you notice it holding the fry, how long before the parent
can no longer keep them safe in the mouth ?.
I have one that is holding fry again and I need to set up another tank

One of our fish has developed a white lump on a fin. It doesn't seem to
bother the fish, but I would like to know what it is and if I should do
anything about it.
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  When can newly hatched fry be removed to a new tank of their own? These
are Severum. Is there a best time to do it, growth wise?  I'm asking so they
can be better fed, and the parents can start over again.

I'd like to use something besides the Emperor 400 cartridges (with the
charcoal) in the first position for particulate filtration - something less
expensive -  I already use the media baskets in the second position with
crushed coral to help with the PH - I have loads of uncut blue ...

Been looking around, can't find, any ideas?
Fish store (lfs) too expensive...
...Kodiak

Does anyone have experience culturing and growing black works.  I was
wondering about methods.

i just moved my 125 gallon fish tank (not fun) into my sunroom.  after the
water was in, i noticed the water is about a half inch higher on one side than
the other, and i took a level and found out the sunroom is not quite level.  my
first question is will this imperfection ...

I purchased an Oscar from a "mixed Oscar" tank at a LFS last week.
When purchased, it was about 1 1/2 inches long, silvery white with
light orange irregular vertical stripes. Two days after being in the
pond with the other fish, it turned black with silver veining, like a

I have a female yellow labidochromis caeruleus in my tank who has lost
almost her entire tail fin due to aggression from a male yellow lab. I
have isolated her in a small mesh box in the same tank to allow her to
recuperate. I have also been adding Melafix to promote fin growth.

I've got lots of cichlid experience.  Mainly africans, I've bred
hundreds zebras and brichardis, etc., who hasn't :).  I have had
oscars, dempseys, convicts, rams, when I was young.
I now have a older juvenile sunshine peacock, a couple of very young

Quick question:
Will a group of 2 or 3 Blue Rams be compatible with a group of 7 Tiger
Barbs?
Thanks,

Hi, all. I saw a post awhile back about Holy Rock. Forgive my
inexperience, but what IS Holy Rock? Is there a difference between
Holy Rock and Texas Holy Rock?
Nicole

I have a pair of Malawis which I see everywhere being sold as red zebras.
When I went to some sites online to get more info on these fish, the red
zebras I found did not look like what I have. My "red zebras" are all
orange with no spots or blotches. The ps. estherae which I ...

What are the steps you follow once you determine a mouth brooding cichlid is
holding.
I seem to be having bad luck getting the batch of babies.
Thanks

Hi there;
   I'm looking for hobbyist in northern New Brunswick.  I'm also looking
for a breeding pair of firemouth.  Thanks
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