Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / September 2004

I'm writing to ask for any advice about breeding an electric blue african. I
have one and have been told it's a male because of it's bright coloring and
egg spot.  How do you tell the difference between males and females and
what if any special conditions are required to breed them. ...

Hau kolas..
I have a year old electric yellow lab which was pretty torn up by a red-top
afra..long story short, the lab's caudal fin was pretty much destroyed to
the base of he rays and secondary infections hit hard, despite efforts to

Hello I am wondering if anybody can tell me if African cichlids are
compatible with tetras? thank you sincerely Jeff A

Just wondering what is the popular sized tanks for breeding cichlids form
Lake Malawi.
Mostly peacocks, maybe zebra's
Thanks in advance

Just changed our pond from Koi to Cichlids in Miami FL.
Anyone out there with Chichlid ponds in other warm areas?
What should I expect as potential issues?

Hau kolas..
Well last night my prized male Protomelas taeniolatus "Red Empress" cichlid
died suddenly and apparently quite violently..my wife was in the room, and
while not watching the onset,here's what she describes happenned to him:

Online auction like aquabid but for Canadians by Canadians.
http://www.aquabay.ca

I need some advice, I am currently prepareing my 50 gallon aquaruim to
keep about 4 or 5 discus. I hear that you must vacuim the gravel or in
my case sand every week. I currently have 4 Angels in the tank and
each time i vacuim the sand the fish go frantic. Angels get over this

  Here's a bunch of questions about my severum fry. The first few days
after hatching, they kind of lay on the bottom under parental protection
until free swimmers. I don't see any yolk sacs, so exactly what are they
living off of all this time?

12th at 6:30 PM. We have a special guest speaker who will be giving a
presentation on the freshwater fish in the Cenotes of Mexico. I have seen his
presentation before and it is very good! We will also be having a fish, plants,
and gently used aquarium items auction, a mini fish ...

Freshwater Shrimp!
On Saturday, September 4 Sabrina Fulhart of the SVAS will give a
fascinating talk about Freshwater Shrimp,
They're fun to watch. They eat algae. Sometimes they even eat fish, and

I have a pair of angel fish that are managing to spawn almost every
fortnight (!), the only thing is, they fail to remove the unfertilised eggs
(which seem to be about 25%) and the lot rot very quickly.
Any suggestions?

Hi, I'm working on a tilapia project for my thesis and am trying to
find specific information on consumption trends of Tilapia in Asia.
From the early 90s to the present, getting a combined consumption is
the most important but a country by country breakdown would be nice as

I have a group of melanachromis cyanaeorhabdos, which in these parts tend
to be sold under the name electric blue johanni. I have read about the
differences between the m. johanni and the cyanaeorhabdos. Four of my
group have the typical light and blue stripes along their body, ...

Due to a recent "happy event", I now have three generations of Brichardi
living an a rather small tank. My planned upgrade to a 45 gallon tank has
had to be postponed for two months due to house redecoration. As the tank is
getting overcrowded, I want to dispose of some of the ...