Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / October 2004

  I have a question about sponge filters. Does the lift tube need to be
 completely under water or is it alright for the top of the tube to be
 above water in air? This may sound like a stupid question but after
 googleing I haven't found an answer yet.  I just set up and ...

Looking for interesting fish that can live with African Cichlids in pond?

I have a 3 foot (120 litre) freshwater tank containing 2 dwarf gouramis, 8
neon tetras and 5 swordtails. It has been running for about two months and I
was wondering if I was able to get a Cobalt Zebra or a lombardoi mbuna and
is my tank big enough? Also can they be kept alone ...

I got my first Oscars the other day. I've had them for a week. They
certainly are interesting fish. I got 2 of them, both about 2 inches long.
They're doing fine in a fully cycled, 75 gallon tank.
Interesting to note they spent a couple of days "sooking"  by lying on their

We have just come back from holiday and, having done the obligatory days
on the beach, have returned with a small collection of pleasant shells.
These came from the North-East coast of England if it makes any
difference.

My 8inch albino oscar has gone blind in his right eye (The eye is
still there but the  pupil seems to be gone) and he has a white thing
growing in his left eye.He has always been healthy . Any ideas ?

Anyone here have Green Terrors?  I just put a pair of juveniles and three
little Jack Dempseys in my 55.  The terrors are so pretty!
Cindy

Please forgive the cross post.  I thought it relevant to the cichlid group
but more people are on misc...
What do you think about this...
I anticipated the grand opening of a new LFS in my tiny town.  The other LFS

Two of my three tanks are infested with a very small almost brownish looking
snail. What's the deal? They are in a 75 gallon tank that is home for a
tanganyikan population which includes frontosas, compressiceps, calvus white,
leleupis, and juies. I am worried that these snails may ...

I have a small (36"x15"x12") tank not doing anything at the moment -
and it's long been a dream to have a tank of colourful rift valley
fish.
I've done some reading-up, but would appreciate any pearls of wisdom

Any some advise for the beginner in cichlid 29 gallon tank.
What is the ideal pH , KH and GH for cichlid ?
What gravel suitable for the tank?
Thanks.

We in Australia don,t get much of a chance to buy large tropical fish, and
the other day I visited my local Aquarium , and he had a couple of large
Placo catfish , in stock . These would have been around 6 to 8 inches long.
We never see fish of that size, especially in the country ...

90gal, aquaclear 500, cycled, 1 yr running with
small airstone with a small airpump.
3  p. Zebra  3"
2  Red Zebra  1"

Hau kolas..got my eye on a female placidochromis milano "VC-10" that the LFS
recently got in..the question is in trying to research this fish, I'm having
absolutely no luck finding info on the web..realistically, found a few
pictures and that's it. Nobody at the LFS really seemed ...

What conditions do the severums need for spawning and what kind of
pre-spawning rituals occur prior to spawning them?
Thanks,
Mark