Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / November 2004

Hello there folks, I have a little problem with a large angelfish at
the pet shop... we have him in an isolation tank in our back room...
he has what appears to be miniscule grains of rice stuck all over him.
They are white, oblong, and probably about the size of this dash " -

Are there any Cichlid forums around ?

hi i have a breading pair of gold severums and a breading pair of
convics and 9 tin foil barbs but 6 of my tins have kicked the bucket
this setup has been running for 2 years all of a sudden my tins die
water quality is good any ideas

I purchased some Cichlids from a guy in Miami, Fancy Koi. Five of the fish
died on the 30 mile trek home. He said he'd make good. I gave up on trying
to get it together with him after he set up a time on Friday for a Saturday
meeting. That Saturday he was no where to be found. ...

We have a 20 Gallon fresh water tank with:
3 african cichlids (about 2 inches each, one slightly bigger)
1 small sucker mouth (1.5 inches long, thin body)
We introduced another cichlid (2 inches big), and the poor guy was

Do you fishes drink and smoke, too, or my fishes special ones?

I picked up 7 Julidochromis regani and stuck them into a 40g tank by
themselves until I had a bigger tank ready for them.  Knowing about their
reputation for intolerance to each other, I piled rocks up the back of
the tank almost to the surface.  As fate would have it, their ...

I'm about to set up my 75 gallon cichlid tank.  I've heard that you
should put a piece of styrofoam under the tank to even things out when
it settles.  My question is, how thick should this be?  1/2 inch, 1
inch?

Looking for local (100 mile radius) San Fernando Valley - SoCal
keepers/breeders of "balloon" rams and apistos in general. Anyone?

Hi all;
   I have this auratus that I purchased a while ago.  When I got him, he
was this beautiful yellow and black.  Over the past few months he has
changed colours.  The yellow totally discovered and the fish turned totally

Has anyone tried Big Al's pellet food (the one thats $4 a pound). Is it
good? Cloudies the water?
Thanks!

I bought a used tank about a week ago which contains an oscar fish, with
what I believe is hole in the head disease.  I purchased some medicine
called Hole in the Head Guard and was wondering if anyone has experience
with this medicine or not.  Does it work?  It looks like a ...

I have two Oscars which are looking rather worse for wear. I recently had
my filter crash on me (somehow the multi plug pushed up against the tank
and turned the switch off) I lost two fish before I realised something was
wrong. I have completed stripped down the tank and completely ...

Has anyone ever heard of a true "blue oscar"? I know a person that
says they have them, but I think they are dyed. He has people
defending him saying threw selective breeding they can achieve a blue
oscar much like a blue dempsey or flowerhorn ect. I still dont believe

I just purchased a used aquarium today. It is a 40 gallon and it has an
oscar, a green terror, a convict cichlid, and a good sized pleco in it.  The
people that I bought it from told me that they only change the water every 3
to 4 months in it.  I have never had cichlids before, ...