Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / September 2005

I am wondering how many of you would like a diy newsgroup such as
alt.aquarium.diy for talk of co2, hoods, canopies pumps etc please let me
know and I will propose a new group for us :-)
Nelson Fletcher

I came down this morning to find a dead Yellow Lab. I instantly thought
it was the tattered beaten up one that I've been trying to catch and
isolate for the past few days....but no...she is still swimming around
and keeping out of trouble. It was a perfectly healthy (until this

I have had my new baby oscar for 12 days now (he's 2.5in), and I just
noticed last night he has some tiny tiny white dots on his head and one
on his right side fin.  They seem to be raised.  I immediately thought
he had Ich, but in my experience, this usually effects the fins before

my tank is set up for  malawi  cichlids , i have peacock now , and like
to know if i can put some labidochromis in the tank with the paecocks?
and i like to know if cynotalapia froatosa can go in a malawi tank?

I recently got a hold of a bargain 4 foot tank for AU$55 - after
hauling it home, cleaning it out, hauling it into my cramped little
house, then filling it up and transferring my baby oscar, it's finally
finished!  Looks good too, water a little cloudy from when I moved the

I have been keeping Tanganyikan cichlids for several years now and have
generally had a lot of success with them.  I mostly stick to the little
guys - nothing larger than N. leleupi.
My 90g tank is set up with rocks on the two ends, with an expanse of

I just traded in all my bettas for a baby tiger oscar.  Wondering if it
is ok to feed him with the freeze dried blood worms my bettas used to
eat?  I also have some "vivid colour" flakes.  This ok?
Thanks!

I was wondering if anyone has had any luck or knowledge of what would be
good tank mates for Pseudotropheus demasoni.  Thanks for any info.
Rich

Seriously, do these cichlids have egos? We all seem to want to attribute
human emotions to these fish to explain fighting. Are we just fooling
ourselves?  Curious eh...?
NetMax mentioned how one fish, seeing squabbling between two potential tank

Anyone have any experience raising and breeding them?

I'm new to newsgroups and can't figure out how to find other groups. I was
led to this one by an email with a hotlink, I guess.
I keep seeing references to other newsgroups such as:
rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc - but I can't figure out how to make my Outlook

Ive got a few fish I would give away to a good home in Spokane. I'm
wondering how I could find away to comumicate with locals.
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8" Red Devil in a 55gallon hospital tank.
80degF, with Baktopur tretament every 2nd day..
ie: Every 2nd day, the fish is dropped into a new
fresh tank of aged and aerated water with new Baktopur.