Recent content by BethsMalawiCichlids

The fish I think i have... http://www.tropicalfishandaquariums.com/AfricanCichlids/Auratus.asp http://www.cichlids.com/pictures/pic/What_am_I_What_sex.html - doesn't have a yellow dorsal fin though...

Will try again tomorrow. Thanks everyone for your help at such a silly time at night :)

I tried but it won't let me :/ After looking closely the scales seem to be fine but the pectoral fins look as if they've been completely nipped off, hence the struggle with swimming. Cichlids are nasty fish... Will follow advise and overstock (but not too much of course) When the fish become...

One is grey with black 'stripes along its body with a yellow belly. One is bright yellow. One its light blue with darker blue 'almost stripes' down its body. The one suffering is a greeny yellow colour with large darker colourings. It's body is a different shape to the other 3 being thinner...

I thought he was the most aggressive to be honest. Wasn't told on sex. Just 4 malawis - I'm aware that its a species only tank. What do I look for to differentiate between make and female?

I thought that too but was very surprised when 2 different staff on separate occasions gave me extensive knowledge of them. One of them being a Cichlid keeper himself. The most I can do is put in in a bowl with stress coat in. Or leave him in the tank and add stress coat. What is my best option?

Help!! Newly set up 60l tank with 4 Malawi Cichlids. Was advised on putting more in to prevent bullying - this was going to happen in the next week. Been set up for about 5 weeks. Fish been in nearly 2. Will stress coat/zyme help? I'm fairly new to the chemical side so not sure what's best...

I was advised by Pets At Home (their stockists are a shop slightly too far to travel by foot - with the fish in mind) that 4 for now would be ok and then when they're happily in after a couple of weeks bump it up to 8/9. I was going to go this week. So far I've done as I've been told. Searched...

Hi everyone I'm new to keeping Malawi Cichlids. Had the 60l tank set up for about a month and 4 beautiful fish in for a week. One of them is swimming on its side with what I can best describe as a 'scraped side' and looks like its poor fins been attacked. I have absolutely no idea what to do...