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IM FRUSTRATED! i wake up to find one of the cichlids dead! but how?, why? he had like a tiny chunk missing as if someone bit him but not finished him... but i dont think it could have been the other cichlids... alot of them lay low towards the bottom of the tank.. and i have 2 catfish that only...

Now my ph is 7.8.. it was 7.4.... but i heard cichlids need 8.0-8.5... but i heard 7.8 is good... well since ive added the crushed coral there like more active not so slow moving anymore.. there all hyper zipping around the tank now

Well since ive added the crushed coral as gravel and settled all the fish have been acting more active than the day before.. but like when i check the ph im not sure if im seeing the colors wrong but it always seems the same like 7.4.. im not sure if its 7.4 or 7.8... i keep trying to match the...

tank size.. 55.. fish 9 assorted african's.. eletric blue's yellow's and some others... it been set up for about a month now.. it was cycled.. the p.h i just tested is 7.4 woa.. so its suppose to be 8.0-8.5 right? so i boguht the crushed coral.. how much of it do i put in my tank ? and when do i...

Hi ive bought cichlids yesterday and 3 of them died already so i called my lfs and asked them whats going on they said they think my ph may be low so im going to by a ph test kit now but the petshop closses soon in 1 hr thats why i need respond quickly i dont wanna want till tomorrow i dont want...

darn.. theres nothing else i can do about the reason there in brackish and im going to put them in fresh

Hi, im about to get some cichlids( yellow labs, eletric blues..) but at the lfs there in brackish water.. weird.. but im putting them in freshwater tank.. can i just change them from where they are and just put them in my freshwater tank?.. because i heard i need cichlid salt.. and is this the...

they range in 3 sizes.. 3 different tanks for each.. they have small ones for 2.99.. then like 5.99 for meduim and like 7.45 or sumthing like thar for the larger ones... im from parchester.. u ?... do u have a clue where i can get some cheap prices on slate.. and nice rocks... i would like to...

at the lfs they call them assorted african cichlids for about 2.99 each.. i think maybe there the eletric blues and yellows.. also they have them in brackish water.. so if i get them i can put them straight in my freshwater?.. and anyone know anywere i can get rocks? i live in nyc.. bronx.. they...

any help??

hmm i was thinking my 20 gal is pretty big? yah when they have babies ill put them in.. how about i'll pick a 10 ten gallon tomorrow? and i was thinking hmm.. dats like 7 dollars.. ill get no top.. then buy a divider.. how much those cost? anyone knows?? than ill buy 2 male betters and 2...

Hi i have a 20 gallon long tank avaible and i would like to breed bettas.. ive bred them before about 2 times but that was about 3-4 years ago... any tips and advice would be nice as in temps.. i will get the male as soon as possible probably tomorrow.. for the 20 gallon for breeding should i...

Hi i am intersting in setting up a cichlid tank i have freshwater but i have a community 30 gal i want to change it to full cichlid was wondering if you can help out few basic questions .. 1 the ones im talking about is the african the regular ones like plain blue or plain yellow .. like i see...