Recent content by mandem

thanks! those pictures are great. i'm a bit confused though. proportionately isn't doubling the number of fish in a tank that's twice as big the same? it seems like even using the length as a guide, the linear inches per fish is still about the same. granted the total length is longer but if...

Thanks. are there any rules of thumb to determine the correct tank size? we went to a respected local tropical fish store, not some petsmart-type chain and talked to them about which and how many fish we could put into it. they said we should slightly overstock it to keep them from getting too...

thanks. i haven't seen the smaller one get bullied. all in all they get along fairly well. the tank has lots of (fake) plants, etc and they all have their areas they like to sit in. they're all fairly small. the largest is probalby only 3". the labs probably closer to 2". unfortunately it isn't...

I've posted this to a couple cichlid forums so sorry if you've already seen it. i don't want to wait until it's too late to get good advice. I'm new to cichlids and this past week 2 of them started acting differently. They're from lake malawi but i don't know exactly which species. i've been...