What Are My Fish?

[Pooko]

I just got a tank for free from my brother inlaw and I got it all set up and I was wondering what type of fish he gave me and what I could possibly put in the tank so they all don't fight? its a 90gal tank and I beleive the fish to be chinchilids if I am saying that correctly but I'm reading everywhere that you can mix some of them so I was hoping some of you guys may know and what I may be able to add...

there are :
7 of the orange ones
1 of the blue ones
3 of the grey ones
3 sucker fish not shown

 

[Tuxyu3]

I believe you may mean cichlids? As you mention some pics are needed to say with any degree of certainty what kind of fish you have. If you are new to keeping fish make sure you have a good read of the beginners section, you will not regret it

Oh yes i almost forgot, welcome to the forum

 

[Pooko]

there we go i have some pictures up and i will take a look at the forum thanks

 

[xXKratosXx]

The yellows ones are Yellow Labs, the blue one I believe is a Pseudotropheus Socolofi, but as the pic is slightly fuzzy it could be a blue zebra. The Greyish blue ones are Pseudotropheus Saulosi

 

[Nightfall]

I have no experience with cichlids, but I just had to compliment you on your game collection.

Oh, and the new tank. Of course. Ahem.

 

[Pooko]

lol thanks

I have no experience with cichlids, but I just had to compliment you on your game collection.

Oh, and the new tank. Of course. Ahem.

lol thank you very much

 

[eaglesaquarium]

Welcome to the forum.

Head over to the Beginners Resource Center and have a leisurely read through. There is far too much information to get through quickly. But, let me give you a few quick tips:

#1 - Water changes are the key to success at this point. Find a routine and stick to it. Some do 25% every week. Some do more frequent, some less. It comes down to a lot of factors, including how much you feed.

#2 - Water should be dechlorinated before adding to the tank.

#3 - NEVER - EVER - rinse your filter media in TAP water. ALWAYS use old tank water to gently swish the media and put them back in the filter. The Tap water will kill your beneficial bacteria and cause you to need to "recycle" your tank. Along those same lines, the manufacturers will tell you to replace your media quite often, that's not accurate, nor necessary. Replace it ONLY when absolutely necessary. A quick rinse in the old tank water you are removing during a water change is sufficient most of the time. When replacing, always keep the old media in place (even if its cut up) to seed the new filter and watch the ammonia levels closely.

#4 - Don't be afraid to ask a question - folks around here are always willing to help out. You might get some minor discrepancies in the advice, but generally, you'll find your way easy enough.