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Forum: Lake Malawi
 Topic: cichlid fry soon
cichlid fry soon [message #8376] Sat, 22 December 2007 09:04
Trpimp147  is currently offline Trpimp147  
Messages: 502
Registered: March 2007
Location: Littlestown, PA
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in a month ill have me some cichlid fry again!!!!!! yoooohoooo
 Topic: veiws please
veiws please [message #8354] Sat, 08 December 2007 13:31
emmanaitch  is currently offline emmanaitch  
Messages: 4
Registered: November 2007
Location: bedford,england
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being new to cichlids i would like other peoples view on my setup. i have a rena 200 tank, rena xp4 filter, eheim pro 3 filter, vecton 25watt uv filter,tetratec400 air pump & 2 pdh powerheads. is this a suitable setup for the keeping of Mbuna cichlids? any ideas on the improvement would be great fully accepted.

[Updated on: Sat, 08 December 2007 17:03]

 Topic: BAD NEWS
BAD NEWS [message #8335] Sun, 11 November 2007 15:16
Trpimp147  is currently offline Trpimp147  
Messages: 502
Registered: March 2007
Location: Littlestown, PA
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all my baby fish died last night. Crying or Very Sad
 Topic: Mbunas, Zebra, & Compatibility
Mbunas, Zebra, & Compatibility [message #8317] Thu, 25 October 2007 21:59
jdaien4783  is currently offline jdaien4783  
Messages: 1
Registered: October 2007
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I have one cobalt blue and one very large frontosa. I just some kind of peacock last week and they already killed it. I have decided not to buy anymore peacocks unless they are a lot bigger. I think i should strictly only have mbunas & and zebras. i was thinking about buying...

2 Auratus (1 male, 1 female)
1 Electric Blue Ahli (1 male)
2 Electric Yellow Lab (2 males)
2 Kenyi (1 male, 1 female)
2 Red Zebra (2 males)
2 Demasoni (1 male, 1 female)

I know there are other fish out there that are compatible with the fish listed above, but i do not know the names of them and where to buy them. Could someone tell me some cool fish that are compatible with the fish above. thanks
 Topic: going on vacation what to do?
going on vacation what to do? [message #8279] Wed, 17 October 2007 10:50
daowner  is currently offline daowner  
Messages: 175
Registered: April 2007
Location: baltimore maryland
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im going to florida for a week and i was wondering what all i need for my tank while im away? thanks


55 gal cichlid tank
30 gal hostpitle/fry tank
180 gal cichlid tank still in process of cleaning all stuff for it
 Topic: Making my own frozen food
Making my own frozen food [message #7511] Sun, 01 July 2007 21:10
amarnth  is currently offline amarnth  
Messages: 12
Registered: April 2007
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Junior Member
Hi guys,

Our cichlids are thriving and breeding liek rabbits. As a result its costing us a small fortune to feed them the good frozen food.

So does anyone have a good home made recipie for Malawi Chichlids, it needs to be middle of the road - i.e suit both carnivores and herbivores.

I found a recipie a while back that used shrimp, beef heart, spirula, and peas but haven't been able to find it again.

cheers

J
 Topic: Wonderful Pics of Natural Hab of Malawi Cichlids
icon14.gif  Wonderful Pics of Natural Hab of Malawi Cichlids [message #5590] Fri, 27 April 2007 23:57
Malawi Mother  is currently offline Malawi Mother  
Messages: 1213
Registered: February 2007
Location: Phoenix AZ
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I came across this and wanted to share with you just incase some of you have never seen the natural habitat of our favorite fish. If you look carefully you may see your own fish there swimming between the rocks. What I want you to notice is the size of rock and shapes, the large tall ones and the low smaller rocks. Notice there aren't many plants, actually I didn't see any. There are pics of the islands where some of our fish come from. Did you know that Malawi Lake is the 9th largest lake in the world and habitats the largest selection of fish compared to Europe and North America together.

I got to thinking about my tank and know that I have three different types of cichilds in it. The Mbuna of course (my favs), the peacocks, and the Haps. The peacocks and Haps habitat is pretty much the same. Sandy and plants. The Mbunas of course with all the rocks. As I sit here and look at my tank I can say with exception to the sand, I did a pretty good job at accomidating them. I have a good supply of river rock in my tank and plants for the others. I try to keep the river rock to the back of the tank with a few little one spiratic in the front. As tall as I want to build the wall to duplicate their habitat, I know my tank will never support all that weight so I try to do the best I can with the lighter smaller rocks. Thats why I want the fake rock background. I found one on the internet that is mirrored after Malawi Lake's rock walls. A young man made it himself and wish I had the pic to show you. I still haven't found out how he made it or with what. Anyhooch I fall in love more and more everyday with the Malawi cichilds and their habitat. Here is the website, have fun...
I want to give kudos to Lee Miller, the one that took the pictures. They did a great job.

http://www.sydneycichlid.com/gallery/malawi_lee_miller

[Updated on: Fri, 27 April 2007 23:58]


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 Topic: i also added decor!
i also added decor! [message #5323] Fri, 23 March 2007 11:51
Trpimp147  is currently offline Trpimp147  
Messages: 502
Registered: March 2007
Location: Littlestown, PA
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i added a few more baby plants in my tank they grew off my bigger other ones. i also added another cave. im in the prosses of taking pics... but the cam i own sucks. i tryed the tips i got before but didnt work... i tryed i even turned off the light and stood back so the flash wouldnt glare off as easy but it did im working on it tho. its much much fuller hard to see in lol. im going to get wood tonight for the stand for the 75g!!!!!!
 Topic: BEWARE of buying from a tank with mixed malawi.
BEWARE of buying from a tank with mixed malawi. [message #4978] Thu, 18 January 2007 22:19
alistair  is currently offline alistair
Messages: 52
Registered: January 2007
Location: u.k.
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I'm not saying this is always the case but often these fish are either returns that the retailer either doesn't have much information about and/or a supplier talked the retailed into trying a few see if you can shift them or worse aren't pure fish but are actually the result of inter breeding.Please act with caution whenever you buy fish do your research first but espeically with tanks marked up as "mixed malawi" "mixed cichlids" "mixed mbuna" you wont regret it.


You can never have enough tanks.
 Topic: hello it's onE of my tanks
hello it's onE of my tanks [message #4892] Tue, 21 November 2006 04:05
esox  is currently offline esox
Messages: 1
Registered: November 2006
Location: françe
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Hello i'm a new french menber. I leave in the center of french and i present you of my tancks with malawi fish.
540 Liters with Maylandia zebra nakantenga, saulosi, elongatus chewere, cynotilapia sp hara gallireya, cyno mbamba mphanga rocks, scianochromis fryeri iceberg, tropheops red fin usisya, labido caeruleus lion's cove.index.php?t=getfile&id=391&private=0


Sorry for my english it's very basic...

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 Topic: Johannii or interruptus or maingano???
Johannii or interruptus or maingano??? [message #4789] Sat, 12 August 2006 16:39
vile  is currently offline vile
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Registered: August 2006
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1
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l105/vile_13/DSCF0010-1.jpg

2
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l105/vile_13/DSCF0004-1.jpg

3
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l105/vile_13/DSCF0003-1.jpg

4
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l105/vile_13/DSCF0001.jpg

ok this 5th one came with the 4th one but it was a yellow/orange color nows its turning blue/purple or something like that? HELP Sad
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l105/vile_13/DSCF0008-1.jpg

[Updated on: Sat, 12 August 2006 16:40]

 Topic: Unknown cichlids help please
icon9.gif  Unknown cichlids help please [message #4788] Wed, 09 August 2006 23:50
vile  is currently offline vile
Messages: 2
Registered: August 2006
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ok so i can always identify a cichlid until now

whats this yellow guyhttp://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l105/vile_13/DSCF0011.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l105/vile_13/DSCF0003.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l105/vile_13/DSCF0004.jpg

Not to be rude but please dont say its a red zebra cause its not i have had it for about 7 months and it doesnt look like it belongs in the zebra family. on to the other guy

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l105/vile_13/DSCF0009.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l105/vile_13/DSCF0005.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l105/vile_13/DSCF0007.jpg

Ok you know you might want to say Saulosi but that isnt a saulosi it looks like its in the Cynotilapia Afra family any ideas thanks for looking.
 Topic: id required
id required [message #4772] Wed, 12 July 2006 04:12
ozziebods  is currently offline ozziebods
Messages: 2
Registered: July 2006
Location: wakefield
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anybody tel me what ive got ! bought for me as a present
any info would be a great help

index.php?t=getfile&id=355&private=0

[Updated on: Wed, 12 July 2006 06:49]

 Topic: New Hobbyist with New Tank
New Hobbyist with New Tank [message #4269] Sat, 28 January 2006 07:57
DartzMan  is currently offline DartzMan
Messages: 2
Registered: January 2006
Location: Melbourne Australia
Junior Member

Gday everyone....Well I have been bitten by the bug of keeping African Cichlids....from the Lake Malawi region
I have spent some time going through this forum and others and know doubt the question I have to ask has been asked a million times ...however here we go

I have a 36" tank, 18" high and 14" wide Holds approx 29 Gallons
I have used a 6mm gravel for the base, with some real and artifical plants...I have also added many rock caves and crevices to the tank, I am using a Fluval 3 Filter

The Cichlids I like are as follows
The Electric Yellow
The Electric Blue
The Peacock
and as a bottom feed the bristle nose Cat fish

My question is Qty
What would you advise and how many of each diffent sex from each type would you also recommend..

Also what other fish would you recomend that would go nicely in this tank with the combination above, taking in consideration the size of the tank

Thanks in advance

Kevin


 Topic: sry about file size please identify
sry about file size please identify [message #4215] Tue, 27 December 2005 16:20
tommyt1981  is currently offline tommyt1981
Messages: 19
Registered: September 2005
Location: North Carolina
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index.php?t=getfile&id=305&private=0

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 Topic: New Tank!
icon7.gif  New Tank! [message #4125] Sun, 23 October 2005 13:02
corrin  is currently offline corrin
Messages: 2
Registered: October 2005
Junior Member
Oh man! heres a little story for everyone and I am looking for new fish advice!
Yesterday, after i had moved my tree frog out of my favorite tank, a 46 gal. bowfront, i starting to clean it out and ready it for the cichlids. filled it with gravel, brought all old tank water from 30 into the 46, put close to 200 pounds of rockwork, finished off the water, adding filter/heaters. then just after i realsed my 3/4 inch zebras and family into their huge new home,i went to put the glass top on. it wouldnt fit. i was soooo perplexed, i tried jamming it in there, i tried re-adjusting it, bla bla bla. nothing. then my boyfriend came in the room and he said, "is it suppost to bow out more on the top like that?" then i started to freak out! the plastic piece that had run from the bow to the back of the tank at the top had broken in the middle. (this happened years ago with the treefrog in it, and had not been full of water since). then I realized that my tank was about to burst! the seems were looking thinner by the moment! so i was like crap!!! get a bucket! we bucked water out and my fish are freakn out. finally the water level had receeded enough for the top to fit right and the bowwing apartly stopped. crisis overted, except all my fish now had to be moved again. and the only tank still up was a 10 gallon. Confused so in they go. haha. add some of their "new old" water throw in as many small rock pieces as i can to make territories and presto, 10 angry fish.
Now i had bought the bowefron tank at petsmart 5 years prior. since then the light on top had broken, the switch feel into the light and had to be unpluged manunally, so im thinking this tank is broken. i call them and tell them what happened and they decied that out of a courtisy they will replace the whole set up for me. WOW. it wasnt even a warrantied tank and i had no reciept! but this is great becuase i have NOOOO money and those poor fish would be in the 10 gallon until i could figure some way to move my tree frog into something else to free up the 30 again.
i am going to pick up the tank today, ahha HOPEFULLY everything will go smooth this time. boy was that a scary night. (i figured my apartment owner wouldnt like 50 gallons on my floor?)

So heres the question!
so the new new 46 bowfront tank will only have 10 fish in it, 4 zebras, 1 blue cobalt zebra?, 3 albino zebras, and 2 kenjis. all are under an inch. i am going to get a bottom feeder(s), dont know what kind yet(waiting on topic in catfish and loaches forumn), but what other fish can I put in there? or is 10 a good number. seems to me the last time i had fish in this tank, i had close to 20, and things went very well. (same kinds fo fish too).
although i would like some varriety, im not sure whats really safe to add.
What do you guys think??
 Topic: advice
advice [message #4008] Thu, 06 October 2005 17:08
redfish  is currently offline redfish
Messages: 5
Registered: October 2005
Location: texas gunbarrel
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will a peacock eel live with malawi cichlids in a 55 gallon with lots of rock work?


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daniel




cichlids rock
 Topic: More Speckles on Yellow Lab 2 of 3
More Speckles on Yellow Lab 2 of 3 [message #3991] Sat, 01 October 2005 22:45
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 Topic: sand and gravel
sand and gravel [message #3880] Mon, 22 August 2005 16:16
gruntlife  is currently offline gruntlife  
Messages: 14
Registered: August 2005
Location: South Carolina
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Just thought that this might be useful information. When I first started my tank, I used sand instead of gravel. It looked great, but it was tough to clean. When I did water changes, the siphon would really stir the sand up and the water would be really cloudy for about 24 hours, and would be completely clear within 72 hours. Plus, fish waste was really visible on the surface of the sand about a week after the water change. If you have gravel in your tank, the solid waste particles kind of settle between the gravel and blend in, but with sand being so fine, the poop just kind of lays there on top. I did not like that, so I wanted to switch to a natural looking gravel. I purchased gravel, washed it and put it in the tank. I removed most of the sand with a plastic cup, but left a little bit in there, not because I wanted to, but because I could not get it all out. I put the gravel in a hand full at time, and gently spread it around over the sand. Now I have sand and gravel. Only the gravel is visible, but if you look at the side of the tank you can see the sand underneath. I have some live plants in my tank, and they seem to take root well in the sand. Also, when my cichlids dig, it looks really cool because they clear all of the gravel away from the surface and dig a little pit in the sand. I think this gives the tank a more natural feel to it too. I do 30% water changes every two weeks, and I don't have any problems with the remaining sand clouding up the water.
 Topic: #5 CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT I HAVE??
icon5.gif  #5 CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT I HAVE?? [message #3850] Thu, 18 August 2005 11:11
cichlidlover  is currently offline cichlidlover
Messages: 24
Registered: August 2005
Location: Tennessee
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OK I first off would like to say hello!! I have 6 different African Cichlids. I have a pic of each one. I am not sure how to put them all on here so I don't have to keep posting pics for you to help me. So if anyone knows can you please help!!? I have had these for about 6 months or more and I am trying to figure out what they are and which ones are males and which ones are female? I sure hope someone can help me. I would also like to know when do they start breeding? Do they have to be a certain size or something?Thanks so much!!!

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Carla
 Topic: #2 CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT I HAVE?
icon5.gif  #2 CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT I HAVE? [message #3847] Thu, 18 August 2005 11:04
cichlidlover  is currently offline cichlidlover
Messages: 24
Registered: August 2005
Location: Tennessee
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OK I first off would like to say hello!! I have 6 different African Cichlids. I have a pic of each one. I am not sure how to put them all on here so I don't have to keep posting pics for you to help me. So if anyone knows can you please help!!? I have had these for about 6 months or more and I am trying to figure out what they are and which ones are males and which ones are female? I sure hope someone can help me. Also when do they begin to breed? Thanks so much!!!

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Carla
 Topic: CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT I HAVE?
icon5.gif  CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT I HAVE? [message #3846] Thu, 18 August 2005 10:54
cichlidlover  is currently offline cichlidlover
Messages: 24
Registered: August 2005
Location: Tennessee
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OK I first off would like to say hello!! I have 6 different African Cichlids. I have a pic of each one. I am not sure how to put them all on here so I don't have to keep posting pics for you to help me. So if anyone knows can you please help!!? I have had these for about 6 months or more and I am trying to figure out what they are and which ones are males and which ones are female? I sure hope someone can help me. I would also like to know when do they start breeding? Do they have to be a certain size or something?Thanks so much!!!

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Carla
 Topic: RE: PLZ Help!
icon4.gif  RE: PLZ Help! [message #3833] Wed, 17 August 2005 23:36
cichlidlover  is currently offline cichlidlover
Messages: 24
Registered: August 2005
Location: Tennessee
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I could not all the pics I have and I have 6 different African Cichlids I need the same help with. So I guess I will post 6 different ones. Does anyone know how I can post all at once so you don't have to go to each one? This one is the one we call bully because it bullies everyone in the tank!! Sorryindex.php?t=getfile&id=236&private=0

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Carla
 Topic: What Do I have? PLZ Help!!
icon4.gif  What Do I have? PLZ Help!! [message #3832] Wed, 17 August 2005 23:32
cichlidlover  is currently offline cichlidlover
Messages: 24
Registered: August 2005
Location: Tennessee
Junior Member

Hello there for starters!! I am new to the group and want to say hello! I hope someone can help me on some questions I have about my fish!!! I would like to know what exactly I have?, Male or Female I have been trying forever and cannot figure out what I have!!? Also Any suggestions?index.php?t=getfile&id=235&private=0

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Carla
 Topic: Help please
Help please [message #3728] Sat, 02 July 2005 16:17
Elwing  is currently offline Elwing
Messages: 3
Registered: July 2005
Junior Member
Hello, I'm not a beginner but I've never had cichlids before.
I have a 100 liter fishtank decorated with volcanic rock (I made some hiding places with them)and plants and would like to have (among other fish) a Labidocromis caeruleus(yellow) and a Metriaclima callainos(blue). I can't find the information I need on websites or books for the Metriaclima callainos(blue)(I'm a bit lame with websites...)
Questions are : Would those two get along ok?
Do you have any idea on their prices?
What other fish would you suggest for my tank?

Thank you for your time!
 Topic: Nimbochromis livingstonii
Nimbochromis livingstonii [message #3325] Sat, 20 November 2004 18:38
bacon2  is currently offline bacon2
Messages: 1
Registered: November 2004
Location: Jacksonville, Fl.
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We have had Malawi mbunda - pseudotrophus ACEI and yellow labs for two years. We have 3 tanks - 55 gallon - 30 gallon and 10 gallon. Today we took several fish to the local fish store, of course they "gave" us more fish. The problem is they gave us 4 livingstonii. After much research, I don't know that this is a good match. What do you think?
 Topic: what is it?
what is it? [message #3229] Mon, 20 September 2004 22:49
stubedoo  is currently offline stubedoo
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Registered: March 2004
Location: south.florida
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ok Lisa, what is it?

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 Topic: what is it?
what is it? [message #3228] Mon, 20 September 2004 22:47
stubedoo  is currently offline stubedoo
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ok Lisa here it is.index.php?t=getfile&id=187&private=0

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 Topic: what is it?
what is it? [message #3225] Mon, 20 September 2004 00:20
stubedoo  is currently offline stubedoo
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Registered: March 2004
Location: south.florida
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Hey Guys, I just picked up four Mbuna and I can't figure out what they are. Maybe you can help? They look almost like yellow labs except they have a reddish tint to the dorsal fins. I've attached a picture so that you can see the largest of the four, he's only about an inch long.index.php?t=getfile&id=186&private=0

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 Topic: Yellow Kenyi?
Yellow Kenyi? [message #3224] Fri, 17 September 2004 10:35
stubedoo  is currently offline stubedoo
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Registered: March 2004
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I just picked up four of what the LFS had listed as "yellow Kenyi". Here is a pic of one of the fish. The biggest of the four is about an inch long, it is the one in the pic. All of the literature I can find says that the kenyis start of with the blue color of the females and then the males change to yellow at maturity. If so, can you help me identify this fish as an actual Kenyi or is it some other mystery species?index.php?t=getfile&id=185&private=0

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 Topic: Yellow Kenyi?
Yellow Kenyi? [message #3223] Fri, 17 September 2004 10:31
stubedoo  is currently offline stubedoo
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Registered: March 2004
Location: south.florida
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I just bought four of what the LFS calls "Yellow Kenyi". However all the literature I can find says that they should be blue with black bars until maturity. All four of the ones that I bought are yellow now and the biggest one I have is about an inch long. Here is a Pic of the biggest one, can you help me verify whether or not this is actually a Kenyi or is some mystery species?index.php?t=getfile&id=184&private=0

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 Topic: mouth brooding and other fishes
mouth brooding and other fishes [message #2944] Sat, 08 May 2004 01:28
melanie6  is currently offline melanie6
Messages: 1
Registered: May 2004
Location: mississippi
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hey guys. new to the forum. not new to these cichlids though. i have babies about a month and a half old, about six frye. now the momma is mouth brooding again. will she and the babies do better in their own tank? how will i catch the babies? how long will she brood?
 Topic: possible parasite
possible parasite [message #2931] Mon, 03 May 2004 09:53
stubedoo  is currently offline stubedoo
Messages: 61
Registered: March 2004
Location: south.florida
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I recently picked up three P. feullaborni. two of them are OB variant. I've noticed that both of the OBs have developed what looks to me like a bad case of black ick, if there is such a thing. Here is a picture if that helps the diagnosis. What does the board think? If so, how do I treat?

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 Topic: my Malawi Heave 65 gallon Tank
my Malawi Heave 65 gallon Tank [message #2732] Wed, 17 March 2004 22:51
BuffaloHead  is currently offline BuffaloHead  
Messages: 2
Registered: March 2004
Location: New York
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hi every one my name is pete hope every one enjoys my tank
is been setup since 09/23/2003...so far i have a total of 20 cichlids all from lake malawi....index.php?t=getfile&id=140

 Topic: Number of fish?
Number of fish? [message #2447] Fri, 09 January 2004 18:47
Cortis  is currently offline Cortis
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Registered: January 2004
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I've had a 90 gallon african tank running for about 6 months now. I have about 20 africans, probably around 50" worth of fish. My question is how much fish will i need so that agression will become unfocused, and my fish will color up? My dominant fish is a 5" wild caught Ps. Zebra Yellow Chin/Chest(?). I am not worried about him killing anything, i have enough fish to prevent that (my smallest fish is a barely 1" baby Blue Dolphin, and he is doing fine). My problem is rarely does anything color up except for the zebra, and now that both his females are pregnant, and he KNOWS he dominates the tank, he's even losing color. I've tried introducing fish of equivalent size and agression (a Ps. Zebra flagtop, also wildcaught, and an F1 VC-10), but they simply colored up, attempted a fight, and lost. Any ideas on types of fish? Amount of fish? I know how many i can have at maximum, but my funds aren't quite sufficient enough to purchase a tank load of fish at a time. I want color!
 Topic: sexing
icon10.gif  sexing [message #2305] Sat, 18 October 2003 21:08
randy22  is currently offline randy22
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Registered: October 2003
Location: Defiance, Ohio
Junior Member
Hey guys (and gals),

I just got two N.polystigma was wondering how big they need to be
befor I can see any signs of male or female? If you know let me know most obvious signs. THANKS!
Forum: General Discussion
 Topic: New tank set up
New tank set up [message #9671] Sat, 10 May 2008 17:32
mttomb2000  is currently offline mttomb2000  
Messages: 2
Registered: May 2008
Junior Member
Hey guys,

I have been poking in here occasionally and reading some of the topics. I am in the processes of setting up a cichlid tank and thought you guys could give me some pointers. This is actually my second African cichlid tank. My last one I had to sell because we moved and I had no room for it. It was a 55 gallon. My wife bought me a tank at a yard sale a couple of weeks ago. It is a 44 gallon oceanic. It was fully set up with a stand for $90. I think this is a little small for Africans but I would call it boarder line. Anyway, what I have done is to try and set it up like my last setup. I never checked the ph of my last tank but my fish thrived. They had babies which grew to be pretty good size before I sold my setup. I checked the ph of my current tank and it is at about 7.4. So my question is, what ph tester do you guys recommend? I just have a thing in the tank where you have to match up the color to get the ph. My wife would tell you that my color matching skills are less than perfect. It seems like it should be more than 7.4 to me. I have crushed coral for my substrate, there are several large pieces of lava rock, and I put roughly 1 teaspoon of instant ocean in per gallon of water. 7.4 seems low to me. Do you think more lava rock will help? I have some that I can put in. I would rather not get to where I have to put ph increaser and decreaser in. Currently I have 2 red-tail botias and 2 synodontis catfish in the tank. They have been in the tank for about a week and seem to be doing well. I don't see much of them unless I turn off the lights and drop some food in away from the pile of rocks. They like to hide. How long do I need to wait to put in some cichlids? How many can I put into a 44 gallon tank? Thanks in advance for any incite you guys can give.
 Topic: Another ID help question
Another ID help question [message #9450] Mon, 07 April 2008 10:23
NewCichlidMom  is currently offline NewCichlidMom  
Messages: 1
Registered: April 2008
Junior Member
Hi Everyone,
I'm new and would like some help IDing two of my fish. I believe they are Africans. I got them from a friend and I'm trying to get a comfortable home for them here in one of my tanks. If you have any idea what it might be just let me know. The other one is the same but a little more of a lavendar color. The tank they are in is a little to small and crowded for them. Their colors are very bright at the moment and they seem to be doing some kind of fishy slap and tickle. No fin biting just lots of snuggling. Here is a picture of the darkest one.
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 Topic: Even More ID Help
Even More ID Help [message #9263] Fri, 21 March 2008 22:10
ladyoutlaw50  is currently offline ladyoutlaw50  
Messages: 19
Registered: March 2008
Location: Maine
Junior Member

I do appreciate all your help

Kim

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 Topic: bio-spira
bio-spira [message #8978] Fri, 07 March 2008 18:49
honeybunny  is currently offline honeybunny  
Messages: 33
Registered: February 2008
Location: new york
Member
hey guys,

my tank is finally cycled. the raw fish really wasn't working. i waited two weeks without fish just waiting for raw fish to rot in my tank. i read about bio-spira. it really works. i emptied my tank and started over. with the new tank i make sure the temp was correct and the ph was correct. i purchased bio-spira from lfs and 10 small cichlids. my tank cycled in four days while having fish to look at. all the fish is nice and healthy. none of them died. really good product.
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