Forum Cichlid Fish Forum

I received a small juvenile beani cichlid and chows down on the spirulina flakes as main diet since I got it a week ago. Tried northfin veggie pellets 1mm, and spits them out. I ordered spirulina bug bite flakes as well as I know these guys are primarily on the veggie side. Is it wise to try small 1mm omnivore pellets when they're at 2.5 inches or will it be cool with just the veggie flakes and wait to try veggie pellets when bigger?

Part II of my saga The 90 gal tank was setup in early August. I used the substrate, and rocks from the 45 gal. I added CaribSea Zack Sand (40lbs) and CaribSea Gravel (20lb) to what I had in the 45. In Early September, I got a 5 gallon bucket of river rocks, a mix of round and flat from a local Hardscape Supply retailer. I added some dead coral, and all the red and rainbow rocks. A few days ago, I got anther 5 gallon bucket of river rocks, picking out more flats when possible. I removed the... Rock Stacking & Jungle Val planting

My tank is doing great and super peaceful without anyone getting harmed, but I'm considering Dem's and I want to be better educated before I decide. 75g setup running a Tidal 110 and a Tidal 75 on this tank. -Temp 78 -Ph 7.8 -Amm - 0 -Nitrite - 0 -Nitrate - never more than 10 (normally 0-5) My current stocking...most are under 1 yr old and only several over 3". I was planning on growing some of my current fry and ending up with 12 Labs... Demasoni - Tell me about them (personal experiences?)

I was given a wire stand that has a spot for a tank at floor level and another spot at normal height. I want to make use of all the space because my house is too small for another separate stand. I was thinking of a mbuna community for the bottom tank because it’ll be easy to enjoy from a distance and won’t require as much work with live plants. What mbuna species would you recommend and how many for a 55? ideally, I’d like to keep a few different species. I know the saulosi is a popular... 55gal mbuna tank?

Greetings I am setting up a 125g tank and want to use an old 55g I have for the sump. This will be my first time using a sump system and was wondering if anyone knows of a website or other source that will design the plumbing, calculate flow rates and what to use as a return pump? I would also welcome any suggestions on what brands make good return pumps and if it’s worth it to spend more for a name brand like sicce or if a no name one will be just as good as well as any experience in... Sump Design

Thoughts? The Nitrogen Cycle Is Wrong (And Has Been For 130 Years)

Thoughts? The Nitrogen Cycle Is Wrong (And Has Been For 130 Years)

Next week I'll be getting goldfish for the first time in my fishkeeping career. I have 24 years keeping and breeding tropical fish, snails, and shrimp, but I'm new to goldies. Going to get 2 or 3 fancies at 2-3" length (baby guys) for a 40 gallon bowfront that's 36" by 15" by 20"H. Will upgrade them later if they end up needing more room. The tank will be getting fully cycled filters from other tanks. I know my stuff when it comes to fishkeeping- just new to goldies. The temperature of the... Any Goldfish peeps here? I have questions and I'm new to goldfish.

Here are the parents and also the fry (edited video) growing out in a 10 gallon and also the parents have been moved to a 30 gallon planted setup. They are still settiling in as you can see here but their color and behavior are improving. I think the brigher lights in the new tank bothered them initially.

Following on from this My mbuna tank 450l Juwel Rio, has been stocked for 6 months now (from Christmas Eve). Deco was dead reef rock, substrate pool filter sand, various plants. Fish were as far as we could tell; Labidochromis caeruleus Kakusa, (1M, 5F) Chindongo elongatus Mpanga, (1M, 6F) Pseudotropheus sp. acei yellow fin, (1M, 5F) Labidochromis (?) joanjohnsonae – Pearl of Likoma.( 1M, 6F) I have had... 6 months on