One of my mbunas was a victim of the infamous mbuna group assassination. I put him in my qt tank and most of his tail fin was gone. He seemed to be doing ok in the qt tank considering the circumstances. Now his whole tail fin rotted off (I guess this is due to most of the fin missing and the fish shedding the rest of his dead fin?). Anyways today he has been upside down and not able to control how he swims. He kind of bounces around endlessly. I am dosing him with Melafix, but I am worried. Should I put him out of his misery? Here is a vid

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Is there such a lighting system that is programmalbe and that would gradually increase the level of light and then gradually decrease, and have some moon lights? Also is there a light that would not increase or promote algee growth? How much should I expect to spend on a good lighting system for a fish tank?

Hello everyone :) I am a cichlid enthusiast, but I don't know everything about every cichlid. I am more familiar with African cichlids from the rift lakes, and I have a 100 gallon and a 40 gallon dedicated to them. However, Kribensis were the very first cichlids I've ever owned and bred, so I know their behaviors.

I recently set up a 37 gallon tank with live plants and rocks, and I bought a pair of albino Kribensis. I almost bought a pair of L. curviceps, but ended up choosing what I was more familiar with. My question is: will a pair of L. curviceps be compatible with a pair of P. pulcher in a 30x12x24 37 gallon tank?

Before, I get "give em a bigger tank" as an answer, please know that I have no more room for a bigger tank, nor an extra tank. As a result, this should hopefully be a question that is not too complicated to answer. Yes, no or maybe? Please explain your answer a bit. All replies relevant to the topic welcome :)

Thank you.

-Kyle

Got these at the aquarium store near me.





Kevin

Looking for some options to fight future algae in my new cold water tank, whether its with algae eaters or harmless chems.

This guy was in an "large assorted tank" and I was actually thinking it was a female bc he was just kind of drab and not fighting with anyone else. I got him home and WOW. He's a beautiful M. callainos. I have two smaller females and man, did I luck out getting this guy to be a daddy! My pictures aren't the best but I believe they show off his gorgeous color for sure.

He's full sized, about 5-6"




Here he is on the left and one of the females on the right


And the other female, they aren't this bright normally, usually a darker blue


And a picture of my tank after a filter cleaning and during a water change:

So i have a 40g tank with a sunshine, deep water hap, eureka, and a calvus that are about 2.5-3in. Im going to upgrade to a 75 and add more fish, when the fish get around 4.5-5in, will cave still be necessary. Also will try to get pics up.

Tank is a cold water tank with White Cloud Mountain Minnows and Australoheros sp. 'oblongum' cichlids.

I got four unsexed johannis today. I tried to choose ones that weren't showing any barring but when he started netting them they all had bars so I went for the ones with the least amount of barring. Will female johannis show barring when stressed like a male or did I just buy four more males?

So I'm considering going to LED on all my tanks.I'm looking at current usa satellite fixtures.I want some feed back from you guys.are these fixtures worth the switch? I like the lighting effects they advertise.anyone have experiences with these fixtures good or bad? How about LED lighting in general?

I have one looking for a good home. I bought an aquarium set up that included an adult, and upon researching more I feel bad leaving him in this 55 gallon. Any body near Bay Point, CA with a big pond, keep in mind they get about 3-4 ft long and weighing about 100 lbs, already an adult I'm not sure what size he will actually get. PM me, I would like to trade him, but also don't want him to die from organ failure from being so stunted.

Babies in their new tank. Put yellow lab mother in there as well to give her a break from breeding to let her get a little bigger.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdH6...e_gdata_player

Well I thought I had an all male tank but my 2 1/2 inch yellow lab is holding. Call up Maurry! Who's the daddy? Waiting for her to spit them out and ima take her back to the shop. I don't feel like breaking out the qt tank and having it on my kitchen counter for a month. Pretty mama can stay right where she is. I have a syno eruptus and a juliochromis transcriptus(?), so I am hoping that they eat the fry. If any survive I will eventually exterminate them unless they are really cool looking (you never know). I am kind of surprised though, no one is bothering the female. I have been playing with the stock list for about 2 years and finally got a good calm mix (for now). I kind of don't want to get rid of the female lab because she works in there well, but I don't want to have a whole bunch of fry in there either...........what to do?:xmas4:

SO i just wanted to ask all you other hobbyists out there on what your opinions are on canister filters. Particularly for housing cichlids, do you prefer them over power filters and the rest?

this is what i stocked let me know if you foresee any issues.
(Cynotilapia sp. ''Elongatus Taiwan'' Taiwanee Reef x7), (Iodotropheus sprengerae Rusty x7), and (Labidochromis caeruleus Yellow Lab x7).