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Hey guys. I've been a member of CCA for about a month now and felt guilty about not introducing myself. I just started a new tank after taking a 7 yr hiatus. I felt something in my life and knew what it was. My African cichlids. Cheezy right? Who cares. Just happy to have found this...

African Side Neck Turtle, free to good home. Send PM if interested.

Hello everyone, so one of my African cichlids I got this Sunday at the marketplace got beat up pretty badly while I was at work yesterday, I seperated him and about 30 minutes after I separated him he was upside down and looked lifeless I put some aquarium salt and about an hour later he was...

Does anyone have experience with these guys? Would they work in a 55 gal with some west african cichlids and ropefish?

What is the best LED lighting spectrum to use with African cichlids in a 180 gallon tank? How many lights will I need for a 72x24x24 tank to prevent dead spots? Has anyone heard of BML lights based out of Texas?http://www.bmlcustom.com/custom-led-strip/ Alex

Quandry: So the set up for this D#$@ 180g has me stressing out between the substrate and the filtration. I found a Fluvial Fx6 on sale with 5 types of media and then I was thinking about drilling in the tank and going with a LifeReef two siphon overflow box as well with either an automatic...

Anyone keep small, shall I say dwarf rift lake cichlids, that are not Shellie's? Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app

Hello All, I have a 75 Gallon African Cichlid set up in my house basement. The temp. currently is around 68 oF without the heater on and goes up to 72oF when the heater is on. I only set the heater on in the winter when the basement temp drops below 68oF. The Africans seems to be doing...

Have these but don't really know if they're hybrids. Help ID please Sent from my LGLS740 using MonsterAquariaNetwork App

Hello all, Just started an all male African tank (stock list below). What is the average number to keep in a 75g. ? I'm running 2x Aquaclear hob filters(1×110g + 1x70g) ,1x Magnum 220 canister, 1x powerhead + white pool filter sand & some rorkscape. Wifey says tank looks empty but I don't want...

Hey just curious if any of ya use a wave machine/system on your African tanks and , if so was there any benefits you might of noticed or down sides....... i have just hooked up a system to my 220 that used on a now dismantled reef system and it seems to have made my fish...

I am looking for suggestions on fish mix between two tanks. One tank is a 75g 4ft and the other is a 55g 4ft. Both are well filtered, have pool filter sand substrate and plenty of coral rock. Current Situation: 75g - 5 2m3f crimson red, 5 2m3f mbweca afra, 3 1m2f yellow lab, 6 gender unknown...

Advice? I have owned my African Cichlid tank for about 2 months and have had 5 fish in the tank for about 5 weeks of the time. I have had ich in the first two weeks and had to treat for that then I had a 6th fish become sick with "Velvet Disease" and I and to remove him. Since then, I...

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Hi all, I have recently began a new endeavor into the large world of African cichlids. I currently have a 29 gal aquarium with rosey barbs, a 55 gal aquarium that I am raising angelfish and fancy guppies. And a 155 saltwater predator tank. And now a 75 gal. Cichlid tank. Which I currently...

I noticed a brown spot near the tail of my cichlid. I've never seen this before. Any ideas what it is? Sent from my iPad using MonsterAquariaNetwork app

We use regular carib sea african cichlid mix in our 29 gallon. We are moving that to the 55 gallon when we move in 2 weeks. We need some more substrate and see that carib sea offers a eco complete version of the same stuff. My understanding is theres no neesd to rinse that stuff, just dump it...

Hi, I'm new to this site and need some thoughts as to what my fish has and how to help him. From what I have read so far it seems it could be lymphocystis which is viral and apparently no real cure. He is by himself and none of my other 20+ fish have been affected and remain I'm good health. I...

I bought a Yellow and Blue Assorted African Cichlid because of their Bright color and have had them for several weeks...I get home today and my Yellow has a Belly that has developed in the 24 hours I was away...What does this mean I don't its mature enough to have started mating... Sent from...

So I recently bought a 55 gallon aquarium at my LFS. I really want to make it an African cichlid tank, preferably lake malawi/mbuna cichlids. I have the filtration, heating and lids covered but how should I set it up? I was thinking about using slate for the rock, but I'm not sure. Also, what...