cichlids

I'm at a crossroads with my African cichlid aquarium. I had two species of fish, Labidochromis caeruleus and Pseudotropheus(Metriaclima) elongatus. My group of 5 elongatus was all males (Crazy misfortune, right?!) so I ended up selling all but the best two males. My Labs have been breeding like...

CCA: We are glad that Jeff Rapps at Tangled Up In Cichlids will be attending the BFD this year. Jeff has been at both previous event, and this year will be set up all weekend in the vendor room. As in the past, Jeff is taking pre-orders for delivery to the BFD! Below is the link to the...

CCA: We are extremely happy to announce that Dan at Cichlids of the Americas will be sending some donations for the Rare Fish Auction and has offered to do a group buy for delivery to AquaMania 3. Dan has been a consistent supporter of the event and the CCA, so take advantage of this great...

http://www.clashofthecichlids.com/ Inviting all the CCA family for our 3rd installment of Clash of the Cichlids CC3- hosted by the CCY. As you all know the CCA kicked all the local clubs butts and took home best of show trophy and Club bragging rights trophy! This year the CCY has...

I recently picked up a group of 4 T-bar cichlids (Cryptoheros sajica). I've been doing a bit of reading on them. I believe I probably have 2 M and 2 F based on their appearance, they're about 2" long right now. I'm seeing some conflicting information on them. Anyone keep these in the club...

does anyone have experience with sand in their tank? i have had gravel for years and was thinking about switching to sand. is it harder to maintain? filter clog? what type of sand? any knowledgeable advice would help.. i have beautiful fish and sometimes grow them out in my 125 and take them...

I'm currently using 1.5mm pellets for my cichlids. When should I start buying larger pellets and is there any drawback not switching right away? Marlin Sent from my SCH-I545 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...

Well since I had zero luck keeping rams in my 40 breeder I have been looking for something else that I could keep in the tank. I had to make a quick run to Annapolis to pick up a Christmas gift so I figured I would stop by HOT on my way home. I am glad I did. I was walking past their tank and...

As some of you may or may not know- The cichlid club of York (CCY) had a cichlid show called "Clash of the Cichlids". Christine Keys as well as some other CCA members took awards. Christine won Best of show and Club Bragging Rights Trophy. Our newsletter has an article about the show. Please...

I just bought two new giraffe cichlids they are 3-3.5 inches long I was wondering how to sex them or are they still to young to sex Sent from my Z750C using MonsterAquariaNetwork App

My fish have been all over the place lately. I lost several gem barbs to a combination of velvet and fin rot in the 55 and have seen nasty red/pink fins in another tank that I recently WC'd with tap water. It has me worried a bit about what's coming out of my tap, but everyone seems to be on the...

Hey CCA, My one Parrot had a bout with Popeye a few weeks ago. Some Melafix and fresh water changes cleared it up, but I'm still having issues with some wounds that don't look popeye related. None of my other fish have this issue and none have had this issue in the past. I haven't...

Hey guys At yesterday's meeting I had to leave early but I was able to get a pair of marble convicts and a pair of cuatepeque for my mom (her favorite fish) in the auction plus lots of other nice fish from other members. This morning when I went downstairs to see how all of the new fish are...

Hey guys How do you breed these guys without using another cichlid to take care of their fry? I've seen people breed them without mouth brooding cichlids in the tank but since the synodontis like to eat their eggs, what would be the best method to breed them without other cichlids to raise the...

On September 27th 2014 at 1pm The Cichlid Club of York PA will be having its 2nd annual Cichlid Show- Clash of the Cichlids. NJAS Kevin J Carr will be our guest speaker as he educates us on the do's and don'ts of getting your cichlids prepared to show and tricks of the trade to get them to...

We would love to have you come visit us. Lots of great food and fun auctions

I'm looking forward to meeting many of you in less than a week at Aqua Mania. My wife and I will arrive on Saturday. Pre-orders may be picked up on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. Below is my current stock list from which you may pre-order fish. Feel free to reply with any comments. I...

Does anyone breed or have these? There is alot of mixed info online and would like to understand them. To see if i can one day have them.

Thanks to Dan of Cichlids of the Americas (www.cichlidsoftheamericas.com) for sponsoring Rusty Wessel's talk on Central American Cichlids! Dan will be donating a bunch of fish for the Rare Fish Auction, some gift certificates and hosting a group buy for AquaMania attendees (details soon). He...