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Who's going to the CCY June 25 meeting? Starts at 2 PM. William Peragine will be speaking on starting a planted tank. I call him the Apisto-whisperer because of his success with Apistos and other dwarf cichlids :) Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to make it (too many kids events that...

Ok i have 4 75 gallon tanks and a 40 gallon long well i want to build a rack and plumbing system for all 40 gallon centered on top 2 75 below 2 75 below with a huge column in the middle as a fluidized bed with sump on to of colmn top 40 gallon is live plant refugium 4 75 are display i can...

Hey guys, now that the 300 is were I want it, I can now focus on other tanks. I've always been intriged by aquarium plants but have never been able to grow much except for java moss and anubias tied to a piece of driftwood. Everything else either melts away or gets eaten because I didnt...

I bought this synspilum from rapps a while back to replace one that i had that wasnt very colorful at all. This little lady came in at a smaller size and was already more colorful than my previous 6.5"er. She is now about 5.5-6" and starting to glow. :)

Howdy all! I am Albert from staten island, ny. Ive been wanting to start my aquarium again after 20+ years "dry". So much is new since back then so while sorting through the info I found this site. So many choices now! Back then it was glass, dynaflo, ugf and a diatom for monthly maint... Now I...

Hi CCA I'm just starting my very own 26G tank. Its about 3 weeks in. I started with 3 Red Minor Serpae Tetras after the water was dechlorinated and waited two weeks to get 7 more a couple of days ago. Its well on its way with 10 fish and the tetras are very young. I got them from Tropical...

I have a 55g mixed Malawi tank and recently purchased a 46g tank with thoughts of a planted tank and rich colorful cichlids. Any thoughts or advice?:confused:

Mini-auction rules for the Capital Cichlid Association, Inc. (Hereafter known as CCA or “the clubâ€) Mini Auction Definition The mini-auction is held during a regular monthly meeting. Fish and fish-related items are offered for bid to those in attendance. The items usually auctioned...

Current Stocklist Thing are starting to get cooler! I do NOT charge for heat packs, but please let me know if you need one while we are discussing the order as they do add weight to the package. As always, express shipping is preferred for fish and has a live...

Starting with the January Photo of the Month contest the new monthly prize will be a $25.00 gift card for the CCA store. This will be provided by the club. There will be 11 monthly winners and then the Photo of the Year winner will get another $25.00 gift card plus a free membership renewal for...