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Cichlids beginner - 2013-05-03
Hi my tank is only 1 month old. I have 2 livingstonii, 2 strawberries, 2 cobalt blue & 2 ob peacock. Today I introduced the 2nd livingstonii into the tank with the 2nd strawberry and he has started fighting with the other one. The one I introduced today is slightly bigger in size but they are opening their mouths and well it looks like they are kissing. Is it safe to keep them in a mixed tank? There will be 15 cichlids in total but have been gathering a few each week

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Jeremy Roche - 2013-05-03
Make sure to have plenty of hiding places. These fish are territorial and need their own space. They will fight over territory and during breeding. Sometimes re-arranging the tank will stop the fighting as well. Give them something else to focus on.

john - 2013-04-01
ive a litter of ebjd(male) x bgjd(female) 2 weeks old,when will i see the difference in them(more yellow ebjb fry)they all look like normal jd fry at the minute.thanks john(england).

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Clarice Brough - 2013-04-17
The electic blue babies will be whiter, especially if viewed from the top, with broken stripes, just on the top and bottom. The regular jack dempseys will be more gray and have full stripes on the bodies. Also the electric blues are smaller. That is what I understand (we are breeding these guys too... and that's what we were told to look for!) Good luck:)
Anonymous - 2013-05-02
thanks clarice,ive bred many normal jack dempsey litters,bought 2 ebjd early last year one male is a good 6 inch long he paired with what i thought was normal jd female,shes very dark black in colour about 7inch long,had fry febuary,i also was looking for light(opauque)colouring.managed to separate about a month ago whiteish colour ones 8 of them,various sizes some no smaller than stripey ones.now i see the remaining young are nearly all turning whiteish,maybe 20 or more out of about 50,most are just as big as the darker ones and cant see any signs of them getting bullied or bothered so leaving them in the big tank all together.all have got blue specks but none more than the darker ones so far.all are eating well(bloodworm mainly)..thanks again for your reply and i'll update soon.cheers.
Clarice Brough - 2013-05-02
Sounds really cool, and so glad they are all doing well. It will be interesting to see how they all turn out in the long run! Looking forward to your story:)

Melvyn Williams - 2013-04-30
Thanks for your advice regarding my BGK. I believe I will leave well enough alone for the moment. I purchased 2-1' Angel Fish yesterday. When I admired my tank in the morning, they had both 'given up the ghost'. They were fine last night, I always have the water tested before I purchase anything and it was fine. They had not been eaten so I want to refrain from the BGK being the culprit, however, I have 2-2' black sharks, who have now recognized their aggressiveness. Could they have become the new vultures of my tank? And if that may be the case will this change the overall character of my community tank of assorted loaches? Your assistance is appreciated. One more thing, I have some feeders (6) who managed to survive and are now 5' and about 1/2' thick that nip at each other. They started out as 1' last May. How big will they get?! WHO EAT MY ANGELFISH!!!

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Clarice Brough - 2013-05-01
I bet the Black sharks are the culprits who got your angelfish. But on a positive note, if you are keeping a community loach tank, you should be fine... but Angelfish aren't going to do so well. On your feeder fish, I'm assuming you mean goldfish by the size you've described of 5'. They can get up to 14' on average though, so will get to be big fish. The tank will need 20 gallons minimum for each of the goldfish, plus plenty of space for your Black Ghost Knife, so you may have to consider getting a huge tank - or maybe moving somebody! Good luck:)

Fish keeper - 2006-08-09
I have 4 of the little guys and they are great fish. they will some times split up from their group and swim around in a loosely formed group. I might add 2 or 3 more to see if I can get a better schoaling behavior. great fish, fun to watch. Enjoy your danios!

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verna - 2013-04-30
hi, i also have 4 longfinned zebras,i was wondering if yours will feed off the bottom after feeding time,mine seem to be scavenging the bottom.my question is do i still need a bottom feeder? or would the zebras attack them?also let me know if they do school better with 5 or more,mine are quite active and go everywhere independetly.thankyou

Anonymous - 2013-04-30
I have a few red eye tetras in a 20 gallon long aquarium and they are lively. They can be a bit aggressive at times with smaller fish, and don't even think about putting them in with any type of small invertebrates, such as ghost or cherry shrimp, since they will devour them. Other than that, red eyes are an entertaining fish that are reasonably hardy, and in groups large enough for them to school, can be quite striking to look at.

Roxy - 2013-04-30
My 2 mono angels are fighting the big mono is hurting small one by bitting his skin...... What should i do knw they r my loving ones

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Jeremy Roche - 2013-04-30
Try and add more places for retreat. Areas that will break the line of sight sometimes work.

EFFER - 2013-04-10
I have 14inches RTC (5 months) and for the last 4 days he is not eating, his last meal was last Sunday - 2 gold fish, after that he don't eat at all. his color is remained like before black with spots, im just worried coz I already put Tetra General medicine, change water on a daily basis and yet no good progress. Should I change the water again and put Melafix? is aquarium salt is good for RTC? coz I read so many forum some said it is ok, some said it is not. I really appreciate your help. thanks.

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Jeremy Roche - 2013-04-11
Not advisable to add salt to their water.
Anonymous - 2013-04-29
feed it blood worms

Lan Phan - 2008-09-23
Hi everyone this is Lan Phan again and recently in the last 5 months or so I've had a 1600 gallon aquarium that was custom built for me. For the moment my aquarium consist of
7 six-eight inches Jardini Arowanas, 1 four-five inch Redtail Giant Gourami, 1 five inch Albino Giant Gourami, 35 three inch Blood Parrot, 3 four and a half inch Sydontis Catfish, 1 four inch Albino Ruby Red Oscar, 1 four inch Red Tiger Oscar, 8 seven inch Silver Arowanas and 12 five inch Silver Dollars. On top of that I'm running 4 150 gallon
wet/dry filters and 6 UV. My friend also helped me installed an automatic water change feature on my aquarium which allowed me to changed about 15-25% of water every two to three weeks and than it would automatically fill up by itself. Can't wait till my next project hopefully soon. Remember dreams are stretched to the limit as only you it allow it to.

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frebs.. - 2010-10-23
Hi by your description I would like to see a picture of your aquarium,...........
JOHN - 2011-08-09
You have too many aggressive fish in your tank.....Your tank water will get dirty easily and that needs a lot of changing to keep it in prime condition for your fish. You will need a powerful filter/filters to do the job.
Shashi - 2013-03-08
Holy Cow! Outstanding description! I would love to see pics of this! And the automatic water system... a dream come true. I currently have a 180G set up with a Giant Red Tailed Gourami. He was a rescue that had quite a rough start. No fins were left on this poor fish :( Fast forward almost 3 years and he is a beautiful boy. He shares the tank with a typical Plecostemous. Goes towards him to bump him now and then, but never hurts him. I have a nice rocky outcrop with drift wood that houses his 'area' quite nicely. My last Gourami was a Giant Albino. She lived to be over 22 years. I bought her when she was just under the size of a dollar bill. She ended up about 20' when she died. She gave up eating for about a week and I knew it was time. It broke my heart and I waited over a year before I found 'Norbert'. Everyone simply called the female 'Bitchy Fish'... although her name was 'Chessita'. Any how... PICS PLEASE! (if you still have it set up... I realize this was several years ago!)
Megan - 2013-03-28
Hi there, nice to hear there are other giants out there, mine is about seven years old 1.5ft long and current living in a 1000L tank. I am waiting to build a custom made tank for him as he has just travelled 6 hours across across the country in a truck. Very tough fish, wonderful characteristics, he knows my voice and prefers company to view whether it be dogs or humans he loves to watch what you're up to. Not looking forward to the day he passes, anyone know how long they live for?
Casey Shigemi - 2013-04-20
hi, I live in NYC and bought my gouramie when he was silver dollar size and in 10gal tank. I upgraded to 26gal and had wanted to go to 55gal. I didn't know he would get so big and I can't fit anything bigger than a 55gal in my NYC apartment. This gouramie is approximately 18' and only about 2 years old. I had no idea he would get this big and even bigger and live so long. He is beautiful and likes to be pet. I can't take care of him much longer if he is to have a happy life. Any advice on a place or zoo or animal shelter I could donate him to? Please help!
Bill - 2013-04-29
Nice tank! But you have far to many fish for a tank, even one that size.

Sabrina Dunkerley - 2013-04-28
Hey, i just bought one of these electric yellow fish, and it is digging up all the rocks etc, and my pet store told me it was a female making a nest. How can you tell the difference between males and females cause i wanna buy a male now! :)

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Clarice Brough - 2013-04-29
The Electric Yellow Cichlid is a very nice fish, however sexing is difficult. They need to be mature and as you can see from the topic above: Sex: Sexual differences, the male will be a bit bigger and when spawning be more colorful with a bluish cast. Because they are so hard to distinguish, that's why in the breeding section above they suggest you get 5-6 juveniles and raise them up together. That's your best chance of getting a male/female pair.

Kim DaFoe - 2013-04-28
I have 2 Zipper Loaches, the male has more of a red tint to this fins. The female is a washed out version of the male. I know I have 1 male & 1 female because, while doing my monthly deep clean , I found a Zipper Loach fry! He has gone back into hiding so I'm not sure if there are others.

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Clarice Brough - 2013-04-28
That is so cool! I hope you see more and that they are able to grow up:)

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