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Tristan - 2012-05-20
I am having problems moving my livingstoni to a 5ft tank contaning mbunas and haps ,but every time i put him back into the tank he gets bullied by the red zebra and the next morning he is sick what should i do.

Shawn Handley Jr. - 2012-04-09
You know how a parrot cichlid was a result of a crosbreed right? If you crossed a gold severum with a gold convict would you get a golden cichlid looking almost like a parrot cichlid?

Shawn Handley Jr. - 2012-10-17
hi i have a 55 gallon fishtank and am curious if and what i could add to it. The tank inhabitants are currently 1 6 inch male severum (is very freindly and wont go after any fish other than the red hook who he has tried to breed with), 1 5 inch red hook silver dollar, 1 rocket gar, 2 peacock eels, 5 cory cats, and 19 fathead minnows(food for rocket gar), and lastly a 9 inch pleco. The tank is sparsley decorated and there is plenty of swimming room. I am thinking about adding another kind of cichlid or large fish like a tinfoil barb. The tank gets weekly water changes and i feed the fish bloodworm cubes every 3-4 day, fathead minnows, and hikari large floating cichlid pellets. so any recommendations or advice will be appreciated thanks.

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Shawn Handley Jr. - 2012-10-20
now housing 9 fathead minnows never seen him eat them that fast and much

leonard stanley - 2011-02-25
Can flowerhorns lay fertilized eggs on there own?

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raghu - 2011-08-09
Leonard Stanley, no, females lay eggs and the male fertilize it.

lauren clarke - 2009-10-10
I love the bumblebee mouthbrooder, it is like my most favourite fish ever!

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klide - 2011-03-24
Um does anyone know how to identify the male or female bumblebee cichlid? Please respond.
klide - 2011-03-24
Um does anyone know how to identify the male or female bumblebee cichlid? Please respond.
James Kosloske - 2012-01-10
There are two ways you can determine the sex of your bumble, one is to let them mature at which time the males will be black, the other and best way to sex your fish is to vent them. Do not rely solely on the egg spot theory to sex you fish as it is not 100% accurate. Hope this helps.

Jennifer Jones - 2012-06-13
I have a question. I had my fish 'baby' for 6 years now. and I have noticed that he has been staying at the bottom of the tank lately. I'm a lil concerned bout that. Why is he like that? he doesnt even come up to the top to get food. need help asap please

GazzLeoanrd - 2012-10-12
A very rare find here in Australia, I just picked up 2 of these awesome little guys with another 2 on the way, I got the first 2 at around 6 to 8cm in size and with good food and on schedule water changes and good filtration these 2 have put on 2 to 4cm each within 3 weeks, They are an amazing fish which not many people in OZ can get so i consider myself very lucky to have them. AWESOME UARU!!

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Clarice Brough - 2012-10-12
They really are nice looking fish, I'm so happy for you! (and maybe just a little envious...lol)

john curry - 2011-07-09
Thanks for the in-depth info about this species. One question - this is one of the few places that I have read that these gobies are omnivores that can tolerate being fed brine shrimp. Several other sources have said that this can cause digestive problems.
I just bought some gobies for my Tanganyika tank. All other inhabitants thrive on live food - I feed brine shrimp once every three days and cichlid flakes the other two. You don't think that this will cause them problems?

Thanks! - John

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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-09
No, you shouldn't have any problems. The Animal World owners have I would think 50 years between them in experience in raising all sorts of fish, as pets and commercially and I have never found them to be in error.
Paul Loiselle furthur writes in this article http://www.cichlidae.com/article.php?id=61

"Equally amazing is the sight of a goby cichlid holding position in mid-water through strenuous exercise of the piscine equivalent of the dog paddle as it snaps up live brine shrimp".

WaelSaikaly - 2012-04-30
I have four relatively small parrots living in a 200 liters tank, I brought a Red Devil that is bigger than them. would the Red Devil hurt the parrot if I put it in the same tank?

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Tory - 2012-07-04
If your red devil is territorial and aggressive than yes it will harm your parrot fish. I have a red devil that is almost 6 years old and about 12 inches long. He has killed a blood parrot before as well as a tiger oscar that was actually bigger than him. I do not recommend having them in the same tank.

Dont need to no - 2012-08-08
Ok I have hade a male jd for about 3-4 months and my mom just got me a female and she has a prity good 3 inches on him she is about 5 and she is about 8 can eny 1 tell me breeding behaviour the maid beds all ove my 55 gal I gust cleand it and the rearanged it how they wanted he keeps doing this dance around her bust she does not seem interested but she stays right near him I really dont have a question but just wanted to share

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