del - 2010-06-19 Hi... I recently bought two cichlids a tiger strip one and a yellow one... unfortunately the tiger striped one passed away... the yellow one was always the bully but he didn't die at her hands... the concern I have is tho... the water... I keep it clean and change it often and condition it... but I always get a layer of clear slick on the top of the water... and when I take it out of the tank it goes white if it's collected in one go... it's hard to describe... but I want to know what is causing it as it's a concern for the safety of the fish... any help would be appreciated...
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Anonymous - 2010-06-24 It is nothing its just the mineral build up just lower the water level a little bit so the water coming out of the filter can break it up.
Donna Colley - 2010-07-25 Wash your hands and arms before putting them in your tank - it may be oil, lotions etc. from your skin. If not, change your filter in your furnace or air conditioner. Both of these things have done this to my tank.
mike - 2010-06-28 My fish had eggs in its mouth what if the mom fish drops the eggs will she pick of the egg or will it die or will it hatch? Just wondering so if anyone can tell me plz thank you.
adelle - 2010-06-24 Ok so my fishy is starting to get black areas on her fins... and a lil on her body just under her top fin... but the concern is... her face has red/pink areas... I don't know if its cos shes sick or not... but its concerning... any help would be great!
NICK - 2010-06-06 We have a 100 liter tank(fresh water) we have angels, tetras, cichlids & some other breeds, and just the other day we bought a black ghost knife. Is it common for electric yellows to attack and try to eat them? We have never had this sort of trouble before.
Anonymous - 2010-05-13 I have another question. First of all, I'd probably actually do 3 females 1 male. Also, I was wondering, is it possible that while a female is holding she could be moved to a tank with small, peaceful fish?
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Anonymous - 2010-06-04 I guess you could but I would not. They get very agressive and territorial at while holding and after for a couple weeks.
Anonymous - 2010-05-12 Is it possible to keep 3 (1 male, 2 female) in a 20 gallon (no other fish). How big are fry when they are spit out? How many fry do they have? Sorry that I didn't have just one question.
Marissa - 2010-05-02 Hi, I have a 29 gallon tank, and want to put Electric Yellow Cichlids in it. How many yellows could go in and what other cihclid could go with it, or other fish. I also wanted angels but I don't know if they will go good with each other... Please answer back.
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Ducky - 2010-05-16 Have around 10 or less amount of electric yellow cichlids and about 8 or less Angel fishes. Blue malavi and other similar fishes are compatible with them. Because yellow cichlids grow up to about 4 inches in about two years, do not overcrowd. Other fast swimmers are also compatible, even gold fishes with short tails. Yellow cichlids will nip the fins of Angels and make them circular, but will not kill them. Keep Collectively under 20 fishes in this tank with filtration. Grow plants to cover about 1/4 of the tank.
f.g. - 2010-04-26 I have an electric yellow cichlid it's name is frank, the steelers fish. It is the most aggressive of all the fish in the tank I have seen it eats other fish alive, bugs, frogs and anything else that happens to tick it off...Peaceful?
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elisabeth - 2010-05-02 You are probably not feeding him. I have 2 males in my 33 gallon tank with other fish. You would think the males would fight but they never do.
lena - 2010-05-13 They're peaceful for cichlids. In a tropical tank setting they will kill other fish, but compared to other cichlids I've had, these are a dream.
Mae - 2010-05-10 I have a yellow one and it's in constant motion! I do have it with my "grommies" (sp) and it seems to be leaving them alone..so far. I moved him from a small tank we'd plan to add more fish and we had one small algae eater with him. He would Not leave the little guy alone and this A.M. I found he had jumped out of the tank in from the small opening in the back of tank on top. BUMMER! kj
Pamela - 2010-05-19 I recently adopted a whole tank of Electric Yellows! My Steeler team, Roth, Parker, Harrison, Tomlinson, etc... ! They are actually babies from some accidental breeding in a friend's tank. When trying to separate only the Yellow labs from the other fish my friend wanted to keep.... none of them were having it! We wanted to thin the tank to prevent crowding but in the end have a mixture of Tetras and Yellow Cichlids with one little zebra cichlid... The tetras are doing okay...but have lost some coloring because the school of labs nibbles at them during feeding! As long as I feed them regularly they typically leave the tetras alone!
Shayna - 2010-04-10 I had two electric yellow cichlids for about two months when one of them died. We had guppies with them and the remaining cichlid killed them all! Since then my mom and I have added around ten fish with the cichlid and he has killed them all.... any ideas on what sort of fish to put with it? It's a 10 gallon tank. Thanks!
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Brenda - 2010-04-16 I say do some research on your fish. The electric yellow cichlids, as most cichlids, are aggressive fish and only put in a tank with their own kind. Try blue cichlids and convicts and you might want to get a larger tank. If you want these kind of fish they get very large, 8 inches and at least a 55 gal tank is suggested, especially if you want more. I would stay away from pacus and oscars. They are very pretty fish but get to be very large fish. Some are larger than a ft. I hope that helps you out.
Amanda - 2010-04-29 Hi just been reading your post, I suggest you try and get at least a 20 gallon tank as a 10 gallon tank is too small. Plus which type of yellow cichlid is it? If it is a 'lab' then it will be lonely therefore will be aggressive plus it's best to keep to cichlids as a whole and have more males than females, as males are constantly trying to get attention. I hope this helps you =)
Rui - 2010-03-28 How can I determine a female from a male??? Thnx
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mindy - 2010-05-09 Mature males about 1/3 larger than female-male will get darker in face when in breeding mode..mature male 5 inches-female 3 1/2-4 inches.
The bold striking colors of the Electric Yellow Cichlid have certainly helped it earn its name!
Hi... I recently bought two cichlids a tiger strip one and a yellow one... unfortunately the tiger striped one passed away... the yellow one was always the bully but he didn't die at her hands... the concern I have is tho... the water... I keep it clean and change it often and condition it... but I always get a layer of clear slick on the top of the water... and when I take it out of the tank it goes white if it's collected in one go... it's hard to describe... but I want to know what is causing it as it's a concern for the safety of the fish... any help would be appreciated...
It is nothing its just the mineral build up just lower the water level a little bit so the water coming out of the filter can break it up.
Wash your hands and arms before putting them in your tank - it may be oil, lotions etc. from your skin. If not, change your filter in your furnace or air conditioner. Both of these things have done this to my tank.
My fish had eggs in its mouth what if the mom fish drops the eggs will she pick of the egg or will it die or will it hatch? Just wondering so if anyone can tell me plz thank you.
Ok so my fishy is starting to get black areas on her fins... and a lil on her body just under her top fin... but the concern is... her face has red/pink areas... I don't know if its cos shes sick or not... but its concerning... any help would be great!
We have a 100 liter tank(fresh water) we have angels, tetras, cichlids & some other breeds, and just the other day we bought a black ghost knife. Is it common for electric yellows to attack and try to eat them? We have never had this sort of trouble before.
I have another question. First of all, I'd probably actually do 3 females 1 male. Also, I was wondering, is it possible that while a female is holding she could be moved to a tank with small, peaceful fish?
I guess you could but I would not. They get very agressive and territorial at while holding and after for a couple weeks.
Is it possible to keep 3 (1 male, 2 female) in a 20 gallon (no other fish). How big are fry when they are spit out? How many fry do they have? Sorry that I didn't have just one question.
Hi, I have a 29 gallon tank, and want to put Electric Yellow Cichlids in it.
How many yellows could go in and what other cihclid could go with it, or other fish.
I also wanted angels but I don't know if they will go good with each other...
Please answer back.
Have around 10 or less amount of electric yellow cichlids and about 8 or less Angel fishes. Blue malavi and other similar fishes are compatible with them. Because yellow cichlids grow up to about 4 inches in about two years, do not overcrowd. Other fast swimmers are also compatible, even gold fishes with short tails. Yellow cichlids will nip the fins of Angels and make them circular, but will not kill them. Keep Collectively under 20 fishes in this tank with filtration. Grow plants to cover about 1/4 of the tank.
I have an electric yellow cichlid it's name is frank, the steelers fish. It is the most aggressive of all the fish in the tank I have seen it eats other fish alive, bugs, frogs and anything else that happens to tick it off...Peaceful?
You are probably not feeding him.
I have 2 males in my 33 gallon tank with other fish.
You would think the males would fight but they never do.
They're peaceful for cichlids. In a tropical tank setting they will kill other fish, but compared to other cichlids I've had, these are a dream.
I have a yellow one and it's in constant motion! I do have it with my "grommies" (sp) and it seems to be leaving them alone..so far. I moved him from a small tank we'd plan to add more fish and we had one small algae eater with him. He would Not leave the little guy alone and this A.M. I found he had jumped out of the tank in from the small opening in the back of tank on top. BUMMER! kj
I recently adopted a whole tank of Electric Yellows! My Steeler team, Roth, Parker, Harrison, Tomlinson, etc... ! They are actually babies from some accidental breeding in a friend's tank. When trying to separate only the Yellow labs from the other fish my friend wanted to keep.... none of them were having it! We wanted to thin the tank to prevent crowding but in the end have a mixture of Tetras and Yellow Cichlids with one little zebra cichlid... The tetras are doing okay...but have lost some coloring because the school of labs nibbles at them during feeding! As long as I feed them regularly they typically leave the tetras alone!
I had two electric yellow cichlids for about two months when one of them died. We had guppies with them and the remaining cichlid killed them all! Since then my mom and I have added around ten fish with the cichlid and he has killed them all.... any ideas on what sort of fish to put with it? It's a 10 gallon tank. Thanks!
I say do some research on your fish. The electric yellow cichlids, as most cichlids, are aggressive fish and only put in a tank with their own kind.
Try blue cichlids and convicts and you might want to get a larger tank. If you want these kind of fish they get very large, 8 inches and at least a 55 gal tank is suggested, especially if you want more. I would stay away from pacus and oscars. They are very pretty fish but get to be very large fish. Some are larger than a ft. I hope that helps you out.
Hi just been reading your post, I suggest you try and get at least a 20 gallon tank as a 10 gallon tank is too small. Plus which type of yellow cichlid is it? If it is a 'lab' then it will be lonely therefore will be aggressive plus it's best to keep to cichlids as a whole and have more males than females, as males are constantly trying to get attention. I hope this helps you =)
How can I determine a female from a male??? Thnx
Mature males about 1/3 larger than female-male will get darker in face when in breeding mode..mature male 5 inches-female 3 1/2-4 inches.