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Attack on the Cihhlids Christina Grimsley (Unregistered) 2007-04-12 16:02:09 My boyfriens and I just set up an aquarium. Inside we have four african cichlids, an blue,yellow, orange and brown spotted grey. We also have a puffer fish. Although we know nothing about fish, we have been fasinated by the activity of all of them. Its been only one night and I have noticed that the cichlids are very territoral and vivious. They each have claimed there territory already. The puffer fish seems to stay out of the way of the cichlids. This morning I bought a Jack Dempsey central american cichlid and some small guppy fish. As soon as I put one guppy in, the cichlids attacked and fought over the guppy. The guppy died. Later I put in the Jack Dempsy and the yellow cichlid bit off the Lack Dempsy tail and the Jack Dempsy bit off the yellow cichlids stomach. There is a big Chunk missing out of the yellow cichlids stomach. Its was a slow death. Im so sad. What should I do? Reply 34   14

Ouch Justin (Unregistered) 2007-04-13 07:03:12 My first piece of advice: - ALWAYS research FIRST if your cichlids and/or other tropical fish are compatible, BEFORE putting them in the aquarium! Cichlids are territorial, and aggressive, you need to do your research. Your guppies are as good as food. My second piece of advice: - Go back the pet store and ask for your money back. The person that sold you the fish would have known they were incompatible, and was taking advantage of you Reply 20   5

Ouch! Nia (Unregistered) 2008-02-16 14:26:40 That sounds hurtingly!Try to research first! Reply 3   4

Kristin (Unregistered) 2009-02-17 19:18:50 Not sure why you would not research putting fish together. You know how if you mix some meds with others you will die? You have to apply the same logic with fish. Some will die if mixed with others. I know it's a simple mistake, but common sense would tell you that guppies probably wouldn't fair well against an aggressive fish. If a puffer knows to stay away, take that as a warning. Reply 7   4

Kyle (Unregistered) 2007-07-14 19:52:21 African should only go with other africans, the puffer I would say is a bit of a push. In my earlier days of fish tending I had a puffer and it came to an early death due to it liking more brachish water (although cichlids are too, not as much though). But as long as you keep your africans with other africans you should be fine. If you look on websites with info it will say which fish tend to be more aggresive then others, on the other hand you don't want a nonaggresive fish unless you have lots of places to hide. Good luck Reply 7   6

help cichlid happy (Unregistered) 2007-08-23 02:35:39 Ive recently decided to try to enterprise on my hobby. I started a year ago with an albino oscar. I immedietly became completely fascinated.I have four small kenny fish i am trying to breed them but i have a very limted info base. I dont know how to sex them or anything. Also i have a rather large albino oscar. It is about ten inches long maybe bigger. Is it too late to find it a partner and again i have no idea of its sex. I guess what I need is a good website with lots of information for me peruse.I would greatly appreciate any suggestions on keeping my fishes happy and breeding them. please tell me where I can look for some good "free" advice. I thought the internet was supposed to be the information superhighway. The only problem is that now you have to have a credit card to research anything nowadays. Thank you for any assistance or suggestions offered. sincerely, cichlid happy Reply 9   5

oscars and such jc (Unregistered) 2007-08-27 08:23:22 do you have any specific questions to be answered? Reply 8   3

changing colors Cooper (Unregistered) 2007-08-25 17:37:01 One of my bumblebee fish is changing color is this normal? Is there a way to tell if you have male or female fish? Reply 7   6

bumblebee cichlids jc (Unregistered) 2007-08-27 08:22:47 Yes, it's common that they change color. To tell them apart, you can see the males by their dark brown (even almost black) color, whereas the females will be brown and yellow striped Reply 4   2

Kidscott4 (Unregistered) 2011-07-09 14:25:08 I have been told too much light will cause the water to turn green. Reply 0   0

Coco (Unregistered) 2011-08-30 13:10:03 Bumblebees will change color when the male is the dominant one of the tank. Will be come almost all black Reply 0   0

Help Erica (Unregistered) 2007-12-21 18:57:01 I love my fish tank. I have african cichlids. I've had the fishtank for one year. but i moved four months ago. I'm getting a wired green cloud in the middle of my tank every month. I've taken the water in to get tested everthing they say all is well at the pet store. My fish look stressed. there laying very low. Help. Reply 4   4

Joe (Unregistered) 2007-12-21 18:59:14 sorry cant help Reply 1   4

green cloud justin (Author) 2007-12-24 07:56:28 how often do you do water changes, and what percentage of water? How much do you feed them? What kind of filter do you have? Have you added anything recently, like new driftwood or anything? Reply 6   3

fix Green Cloud Sara (Unregistered) 2010-02-16 13:51:39 the Green cloud might be a green floating algae. It's very difficult to remove, but you need to check the new location you have the tank in. Is it in a bright room or direct sunlight? You will just need to do frequent water changes and keep it out of the light for a while. Reply 1   0

Tony (Unregistered) 2011-05-10 19:07:04 I tried everything to kill an algea bloom in my tank. Ended up buying a UV light. Water has been crystal clear ever since. Reply 0   0

Anonymous (Unregistered) 2011-08-04 19:00:39 cichlids do better in crouded tanks the more fish you have the less one will get beaten up. Ifound out that when you add fish if you rearrange your tank the new fish will have a better chance of making it Reply 0   0

Anonymous (Unregistered) 2008-01-22 09:43:45 Me and my Husband Also just bought some fish for a new tank we bought. not knowing much about fish its been quite a challange. we had 4 angle fish at fist but they all died which we heard wasnt uncommon for a new fish tank. we then moved onto some south american cichlids we have two of them but there extrremly aggressive with each other. at first we had a meduim sized one and a larger one. the larger one was much more dominant and chased the smaller one. we took him back and got another meduim sized one and as soon as we put them in the tank together they went directly for each other locked mouth to mouth and fought. they still wont leave each other alone. The strange thing that has me completely confused is the cichlids we got were already all in the same tank though the tank was smaller. so why would they argue now???? Reply 0   9

cichlidman (Registered) 2010-05-21 21:09:17 you should buy your cichlids in trios so you have a better chance of more females than male. more places to hide and more of the same fish can result in less aggressivness. Reply 0   1

Anonymous (Unregistered) 2008-01-22 09:45:52 Is it true the dominant fish will make the rest of the fish change colors? Reply 16   4

a cichlids jg (Unregistered) 2008-03-08 17:25:45 i have a 90 gallon tank its a high tank it has 2 big canister filters on it how many cichlids can i keep in it Reply 20   9

How many? wylander (Registered) 2008-11-19 14:11:11 12to15 will be fine.Also i would use all males,each a different one,with about the same. Reply 1   2

cichlidman (Registered) 2010-05-21 21:13:04 i own a 55 gallon tank and i have about 25 medium cichlids a few getting large with 3 electric blue lobsters. i own 2 75 gallon biological filters that hang on the back. with your tank i would put about almost 50 fish with another tank for a few to go when they get big. your choice if you only are going to have one tank then i would put about 40 cichlids. Reply 2   1

Male or Female Anonymous (Unregistered) 2008-03-26 16:47:19 How do u tell on african cichlids whether they are male or female??? Reply 14   1

African cichlid sexes wylander (Registered) 2008-11-20 14:49:20 Egg spots on older fish,anal fins,sharp fin points also.Your dealer will know,if not you maybe shopping at the wrong place.1 and 2 inch fish can be any ones guess.Some small fish also show these egg spots. Reply 1   3

cichlidman (Registered) 2010-05-21 21:15:51 not all egg spots are males. any cichlid can easily be turned over and if there is 1 hole it is a male and if there are 2 holes it is a female. Reply 2   0

Texas cichlids SuicidalFishKeeper (Unregistered) 2008-05-20 02:01:41 I wonder... do texas cichlids change colour when they grow bigger? Or is it color at birth? I would like to know what species of Texas Cichlids I have =DD. Reply 6   2

Home keeper Harry Jedlicka (Unregistered) 2008-05-27 15:07:57 Can African Cichlids co bitate with African Oscars? Reply 4   0

Mark (Unregistered) 2008-09-17 05:16:16 Karen, Even though Oscars are cichlids, they are in no way Africans. A. ocellatus (Oscars) are native to Peru, Colombia, Brazil and French Guiana and occur in the Amazon River basin, along the Amazonas, Içá, Negro, Solimões and Ucayali river systems, and also in the Approuague and Oyapock drainages. A large tank may accommodate room enough for all to cohabitate but the odds are at some point in time, one will overpower and kill the other. Best of luck. Reply 1   0

5 cichlid tanks... (Unregistered) 2008-12-06 16:29:29 DO NOT PUT OSCARS IN WITH AFRICANS! I did this and unfortunately my larger oscar was abused. His friendly disposition was taken advantage of the first night by my 4 mbunas (half his size at best). He had several damaged fins and lots of teeth marks. He wouldn't even bite back, and the once or twice he did it was more of a scare tactic he didn't go through with. Reply 0   0

Karen Robres (Unregistered) 2008-06-04 08:42:43 In my experience, the africans will annoy the Oscars. Oscars are gentle giants and its so hard to watch them being picked at by a tiny yellow cichlid! Reply 0   1

Lg. Marble Angels mixed with 2 Becca (Unregistered) 2009-03-02 08:19:22 I recently added Neons to my breeding angelfish 20 gal tank. They ate all of them. PetSmart suggested I try Cichlids and I believe they've met their match. They haven't hurt each other yet, but the angels still chase the eletric yellow one, the ice blue Kenyi one seems most aggressive. Did I make a mistake? Don't want my beautiful Angels to get nipped. Also have a ghost catfish (who they can't see) and cory catfish Thanks! Reply 1   1

wylander (Registered) 2009-03-07 08:23:05 A VERY BIG ONE ! AS YOU WILL SEE IF YOU DON,T SEPARATE THEM. Reply 4   1

cichlidman (Registered) 2010-05-21 21:19:02 you should never put angles with cichlids your yellow cichlid is going to grow and beat up your angels. angels should be kept with themselves. Reply 1   0

Anonymous (Unregistered) 2011-05-26 19:46:11 Angels are cichlids Reply 0   0

Angel Fish karen robres (Unregistered) 2009-04-12 19:22:47 I found that my angels don't like any other fish with them while breeding. In fact, the white ones didn't like the black ones and visa versa. I had to put a screen in my tank to keep them from killing anything that swam past the spot they had laid their eggs on. I have never had any luck with the advice at PetSmart. They are mostly teenagers that have gathered their information from customers. I'm still steamed at them for selling me a dragon fish that died in 12 hours and took out the rest of my tank with it.......Now I only buy from Global Aquatics in Ontario. They know their fish. Reply 0   2

Fish tank basics/African Chicl collin a (Unregistered) 2009-05-14 22:53:29 In this article im going to briefly describe some basics steps for successful fish keeping. I have kept african chiclids successfuly and have bred successfully as well. I have been a fish/planted tank hobbyist for over 10 years now and have competed in multiple aquascaping competitions. Setup Tank: This is where you need to PLAN! Please decide before hand what you are looking to accomplish. because more than likely if you dont plan your fish tank A: will either look cheap B:You will spend to much money or C:your fish will die. Buy a fish tank,lights,substrate(sand is good for chiclids you can use play sand and its $5 dollars for 50lbs at home depot!, if you want a planted tank put flourite substrate underneath the sand and get aquatic plant nutrient feed liquid, also increase your lighting) buy filter(you want to filter twice as much per hour as your fish tank holds, no undergravel filters if you want a planted tank or sand)ex: 55 gallon tank 110 gallons per hour filter. 250 watt heater, for african chiclids keep tank around 75-80 degrees.Put it all together and WA LA! First step is done. Purchase cheap feeder goldfish 79c each: The reason for this is because goldfish are an extremely hardy fish, you want to purchase them to create a antibacterial cycle in your tank that is beneficial for future fish you are going to purchase. Thus more than likely why your angels died. buy a couple more if your tank is larger. The pet store will buy back these fish at a later date and you can use that money to put towards better fish. keep the fish in the tank for 2-3 weeks. Now dont buy anything more v.i.a. decorations, or anything! Pet stores always try to rip you off to buy this rock which is 5 dollars a pound, but for 40 lbs it adds up quick! 200 dollars for some rock! Instead go to a construction site or anywhere i picked mine up from a place right down the road for free, and use your imagination as to what would look good. they work fine all you have to do is boil them or if they are to large, boil water and pour it over the rocks. You can find dead wood in the woods and do the same i just put a giant dead beautiful tree in my tank and guess what! no problems! i had to anchor it down ofcourse with some of the rocks but it looks beautiful and saved me money. none of this wood is live by the way. In my tank i even got 2 crayfish out of the stream for free and they are awesome. So you see how some of the common sense can save you hundreds. So think outside the box. After you done decorating and the tank has been running and you sold back your goldfish. Figure out the right fish for your needs. IF african chiclids is your choice wonderful they are the most beautiful freshwater fish thats available in my personal opinion. They have a lot of color and personality. You want to make sure if you get africans only keep them with africans! South american or new world chiclids doesnt work! each species has different agression levels, They tend to be a bit nastier and will kill most of your common africans! So please research the fish, how big of a tank they will need, how large do they grow, are they agressive, non agressive, what do they eat, etc. You want to buy chiclid pellets and chiclid flakes. i use a combo of the both. you can buy snails and put crayfish in your tank also puffers sometimes work in african tanks. green spotted or figure eights tend to be a little more agressive and might nip your africans fins. Member puffers are meaner than africans considering they have a jaw meant for breaking snail and clam shells, thats what they eat. You are going to want to create many hiding places for the africans as they tend to be territorial and claim parts of the tank as their own. They are agressive fish so it is normal that one might be bullying some of the others but what you have to look out for is a fish bullying another fish to the point where it sits up in the corner of the tanks. IF this occurs take that bully fish out of the tank immediately and go see if you can get another smaller fish of the same species from the pet store. Dont feel aqward doing this many fish stores are use to customers coming in and out they know all about trial and error. Which is necessary for an african chiclid tank.You are going to want to do water changes 30% every other week, Clean the tank walls of algea and build up, and your set if you have any other questions just post them and ill get back to them as soon as possible. Reply 2   0

collin a (Unregistered) 2009-05-14 23:05:07 also i forgott to mention. IF you have an ordinary tank low lighting and want some plants that will grow easily, look at java moss and hornwort, also anubias, java fern etc. if you fish store doesnt have this ask them if they can order it. IF not thats why the internet was invented. A aquarium plant is like a normal plant. They need food, carbon dioxide,and light, which if you look on youtube and search co2 generator diy, you can find many yeast,sugar,water concoctions and homemade designs you can use to put co2 into your aquarium for your plants for cheap! 5 dollars household appliances! Take it easy and you are what you love! PEACE Reply 2   1

BAby Fry jared (Unregistered) 2010-03-27 07:17:01 By this point it is so late to remove them. Baby fry are very fragile and taking them out with a net even if you were to catch them will likely injure them. My recommendation is to provide as many hiding spot in the tank for them as possible to mazximize survival rate. I did this by piling smaller rock in the corners of the tank and also by buying plastic tubing (like your bubbler tube but bigger) that is about an inch in diameter and cutting it into small three inch lengths. This gives the little guys some safe havens from the other fish they will likely try to eat them. I bought the tubing from home depot and have not had any problems. Also, little bits of food get caught in these hiding places letting them bulk up faster. My baby fry find a hiding spot and generally stay there until they outgrow it. Reply 0   0

fry loose in aquarium Boris (Unregistered) 2009-07-10 17:29:17 can anyone tell me what to do with fry loose in aquarium...they are too small for nursery Reply 0   0

SEE ABOVE, posted in wrong sec jared (Unregistered) 2010-03-27 07:17:33 SEE ABOVE Reply 1   0

sick cichlid Linda (Unregistered) 2009-08-01 10:50:43 I have a blue african cichlid fish for about 6 years. Three days ago I noticed he was upside down. I assumed he was dying but wanted to see if I could help him live. I did a water change by removing half the tanks water and added prime and salt. Two days ago he is still alive and upside down so I did another water change with prime and salt. Today he is still upside down and breathing. I contacted a very repritable pet store who suggested I bring a water sample. I'm told depending on what type of cichild they can live to be about 10 or 15 years old. Does anyone have any suggestions? Reply 0   0

Crayfish and Cichlids Casey (Unregistered) 2009-08-20 14:24:09 I have got a question for anyone who can answer i have a 75 gallon tank with 2 medium size JD's,2 yellow lab,Scolfi,2 tiger barbs,and a pleco but my question is i just bought 2 crayfish and i was just wondering if this is going to work or not? Reply 0   0

The Lady With American and Afr Bl3ss Up 18 (Registered) 2009-11-06 17:21:21 Well You should not have mix (AFRICAN)Cichlids with (AMERICAN)Because they are not from the same water and there P.H is very Diffrent Not saying that they(African) will die but there not going to thrive very good and the GUPPYS are Community fish and should stay in that same family and you have aggressive fish all cichlids are some what aggressive!and if you put any thing in there that might look like a tastie meal they will try to eat it (good luck)!!! sorry about the miss spelled words Reply 2   0

Help I got a sick 7 yr old JD Mary (Unregistered) 2010-03-15 07:55:30 okay I have been dealing with this poor guy for about a month and he is only getting worse. First I know my water is fine. I have s few other fish with him including a female JD that seem all fine. My male JD is very dark in color almost black. He also has a white film on most of his body and he is now swimming upside down for the past 3 days. For the past 24 hrs he is going to the bottom. First I thought it was a fungus and treated him with melafix. That hasn't helped. I dont want to over treat the tank and make it worse. Any suggestions. I have had him for so long I hate to lose him. I have never had a tank issue before. I've had tanks for years. Reply 0   0

help Anonymous (Unregistered) 2011-07-25 23:58:32 I have the same thing going on did you ever get any help with this problem i have had my fish tank set up for years just had about 10 of my fish die some old (5+) and some of the offspring of them i don't know what to do i had them in a 100 gallon.I have move the healthy one to a different tank hoping that solves it hate losing fish.Please Help Reply 0   0

Cichlid Fry- No Color jared (Unregistered) 2010-03-27 07:12:42 I have a breeding african cichlid (cobalt blue) and I am not sure who the father is, but only one other cobalt in the tank so I am assumming there has been cross=breeding. The new fry (now about 5 months old) and almost 2 inches long, still have very little color. I was told this may have something to do with there not being enough sunlight, but my guess is that the culprate is cross-breeding. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as my mother is now holding again. Reply 1   0

???? ben (Unregistered) 2010-06-16 17:23:02 Im buying a 55 gallon fish tank next week this is my second fish tank i already have two african chichilds and some mollys and some red tail sharks and one silver dollar... none of them have eatn or even gone after each other... would it be ok to mix the african chichilds with silver dollar and bulu sharks im not sure exactly what there called but there silver with black fins but do you think this would be ok and what kind of substrait should i have for the bottom Reply 0   0

Selling Chichlids Matt (Unregistered) 2010-07-26 19:17:50 Hello, I recently bought some African chichlids, and they are doing great. I have some kenyi that are breeding like crazy... to the point where my tank is starting to look much too full. I was wondering if there is any way to sell the offspring to make back some of the money that I spent on the tank and filters. How old should the fish be to sell them, and how much should I sell them for? Any help or information on cichlid selling would be much appreciated Reply 0   0

Reply Ed (Unregistered) 2010-07-30 20:44:43 Word of advice to all young and old cichlid fish keepers.... NEVER,NEVER mix African Cichlids with South American Cichlids. They will kill each other. Also, make sure you do not mix any kind of Cichlids to any other tropical fish species. Remember that all Cichlids are aggresive and territorial species. Reply 0   0

my fish changed colors renee (Unregistered) 2010-08-24 16:59:59 my african yellow lab turned from electric yellow to orange why ? Reply 4   0

Dead fish stuck in mouth Shelia (Unregistered) 2010-08-28 19:06:07 My Jaguar seems to have a dead fish stuck in its mouth. It has been in there for 2 days and I am afraid that it is going to kill him. Any suggestions? Reply 0   0

Sir Lee Middy (Unregistered) 2011-10-29 10:26:03 My father in law had the same problem and we had to net it, he held it, and i pulled the fish out...he is fine now and no worse for the experience :-) Reply 0   0

A couple notes from a local ho Kathy (Unregistered) 2011-03-09 23:43:34 I love the look of natural gravel, rock and wood, colin a. I have been finding and sealing my own peices for years. Here is a bit of advice for those who want to find and introduce wood peicesx into their tanks: Never ever ever add unsealed wood to your home aquarium. Period. The wood can carry all kinds of nasty parasites and chemical residue that will kill your fish. After having boiled the wood, Allow it to dry completely. I recommend using a basking light (commonly used for reptiles) to help dry it out. Once it is completely dry, apply an aquarium safe sealant (available at most aquatic specialty shops) allow to dry and adhere with sealant/adhesive to base. Always use aquarium safe sealant. Read directions on the sealant carefully, some sealants take up to one week to cure properly. Introducing a newly sealed peice that hasn't fully cured will poison your fish. As for the Petsmart comments, I can honestly say that it varies from store to store. I am a Petsmart employee, I have been raising and breeding my own fish for over ten years. I do this for my own enjoyment. I recommend a good book, never rely solely on someone else's say-so. I tell this to all my customers. There are even books in stock that are excellent for beginner to intermediate level fishkeeping. Without a doubt, there are idiots out there who work in the pet marketplaces. It is up to the customer to educate themselves. . . That being said, I trade my bred stock of oscars, and green terrors with a local shop in exchange for some of their bred stock. My oscars are the only oscars that are sold at my LPS. Not everyone who works at Petsmart is an idiot. Some of us do it as a part-time job (in addition to our regular work week) because we love fishkeeping and want to promote better care and understanding for those who dont have the resources to know where to look themselves. Becca, sweetie, get those other cichlids out of your angel tank. Angels are the least aggressive of the cichlid family, and are too fragile to be kept with most anything else. Angels are kept primarily in species tanks. That is my first and best recommendation. Angels can be kept with discus if they are introduced at the same time when they are small. Another possibility is the common hatchetfish. Keep it in a school. They are native to the same area and they are peaceful top-dwellers- so little competition for space, as angels are mid-dwellers. Keep your fish well fed and in a well planted aquarium with lots of hiding places. The more secure the fish feel, the less aggressive they will be. Don't laugh. If they have places to hide, there will be less competition in the tank. I will write back more as I have time, ya'll. Hope it helps, from one cichlid lover to all the others. Reply 1   0

Title error Kathy (Unregistered) 2011-03-09 23:46:34 That title should read "Hobbyist" NOT "Ho" Reply 2   0

The Chiclids Aaron A (Unregistered) 2011-07-21 22:01:25 Recently I set up a 55 gallon aquarium that a cousin of mine was getting rid of. I have had a tank before that had a mix variety of amazon and African chiclids and they were the best fish with the most personality that I've ever seen. so after doing an amazing landscape design for the fish and getting the water just right i went to the local fish store and bought 6 baby chiclids, two of each color they had. blue zebras, yellows and oranges were all they had for a dollar each. i had to have them. they looked so puny in the tank so i found these army looking fish with yellow and green spots to keep them company. im sure these fish have scientific names but i'm not there yet so i color coordinate them in two's. ;) next i had to have these black and red fin zebras that were my favorite fish in my last tank and found a spunky little pair of them to go with the lavender pair i bought next and they are rambunctious as all get up!. the tank is full of life and they are all getting as big as a house. there are a few more species i would like to get to finish off my collection but i always wait for just the right ones and the right time. i will write more on the chiclid saga later. AA Reply 0   0

Mr Lee Middleton (Unregistered) 2011-10-28 11:11:37 Hi All, I have 2 bumble bee cichlids in my tank and one of them sits in the bottom corner of the tank...it is a lot slimmer than my other one and it still swims around and feeds like normal but always goes to this corner and sits there moving around occasionally...my fiancee thinks its a female hiding eggs?? any help peeps? Reply 0   0

CR08RTS (Unregistered) 2011-11-25 14:11:49 Hi, I currently have a School of 7 silver dollars two clown loach all a few years old, what type of chiclid do you suggest I keep with them? The most vibrant that would best suite living with the dollars. Reply 0   0

toti410 (Unregistered) 2011-12-15 19:03:06 CAN I PUT A LOBSTER OR CRAB IN THE TANK WITH AFRICAN CICLIDS AND CENTRAL AMERICAN CICLIDS? Reply 0   0

2 males Dustin (Unregistered) 2011-12-18 21:12:34 I posted a comment on here about 30 min ago, cant find it to make corrections, but I said I have a female and a male, turns out I have 2 males. Both bought at the same time so by my thought process, same age. One is 2X bigger than the other, a dominance thing? Also, next time I will research about sive of aquarium as I have them both in about a 50 gallon tank. Reply 0   0

My Female Auratus Cichlid Lani (Unregistered) 2012-01-14 21:03:30 Okay so I have a female african auratus cichlid and she is alone in a 5 gal tank. I want to put a male of the same species so they can breed but i am afraid the tank wont be big enough and that the male might kill my female. I was also planning to buy the male from Petsmart. Will the male kill the female and will the tank be too small? Also, is petsmart a good place to buy cichlids? Reply 0   0

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