cichlids

I'm going away for 14 days and I'm debating whether I need an automatic fish feeder or not. I have an over stocked 70 gallon (upgrade is coming). Main poopers are pleco that's over foot long and blue texas who's approaching a foot and a black cuban about 8 inches (she fat). Then I have 3 green...

"Species mixing is an abomination of nature" "Pure-bred cichlids are the only way to go" "Hybrids are muddying up the pure-bred gene pool" "Mixed-species fish must be eliminated" "Pure-bred cichlids are superior to mixed-species" :ROFL::popcorn:

Hello all, does anybody have some good cool very active fish that would be fine living in a 75 gal? Any help would be appreciated.

Hello everyone, I recently added fish to my 2 m/6.5 ft, 650 l/180 g planted aquarium which holds a variety of Anubias, java ferns and Echinodorus osiris, the latter of which has been anchored down. For filtration I am using 2x 1800 l/hr (= 514 g/hr) external filters. My current stocking is: 1x...

Hello, I have decided to sell my 125 Gallon Tank and its' stand. Also, I will be selling most of my Peacock Cichlids and two Starry Night Cichlids.

Hello MFK members… So I have a male Gold Jack and a female Jaguar…. And so far Been together for about a month. Nothing yet. But I’m wondering will that make a Gold version of the Jag? I’ve seen Gold Jag’s and wonder where they came from. If anyone has done this already please post pics. If not...

Hi Fishkeepers, it's time to let my prawn go to a more suitable environment. I've had this prawn about 2 years raised from 2 inches. It needs to be housed with more aggressive fish, cichlids or larger tank mates. He is predatory in my tank and is chasing the other fishes around. (i.e. clown...

I have a 600 gallon tank with over 80 different species every fish you see in the pictures are for sale. Male me an offer for what you want. All fish are extremely healthy and not very aggressive. Pick up only. If you don't see a fish you want ask I might have it. There are breading females...

Hi guys! This is long but I wanted to give you a good idea of the situation so I can get the best advice possible. I got a new 125 gallon tank and am setting it up now. Trying to figure out what I want to stock it with once I get it cycled. I was going to go with South American (I love those...

Need to rehome 3 Oscar's as soon as possible. A 75 gallon tank and tank stand will be included if taking the single Oscar. Willing to sell the Marineland Emperor 450. Would prefer to keep the pair together as I bought them together about 1 year ago when they were 3 inches. If taking the pair, I...

4-5 black Cuban cichlid pairs. egg layer female Healthy male 4-5” Cuban cichlids.. Easy breeding experience that can make $ back

Looking for a group of 3-5 juvy cichlids 2" - 3" or so that I can grow out. Top species are: Gold Saum/orange trim Green Terror Super Red Texas Carpintis Vieja Regani/Argentea/etc. Not looking for Flowerhorns, Red Terrors, Convicts, or any fish that don't 'pop' in the tank. Goal is to...

I recently got a vieja hybrid from my friend. And imo they are one of the prettiest fish one can have . I've seen a lot of threads on different types of VIEJAS here on MFK. But very few have pictures of fish or a complete shot of the tank. I wonder if all MFK people keeping VIEJAS could post...

I live in a country where summers are extremely hot and humid. Temperature often hits 40 degree Celsius. If I turn on AC, how would that impact my cichlids? I usually do not keep the temperature below 20 degrees but is it okay for the fish? The tank and the AC are placed on opposite walls, but...

Hey guys, it’s been a while since I’ve posted on here but I can’t find anything online to help diagnose this issue. My venustus has had this for a few weeks now and it’s gotten bigger. Not sure what it is, and was hoping someone on here can help me determine what it is, and how to cure it...

Hi guys, I am swapping out my African Cichlid tank for some sort of South or Central American cichlids, but I am not sure what I want/can have. I like the idea of having something breeding in the tank, but don't want 8000 babies that I can't t rid of. So, I have a 55g tank with gravel (I will...

Have assorted cichlids and some plecos for sale ranging in price from 10-100$ Contact Andrew for more information. can ship all over the US and offer pickup to locals. I’m in the northern Colorado region. Chanchos,Midas,Red devils, Hoga,sagittae, Cubans, Rivulatus, L240 galaxy plecos. have...

Approximately 4" Originally from COTA Good eater Ship available thru USPS priority extra $40 or if you have airport to airport account that is an option

Now that the wife and I are back to work we decided to get another large tank but after a near disaster years ago with a glass we looked for acrylic this go-round. Found a 182g acrylic with oak stand and 40g sump with pump for 500 and jumped on it. I don't know how old it is but it doesn't leak...

0.5" Fry available, $4 (minimum buy of 5) Both parents are beautifully colored and came from Cichlids of the Americas Shipping possible or pickup in Queens NY