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  1. xDestro

    New, 55 gallon stocking help

    Hello I'm new to MFK so I apologize if I'm doing this wrong. I recently bought a 55 gallon aquarium and not sure what all I can have in it, I'm looking for a community type aquarium but would be open to single bigger fish suggestions. I was looking at gouramis and thinking one good size one...
  2. S

    New to Cichlid keeping.. stocking help please

    Hi, I have recently bought a 200l tank, 100cm long. Water is 155TDS, GH - 179ppm PH - 7.5. Originally i wanted to keep an Oscar, but this tank is far too small to house one fully grown so Im looking at some smaller south American Cichlids or some apistogrammas. I have been looking at...
  3. Dustin0413

    Tank and fish rescue

    I'm a forum newbie here, but I've had aquariums for over ten years and want to share my current story: The last few years my 125 gal SA cichlid tank has been at my buddies house/old roomate. I decided to leave it there after my wife and I bought a new house. He kept the tank for the last 4...
  4. J

    Starting 55 Gallon Cichlid Tank - Input/Suggestions Appreciated

    Hey everyone, I'm new on the boards, and I'm getting back into the love of messing with my aquarium. I have a 55 Gallon tank with gravel filler, standard filtering (i'll post brand/etc if needed) and heater. I had some rocks we were going to use in our flower gardens, but I acquired them and...
  5. Kaia

    South American cichlid newbie

    Just got my biggest tank ever set for fishies! We upgraded from a 35 gal. To a 75 currently holding 6 assorted Australian rainbows 1 koi angel,a Chinese algae eater (4 inch), and an electric blue acara (my husband brought home the blue bully )All juvenile around 2 inches except the algae eater...
  6. Lil g

    Eggs?

    Can someone please help me figure out if I missed my jack dempseys laying eggs.. They are acting like they laid eggs but I just noticed all this behavior yesterday when it looked like they were spawning but I didn't see any eggs... I saw little tiny clear dots coming out of my female and go on...
  7. C

    Accidental jack dempsey

    I was sold a jack dempsey when I was told it was a jeweled cichlid. Now I am frustrated. It has been 4 months and I have upgraded its tank to a 50 gallon. Now that he is in a bigger tank he seems less happy. Should I buy him a tank mate? All he does is sit in his cave and hide from me when I...
  8. C

    what fish is best for me? help!

    Hey, I've been wanting an aquarium for a long time but the only trouble is i am away for around 4 days a week with work. I've been looking at buying and keeping adult red belly piranha's as they do not need feeding every day, are there any other fish that i could maybe look into keeping? or...
  9. Pravesh Shilotri

    Hello Monster Fish Keepers.!

    Hello Guys, i am new in monster fish keeping...and i wish if we can share the knowledge and experience in this awesome world. Regards, Pravesh Shilotri
  10. N

    Pleco ID and Breathing Issues?

    Hey all, this is my first post to MFK, my roommate referred me here, if I'm breaking any forum rules by posting in here I apologize and please direct me to the right section. I've got a 55 gallon tank, my first one, with a few black skirt tetras, a lungfish, black ghost knife fish, and a pleco...
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