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Ah apologies, wrong thread. Please check my last thread. I believe she has a partner now

Has anyone seen the video? Looks to me like a male and female because she is letting one other Angelfish guard the eggs with her and they are both chasing everyone else away?

Hi guys, 2 of my angelfish seem to have “paired” off. I have never had this happen with cichlids before, they’re are a lot of eggs and only 2 of the fish are allowed anywhere near it. I assume this is mum and dad. I will attach a link to a video to see if anyone can sex them for me. One has some...

Any info anyone?

So I’ve come home after the day and the good news (I think) is he is active and swimming as opposed to floating at the top of the tank on his side lifeless, but he is definitely struggling to keep himself submerged and will occasionally float to the top of the tank when he runs out of steam? Any...

When I am not near the tank it simply floats on its side at the top of the tank. Tank is cloudy due to recent water change

So I’ve just noticed one of my Angelfish floating at the top of the tank on its side. When I go near it tries to swim away but it is almost as if it is full of air or swimming against a current and shortly floats to the top again onto its side. It also has a visibly bloated belly. I have just...

Hi guys, been running my canister for a couple months now but am yet to do actual clean of any kind yet. I’m going to take it apart and give it its first rinse tomorrow but have noticed the tubing is covered in what I assume is algae. Was originally bright green and now covered in brown. Do I...

Absolutely, I know it is very early days, but as I said I am happy they are now in my tank as opposed to the LFS tank and their welfare is my only thought…

Thank you to everyone for there helpful information regardless. Always tricky with cichlids but I appreciate everyone’s input. Going from 1 to 5 I am aware of the chance of pairing and aggression, but I am lucky I know they have been raised from fry to their current size together. Only day one...

Well guys, hate it or love it, I now have the original 5. Like I said, I saw 5 black Angels at my LFS a few months ago and added the 1 solo fish. As of today, I have gone back and bought the remaining 4 (raised from fry together) and so far all is well. Whether it works long term is another...

I am seriously confused. My tank had one angelfish, blue Acaras and a Severum in but I have recently rehomed everything but the Angel so it has been alone for the past week. It has been the only Angelfish I’ve ever had and I have had it around 5 months. Anyway I just looked in the tank and there...

I do not mean to be rude or offend anyone and @anewbie, this is not targeted at you but your answer made me think… I think people on this site need to be more open and helpful. Near enough every question I’ve ever asked has been met with “no this will never work, that will never work.” Rarely a...

Everyone says these are schooling fish though, so what are you saying? If you have tried everything and it hasn’t worked, are you saying people should just not to keep Angelfish?

Hi Gary, the Cardinals are fully grown adults and the tank is actually 4.5ft long. I am tempted to go for the lot, purely because I know they were raised together and are still alive to this day. If anything I want to get them out of the tiny, dingy, dark tank they are currently sat in at my LFS :(

From what I understand, the Angels that are in my LFS were bought by a guy when they were very tiny and when they got to that size (4”) he returned them to the store. Since then they have all lived together in this tank. They must have been there for a good 3 months now. A couple of months ago I...

The tank is well planted but the angels I am looking to get are already reasonably big (4” or so) The reason being is a couple months ago I saw a tank of 5 all black Angelfish and loved them but only had space for 1. Now I want to go back and get the other 4?

I have an approx 55 gallon tank with one medium sized Angelfish and around 15-20 Cardinal Tetras (risky I know). Anyway I’m looking to add some more angelfish and I’m debating adding either 2, 3 or 4 more Angelfish (3,4,5 total). I am tempted to add 4 more so as to disperse aggression but don’t...

1 Severum 1 angelfish 1 EBA 8 serpae tetras I know long term overstocked, the EBA and Severum are still young. Will all be rehomed in the next couple weeks regardless, just worries about this deep dent in the Severums head. Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 15/20ish

Like I say he seems very shy and hides when I walk near the tank. Perhaps he has been attacked or caught it on something. Definitely behaving differently

I’ll try to get a clearer picture as it looks very strange. Like a tiny but deep hole just above the eye

Hi guys, currently have a 55 gallon which I know long term is overstocked but looking to rehome everything and start a discus tank soon. Anyway recently my Severum has been a bit shy and hiding and I noticed this evident dent above his eye?? He will be rehomed in the next few weeks as I now know...

Cool, that’s why we do our research :) looks like I will plan on five, 4” discus with around 15 cardinals. I will be sure to do a lot more research and visits to the LFS and also have a good think about substrates! Thanks for the help

Ahhh okay and how about a singular adult discus? Would it be stressed out being alone? Perhaps 5 medium sized is the way to go

While I’m sure I know peoples answer to this question, I am wandering if it would be possible to get just 2 of the large discus along with a load of cardinals, as opposed to 5 medium discus. Would this be likely to stress them? I know they like to be in groups, but would having 2 with more space...

Great, I’ll be sure to get some suitable floating plants! Regarding the substrate I was advised that sand was the best option due to it showing any waste clearly so it is easier to clean. Also the waste should remain on the surface as opposed to falling between the bits of gravel, again making...

Hi Byron, thanks for the response. So 15 Cardinal tetras followed by 5 discus at a later date would be okay for a 55 gallon? My store has absolutely incredible specimens that are fully grown, from what I see they look great. The guy advised getting them around the 5” mark and letting them all...

Looking to clear out my cichlid tank and start again with a Discus and Cardinal tetra tank. It is approx 55 gallons and I will be purchasing 4/5 Discus. However in the mean time I will be looking to stock it with Cardinal tetras only while I save money for the discus. What’s the maximum number...

Spent months researching and trying to make things work on what is my first cichlid tank. Every question was knocked back with “no’s” and discouragement no matter what I asked, so in the end just went for it and everyone is now settled and happy showing minimal aggression. It’s a shame the tank...