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ok plan A didnt work...now to plan B....want to turn my 75 gal into african cichlid tank (which i shulda done from day one) my tank is very mixed so wondering what needs to go...which i believe is almost my whole tank....and what can stay? the stock list as of now... 1x salvini cichilid 3-4in...

yes def a male...get a female and u wil have a nice pair...kribs are easy to pair....

yupp i agree with all...leave the male...let him protect...and ur fish will learn to leave them alone...ive had a few less aggressive fish lost in this situation but its survival of the fittest. and if u remove the male...you mite lose ur pair...has happened to me. i would say keep ur other fish...

they are mouth brooders...sometimes the female will put the eggs. even the fry in her mouth to protect them...not necessarily eating them. BUt YES they do eat them....i would just let it happen naturally....it takes the pair a few times of spawning and what not to get it right. Eventually they...

i would do a jack dempsey but he might eventually outgrow the tank. peacocks...there are tons of diff types ...they are cool fish n go well with yellows n jewels

thank u all for ur feedback...and yes my stocking is a very strange mix. but that is kinda what im trying to do, mix a strange array of african N new world with others...both semi aggresive n aggresive... I know ur not supp to mix these two types of cichlids but is has been done and ive seen it...

So far ... 2x Electric Blue Jack Dempsey 3-4in 2x Kribensis Cichlids 2-3in 2x Silver Dollar 4in 1x Pink Peacock Cichlid 3in 1x Jewel Cichlid 2in 1x Tiger Barb 2in 1x Common Pleco 1x King Tiger Pleco 1x OB peacock cichlid 4in was just removed and put into my 20 gal. cause he was too aggresive...

i hav 75 gal with 2 elec blue jack dempseys, which i am growing out n are at ab 3 in. 2 krib cichlids, 2 silver dollars, n some tetras n danios. my friend has two peacock cichlids, one ob peacock and other i believe is a yellow peacock, both nice fish but are getting bitched out in his...

yeah i understood u athena....thanx all for the advice....yeah the tank cleared up by itself within a few hrs and i just went on with treating it....the ich seems to be like its gotten worse thou....but ive had success with ich meds in the past so i hope everything will be ok.... i dont know...

One of my rams has ich it looks like...so i was going to start treatment...took the carbon out of my filter and when started it up again...the filter kicked up alot of debris n bacteria prob....made the tank gross n cloudy....Is this OK ? Dont know if i should contintue treatment now or put the...

my tank has been up for 2 months now...i do weekly water changes....should i gravel vac yet? or change my blue sponge filter in my fluval 405? I was told i was going to have to do this eventually but not for a few months after my fish in cycle....? Im just unsure of the maintenance i have to do...

yeah i think it must be the filter...its a fluval 405....but i dont see any holes or leaks anywhere....ive filled the tank with water since then and it has not leaked anything in the last 3 days....so it must be the filter....still stumped thou...

woke up this morning and my 75 gal is missing 25% of the water.....can only b two things....a leak or the filter....the only thing is ...nothing seeems to be wet except the carpet on the floor....my stand is made of wood and theres no sign of wet wood of any leak dripping to the carpet....same...

hey all...just added some new fish to my tank....used a stress coat yesterday....usually the tank gets cloudy after that but clears up in a day....the tank is still cloudy today? maybe a bacteria bloom ? also tested my water today...for first time in a week, and pH levels are low....seems...

krib cichlids (Pelvicachromis pulcher)... i have a pair in a community tank with electric blue jacks,silver dollars, and tetras....they are only aggressive if at all during breeding... My female krib...protecting her fry...

First I want to say thanks for all your help when first starting my tank. My tank has been up almost 2 months now...I have the API Master Test Kit and test my water almost every single day, sometimes twice a day. As far as all this talk about cycle goes. My tank has still never seen nitrite...

I rearranged my tank recently, check it out below, added more rocks, wood and made the filters/heaters and all stealth. So the return on my filter looks kinds like its shooting out particles...but I think its just air bubbles? so basically i have fluval 405 filter...and i seemed to have...

One of my new ebjd's hanging out under the wood. Tank is almost done...just a few more fish and a couple pieces of driftwood. Take a look below what it used to look like.....

So I have moved all of my community fish to a new tank. Left in my 75 gallon are 2 EBJD's (Electric Blue Jack Dempsey's). They are both about 1.5-2 inches. So I've been hearing all different types of things as far as stocking the rest of my tank. Now Im not worried about the fish getting too big...

maybe my problem is im not thinking long term....my apt im in is on a month to month basis so theres a good chance i might have to move the tank within the next few months...so all this is kinda temporary...plus I have 220 gallon in my backyard that Im gonna set up, but gonna prob wait untill im...

thanks for the advice....but i am really suprised to see the advice in comparison to my local fish shop. What would kill the rams and apistos? U dont think a firemouth or convict is too aggressive ?

The dimensions are 48x18x21....The guy at the lfs told me otherwise ab the cetopsis. How long would it take to outgrow my tank? Assume I forget about the cetopsis..and am only left with my silver dollars and EBJD's. What other cichlids are compatible? My next ideas were a really small jack...

So far in my 75 gallon...I have 2 silver dollars, 1 blk phantom tetra, 1 buenos aires tetra, 2 pink danios, 2 krib cichlids protecting 9 fry, (but i plan to move them when they are big enough to my 10 gallon) 2 EBJD's , and 2 plecos. After I move the kribs...and danios might go with them...I...

I was so happy to see, when I came home from work today, 20-30 fry swimming next to their parents protecting them. Krib cichlids. So I know they might not last, as some say, but i recently set up a 10 gallon, planning to transfer these kribs and their fry to this tank as soon as possible. How...

I picked up this 210 gallon for free from the LFS, but I have a glass guy coming to reseal the thing for me, cause it leaks from the front bottom. Now it has two overflows inside the tank..1 on each side.... they each have two holes at the bottom going out the tank ..one hole smaller than the...

So i noticed the difference in behavior...it seemed like the male krib used to always harass the female and she would hide in the corner by the heater or under this piece of wood/cave ...but finally after about 3 weeks they paired up and have been swimming around the tank together. So I decide...

So i noticed the difference in behavior...it seemed like the male krib used to always harass the female and she would hide in the corner by the heater or under this piece of wood/cave ...but finally after about 3 weeks they paired up and have been swimming around the tank together. So I decide...

I got this really special piece of driftwood. Paid way too much money for it...well i didnt ...gotta love a good girlfriend lol. But now that I have this piece on the way. Any advice in getting into to sink fast and if and how much this is going to affect the pH of my water which is now at...

And sitting outside is a huge fish tank, sign says Free but Leaks. Long story short, I ask my boy in the fish store and supp. it was someone elses tank they decided to throw out, So I take it. Figuring I can just reseal the tank and possibly set it up to breed electric blue jack dempseys lol. I...

Thanx...so basically I just have to wait it out...? Currently the tank has 2 zebra danios, 2 buenos aires tetras, 1 blk phantom tetra, 2 silver dollars, and 2 krib cichlids and the filter is a fluval 405

my female krib cichlid has like a bubble over her left eye...and its sort of popping out a lilttle. Is this popeye you think? And can i treat them with medicine even thou i am still cycling my tank ?

So my fish in cycle has been going on about 3 weeks now...my tank is 75 gal and has 9 fish in it. Ive been testing the water regularly and maintaining the ammonia level at a max of .25ppm by 20% water changes every few days. I have not yet noticed any levels of nitrite or nitrate yet. How...

Thanx ...yeah im def gonna add some more plants....even thinking of putting more rocks and building some caves in the corners or something. Either that or get a nice center piece of driftwood ? Anyone know a good place to buy or find cheap driftwood? Ill take some more pics and upload as soon...

Any advice on stocking ideas or design/aquascaping ? ? ? So far I have 2 krib ciclids, 2 silver dollars, 2 neon pink zebra danios, 2 buenos aires tetras and 1 lonely blk phantom tetra.

I have a 4ft long 75 gallon tank, fluval 405 filter, heater, whisperer 100, air stone, gravel, river rock type boulders stacked like a cave with holes in them for the fish to swim through and hide, and a bunch of fake plants in there. My tank is in the cycle process with 2 pink zebra danio, 2...

So im in the process of my fish-in cylce. I have 2 zebra danios, 2 buenos aires tetras, 1 blk phantom tetra, 2 silver dollars, and 2 krib cichlids. a 75 gal tank with 120w stealth heater. I did a water change last night and unfortunately my hot water and heat was out in my house cause my oil...

I have a 4ft long 75 gallon tank, fluval 405 filter, heater, whisperer 100, air stone, gravel, river rock type boulders stacked like a cave with holes in them for the fish to swim through and hide, and a bunch of fake plants in there. My tank is in the cycle process with 2 pink zebra danio, 2...

Thanks for the advice....Yeah thats the exact testing kit I have. I kinda knew I had to do the water changes. Just needed to hear it I guess, because ive been told so many different things. I just did a 50% water change and will test the results tonight. So basically, .25 is the limit i should...

Hey I am a new member to this forum. Want to introduce myself. Whats up everyone. So I got a 75 gallon tank, fluval 405 filter, heater, whisperer 100, air stone, gravel, river rock type boulders stacked like a cave with holes in them for the fish to swim through and hide, and a bunch of fake...