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08-22-2006, 09:21 PM
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Shark
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OT: cichlid in a cichlid
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08-22-2006, 09:46 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Central Georgia
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08-23-2006, 04:06 PM
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Co-President
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Eagan
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Originally Posted by oyam123
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yes.... cichlid politics is not too forgiving....
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Three rules of coral/fishkeeping.
1- Things die.
2- Cant change rule 1.
3- You always need another tank.
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08-23-2006, 04:23 PM
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Hooked on H20
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Chanhassen, MN
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Originally Posted by oyam123
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Have you seen your cichlids holding a clutch in their mouth yet?
It is quite a site to see a fish with 50-60 fry in their mouth!!!
The first time I stripped eggs from my cichlids I could not believe how many they hold in their mouths. I mostly let nature have it's way these days, but man it was fun watching all those fry grow out.
Chris
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08-23-2006, 05:21 PM
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Shark
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Minnesota
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Chris,
Does this look like the electric blues you offered me/my daughter? This is a nice looking fish!
My daughter gave the OK to keep electric blues in the new tank, but is looking like she will pass on the frontosa (mostly due to space issues in the tank...there are other species that interest her more).
Did you also have yellow labs? If you have any females to spare, that would be cool (we have two lonely males right now).
Hope to have the tank ready for fish within a month. Thanks for your patience!
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08-23-2006, 05:32 PM
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Hooked on H20
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Chanhassen, MN
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Originally Posted by capman
Chris,
Does this look like the electric blues you offered me/my daughter? This is a nice looking fish!
My daughter gave the OK to keep electric blues in the new tank, but is looking like she will pass on the frontosa (mostly due to space issues in the tank...there are other species that interest her more).
Did you also have yellow labs? If you have any females to spare, that would be cool (we have two lonely males right now).
Hope to have the tank ready for fish within a month. Thanks for your patience!
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Yes I have some some blues just like these...( Sciaenochromis fryeri). I have an sub-adult male I can spare(if I can catch him) and a half dozen 1-1/2"-2-1/2" unsexed fry. I have some yellow labs that are the same size and unsexed as well as some OB colored fry(forget species right now).
The fry are ready when you are. I'll try to catch a male blue for you too.
Chris
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08-23-2006, 05:46 PM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: River Falls, WI
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Originally Posted by Havre
yes.... cichlid politics is not too forgiving....
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 How true!
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08-23-2006, 05:50 PM
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Co-President
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Eagan
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Originally Posted by goetzc
Yes I have some some blues just like these...(Sciaenochromis fryeri). I have an sub-adult male I can spare(if I can catch him) and a half dozen 1-1/2"-2-1/2" unsexed fry. I have some yellow labs that are the same size and unsexed as well as some OB colored fry(forget species right now).
The fry are ready when you are. I'll try to catch a male blue for you too.
Chris
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chris if you ever have some frontosa you want to part with let me know.
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Three rules of coral/fishkeeping.
1- Things die.
2- Cant change rule 1.
3- You always need another tank.
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08-23-2006, 06:54 PM
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I'm sorry.......
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: South West Florida
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I have a 55 gal cichlid tank and I have a question? Does any of your cichlids get a huge blown up stomach. I dont know if its going to have babies or a disease. |
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08-23-2006, 07:59 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Depending on what kind of cichlids you are referring to makes a difference. If they are african cichlids, particularly those from Lake Malawi and the scales aren't sticking out making it look like a pine cone, it is very possibly bloat. Does the cichlid have white stringy poop? If the scales are sticking out, making it look like a pine cone, it is dropsy.
Many african cichlids are herbivores and prone to bloat if you are feeding them food that is too high in protein, such as blood worms and the like. |
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08-23-2006, 08:06 PM
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I'm sorry.......
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: South West Florida
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It must be bloat. The scales dont stick out....What do you feed your cichlids?
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08-23-2006, 08:46 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rochester
Posts: 4,219
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New Life Spectrum.....they grow like weeds and take on great color.
I also seem feed small cichlids as a treat 
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08-24-2006, 04:25 PM
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Whats with the labels?
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Minnesota
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cichlids are fun, they were first fish i had...very interesting
they have a forum dedicated to them too... 
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