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Topic: Cichlid aquarium
AlpineRocks's photo
Sat 06/30/07 05:04 PM
Anyone have a Cichlid aqurium have 3 cichlids in mine gonna get 2 more but havent decided what is compatable with the ones I got. Cichlids are cool bigsmile bigsmile bigsmile

newtosatsuma's photo
Sat 06/30/07 05:05 PM
What is a Cichlid?

ThunderOrb's photo
Sat 06/30/07 05:06 PM
I used to have an oscar and I had plans to make a giant tank with blood parrots, flowerhorns, and a few others. However, that costs money I don't currently have.

ThunderOrb's photo
Sat 06/30/07 05:06 PM
A type of fish. bigsmile

AlpineRocks's photo
Sat 06/30/07 05:08 PM
Ya I'm still putting mine togather it takes time.....

thedrunkrobert's photo
Sat 06/30/07 05:10 PM
Jack Dempsy's are cool.

I worked at Petsmart awhile back, and I got to feed all the Cichlid's. We sometimes gave them feeder fish and watched them fight over it. It was crazy.

AlpineRocks's photo
Sat 06/30/07 05:12 PM
Ya I have the smaller meaner cichlids you can put more in the tank cool to watch em

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Sat 06/30/07 05:15 PM
AlpineRocks,

Cichlids need a lot of room and they are very agressive. I hope that you are giving them plenty of room and also lots of hiding places, so that they don't get stressed out.

AlpineRocks's photo
Sat 06/30/07 05:17 PM
laugh laugh Ya I have about 40 rocks in the tank they all have their territoy and homes they dig out their own place and have lots of room.laugh laugh

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Sat 06/30/07 05:29 PM
Good to hear. I know that a lot of people get Cichlids to watch them fight to death. Do you salt your tank?

AlpineRocks's photo
Sat 06/30/07 05:34 PM
No my cichlids are from lake Malawi I dont think I'm suposed to salt it am I? huh

AlpineRocks's photo
Sat 06/30/07 05:36 PM
Thats in Africa......

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Sat 06/30/07 05:37 PM
Yes, all fresh water has some salt in it. Unless you have plants (you probably don't since you have Cichlids), you want to put 2 tablespoons of aquarium or Kosher salt / 10 gallons or 1 tablespoon / 5 gallons. Your fish will look better and live longer, while also being less prone to illness.

AlpineRocks's photo
Sat 06/30/07 05:38 PM
Ok I'll look into that I know cichlids do need hard water thanks.

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Sat 06/30/07 05:39 PM
I know, I would love to see Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika, they are supposed to be two fo the most beatiful lakes on the planet.

AlpineRocks's photo
Sat 06/30/07 07:45 PM
I dont know where the lakes are I just know thats were my fish came from. laugh laugh laugh I'm still doing reaserch on them so I will probley see the lake eventually on the web.

ajhagena's photo
Sun 07/01/07 01:45 AM
I had a goldfish once.

But I prefer my dog.

purplecat's photo
Sun 07/01/07 01:46 AM
OMG
i CANT PUT MY CHILD IN AN AQUARIUM!!!!!!!!noway

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Sun 07/01/07 01:47 AM
put the bong down purple!!!!!smokin smokin laugh

ajhagena's photo
Sun 07/01/07 01:48 AM
Of course you can't put children in aquariams.

That's what terrariums are for. glasses

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