African Cichlids

Archive for the cateroy Cichlid Breeding

Feb
17

Fish bloated and changed color from gold to salmon color

One of two of my fish is extremely bloated and changed color from gold to white salmon color. Is it dying or pregnant? what should we do?

by tdomf_39367 on February 17th, 2010 in Cichlid Breeding, Cichlid Care, Cichlid Diseases0 Comments »

Feb
15

How to tell if your Cichlid is pregnant

I have about 16 African Cichlids in a 72 gallon tank and they all seem to be very happy. However, one of my bigger ones has been hanging out at the very top of the water and appears to look pregnant. Im not sure if it is but if so is this normal? And if [...]

by tdomf_39367 on February 15th, 2010 in Cichlid Breeding0 Comments »

Sep
25

just had cichlid babys, now what?

my cichlids ,1 male 1 female (2 total), just had babys, now do i have to move them to a different tank or can i leave them in the same tank?

by tdomf_39367 on September 25th, 2009 in Cichlid Breeding5 Comments »

Sep
18

How much longer before my african cichlid lays eggs?

AS you can see she is indeed holding, but how much longer, and should we keep her in the community tank with the others? we have a 125 gallon tank with about 65 africans, they have all pretty much been together since very small, they all get along and have never seen any serious bad [...]

by tdomf_39367 on September 18th, 2009 in African Cichlids Tank Pics, Cichlid Breeding1 Comment »

Sep
13

Tank segregation after a cichlid lays eggs

I am a new keeper of cichlids and have discovered that one of my yellow labs is about to place her eggs, Would you recomend segregation or should i just leave it to nature ???

by tdomf_39367 on September 13th, 2009 in Cichlid Breeding0 Comments »

May
15

How can you tell if a female has fry in her mouth…

How can you tell if a female has fry in her mouth and about how many african cichlids can I keep in a 55 gl aquarium also do you have pics of mothers with fry in there mouth

by tdomf_39367 on May 15th, 2009 in Cichlid Breeding6 Comments »

Apr
08

Cichlid breeding – Should the female be alone?

i have a female chiclid thats pregnant should i leave her in the tank with the rest or seperate or put her and a male in a seperalte tank i have a 55 gallon tank with a few fish in it now with a very big oscar

by tdomf_39367 on April 8th, 2009 in Cichlid Breeding2 Comments »

Mar
19

Pink Convict Eggs Looking Like Algae?

hi, i think my pink convicts have eggs but im not sure what to look for, i have a flower pot acting like a cave in my tank and its only been there for 2 days and already there is green like algea on it, but its too soon for the pot to have grown [...]

by tdomf_39367 on March 19th, 2009 in African Cichlids Tank Pics, Cichlid Breeding1 Comment »

Mar
09

How to Breed African Cichlids

It is easy to breed you cichlids if you take care of your cichlids by keeping the aquarium clean and maintain the conditions required by the particular cichlid that will keep the cichlids healthy. Keep the water free from pollutants, by purchasing a heater to maintain the temperature, by carrying out regular water changes, maintaining [...]

by tdomf_39367 on March 9th, 2009 in Cichlid Breeding13 Comments »

Feb
18