r/Cichlid

he’s about 5 months old

Dimension: 36” x 24” x 15” (L x H x B)

Filter: Canister

So I scaped this tank for mbunas. But then I read that 3’ is too small for mbunas and the minimum length I should go for is 4’.

Is it possible to keep mbunas in this tank? If not, then what other colorful cichlid combination can I keep-that will use the caves and crevices in the rocks.

Would like some advice on what kind of fish I can keep with him. I have a 37gal tank. The glo fish were rescued with him and they seem to do just fine. I’ve been having them for some months now and they seem to respect each other. But I would like to add more fish or maybe a mate ? Thank you in advance!

So, I’m a bit befuddled by this dwarf cichlids…a Bolivian ram. I bought a pair of these from a LFS and one was trouble from the start. Initially I thought that the aggression being shown was simply stress from being relocated to a new tank but this fish has been hellbent on going after numerous fish now in 2 different tanks.

I did my research on this species extensively and everything that I have read says it’s a peaceful cichlid. It’s been bullying everything too slow to avoid him as it cruises around. It has even been bullying keyhole cichlids almost three times its size. The other ram I bought with this one…no issues at all. I can’t tell the gender on either but I’m pretty sure this is a male.

Has anyone else had this issue with Bolivian rams?

I got some kenyi and yellow lab juveniles. Three of the “kenyi” look like this guy and I’m wondering if they just haven’t colored up or if they’re a different type of mbuna, although it may not be possible to tell yet.

From a Tupperware container to,a quarantine tank, into his wet pet tank! How did i do? Im a noob at cichlids so go easy but be honest, what can I change? How can I improve my Damocles' life? He is a convict cichlid that was rescued from a set of oscars and spent four days in a Tupperware container with nothing but a bubbler before I got him and I want to make sure im doing everything right. Now I say this is his temporary tank because I have plans in the future to have a CA Cichlid tank that is at LEAST 75 gallons so he can have some friends 😁

Had him from about 3" to just over a foot long but I didn't have the tank for him to grow to adulthood.

He lived in a 4ft x 2ft x 18" and I sold him to live alone in an 8'x2'x2' where he is living currently.

His name was Manny, the Managuensis!

Current stock:

8 Yellow Labs

4 Snow White Socolofi

4 Powder Blue Socolofi

3 Red Zebras

Or maybe he...
I bought this sweet looking thing after reading that it would be fine with my feisty electric blue acara. I'm currently quarantining in a 35 gallon square for a 75 gallon I have cycling. My electric blue acaras are being chased constantly. There's two of them against him/her. Maybe I should have gotten a blood red parrot instead... I don't know if I should rehome her or if it's just tank size. I have two small pots. Rock cave. Driftwood. Lots of places to hide and she just seeks them out and chases.

just noticed he’s missing an eye suddenly. should i quarantine him or treat the entire tank? thanks in advance

Picked up this awesome guy from aquarium, need help on finding the X with blood parrot if possible