I want a bigger tank, but this seems to be working for now. Running Fluval 307 canister through glass pipes. Any thoughts on additional hardscape? I’m worried it might take up more space in an overcrowded tank. Are there any plants they won’t dig up? submitted by /u/davidfricks7 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi! I am a first time fish owner and I am looking for some guidance. I inherited this tank from a coworker who was trying to get rid of it. I’ve had the tank for 3 months now with no issues; it’s never gone out of range and I test the levels frequently and do scheduled water changes. Out of the blue I had two cichlids die this month and I am dumbfounded as to why. No fish is displaying lethargy or strange swimming, they don’t have ich dots, they’ve been eating regularly….. the only clue I have is this mark on the most recent fish who died a few hours ago. Any help would be greatly appreciated ..read more

Some info - I currently have my 30g on a ikea desk ment to hold 110 pounds it’s been on there for about 3 months and I don’t know want to risk anything (irresponsible I know) however I’m not able to get a better stand at the moment so I have to work with what I have I’ve had this desk looking thing in my basement for a while and I was wondering if it would support my 30g rank for a good chunk of time, I plan on not filling the tank all the way to the top to reduce excess weight, make sure no water damage reaches this “stand” and it’s good that it’s lower to the ground, what do you think ..read more

I was wondering why they attacked my hand last night when I was fixing a plant in the tank. Now I know why. They're definitely fierce parents. submitted by /u/HooksAndChains13 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Polar blue parrot cichlid fry submitted by /u/JealousAnxiety5828 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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Today, I got a delivery for a group of fish, all packaged seperately. One of the fish seemed very stressed and was moving frantically inside the bag, after being placed in the tank it started to move around like it was drunk, looking like it was struggling to keep itself upright, bumping into things and being very sluggish. We caught it in our net very easily and moved it into our other smaller tank. Once on its own it swam around for a bit still looking unwell, then found a corner and placed itself there, it is no longer moving and is breathing heavily. We are not sure what to do, water para ..read more

I have Multies and just lost 2 of them over the course of 24 hours. I had 12 of them in my 20 long and have 36 shells in the tank (last picture is my full tank shot) I checked water parameters and all are within the range they should be and have my temp set to 78F. I am suspecting that the two that died were stress related as they were smaller compared to the others and saw this guys mouth and think it is either sparing damage or some sort of infection. Either way I did two water changes, put some paraguard in the tank for safe measures and just ordered more shells. Do you guys think this ..read more

I’m located in the northeastern part of the United States. Looking to start a mixed mbuna tank with yellow labs, yellow tail aeci, Rusty’s, and cobalt blue zebras. submitted by /u/AntsTasteLikeFruit [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

The Internet is filled with all sorts of pictures of convict cichlids. Is this just a mature female or is it mixed with something else? She's thicc submitted by /u/FlounderAgitated9058 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more