We have fry hiding out in the left side of the tank mostly. There is a BIG daddy and a few mommas guarding a few different sizes of fry.

We want to take some of the bigger ones to the LFS, but can’t figure out how to get them without dismantling the tank completely.

Any ideas welcome!

This is a 75 gallon tank with 20 varying sized Mbuna I've had up and running for about 3 weeks.

Some days the biggest Kenyi and smaller Yellow Tail hide in the upper corners of the tank, terrified of a couple of the other fish.

It's not just one big mean boss problem fish.

Is the scape insufficient? More caves? Taller structures to block sightline? Overstock the tank even more? I really wanna keep it simple with just rocks and gravel ideally but open to ideas.

I'm also a bit worried about taking up too much water volume with rocks if I doubled the amount in the tank.

I have a 75 gallon tank with an EBA, angelfish, and a geophagus tapajos (plus some assorted otos and corys). Now that I'm responsible for the tank I feel like I need some help.

I read that tapajos should be in groups of at least 5. I also read that they need soft water, and where I live the tap water is pretty hard.

I don't particularly want babies, so I'm hesitant to consider adding an eba or angelfish.

Do I add fish? Rehome fish? Keep it as is?

Tank bred from a pair of “supposed” green pike cichlid

I know females usually grow to about an inch and males a half more. Out of the 6 only two are smaller. We’re trying to start a little colony as this is the main reason for my question about determining gender.

I’m not sure if this is just scuffling for territory or male and female. Again we’ve only had them for a day and they finally are becoming acclimated now. These 2 just keep going after each other and locked jaws for a quick bit. Nothing harmful though.

hi everyone!

I posted a little while ago about how to move my exs fish that I suddenly ended up with, and how to set up his new tank. I am very much a beginner and got a lot of helpful tips, so thank you for that.

now he’s been here about a week, and much to my relief he survived the move and his new setup. i got the tank pretty well cleaned, and kept about half of his old water and gave him half new.

at first he was swimming around all over the place and we were both happy campers. however the past few days he’s been less active and hiding more.

i kept the tank set up as close to how it was as possible, but now that we’ve settled in I wonder if there’s anything I should do to make him happier and more comfortable.

he went from being in a windowless room and spending a lot of time alone and with little light, to my home with lots of natural light, and myself and my two young children. I do tell them not to be loud or rambunctious around him because they can scare him, but they are kids so it is louder here than his old home. could being in such a different environment be stressing him out?

other than that, is there anything I should add/remove from the tank to make him happier?

he moves the plants around, and sometimes at night I can hear the faint sound of rocks hitting the glass so maybe hes unimpressed by my decorating skills lol. I also wonder if the cave is a bit small for him. he was a baby when i got it for him/my ex.

thanks everyone!

This is the condition of my flowerhorn juvenile.. he cant swim properly his white skin is peeling off and swimming sideways .. I tried salt and methylene blue treatment but not helping ? Can anyone help me with the treatment?

I have a 55 gallon tank I’m waiting on the plants to grow in a bit and it will look really nice but I have credit for wet spot tropical fish I wanna find some centerpieces you wouldn’t see every day

Get Northfin algae wafers and break off a tiny piece, put it in a shot glass with water and let it sit for a minute, then take the piece out and pour in the water

Need advice , my Electric Blue Jack Dempsey ate my Otocinclus. Noticed this last night, and she continues to have the fish in her mouth as of this morning . I’m on the fence about removing it but do not want to hurt her, she has shown signs of using the sand or rocks to “push the fish” further into her mouth, but has shown 0 progress since last night. I do not feed her fish as her diet consists of blood worms and pellets.

UPDATE:

I attempted to catch her in the net to try and remove the oto, she began to panic and run from me, in which she somehow spat up the dead oto
Will monitor her to see how she continues as she is stuck with her jaw open

Figured some people might find this interesting to see.
I have 5 (started 6) wild Biotodoma Cupido in my living room tank. Alpha male paired up and they frequently lay eggs, but this time I saw them actually do it live.
Bit of low quality due to phone and I let that corner get a bit dirty with moss, I noticed them cleaning that rock for days.

Tank is 150x45x55 (cm's), PH around 6,6-6,8. I do weekly 50% water changes with just tap water.

10 corydoras similis
20 wadai tetra
5 cupido's "santarem" (bit more red in the fish, stunning color in the flesh)
10 parotocinclus maculicauda (red fin oto)
2 Ivancara Bimaculata
12 Beckfordi pencilfish "super red"

Eggs never survive, tetras and bimaculata prey on them during the night, but will start to put the cupidos in a breeder soon to try and produce some offspring.

Hi would love some help IDing these guys

Is anyone able to tell me if my severum is a male or female? They’re about 7 inches long. From what I’ve seen online I’m leaning more towards girl but I’m not 100%. I don’t have any intention of getting another and breeding I just want to know so I can give him/her a fitting name :) Thanks!

Tons of Kribensis fry! What a cool thing to see. Uhhh this is my only tank. Community 40g

Looking for some opinions on my male zebra cichlid.
For the last few days, he’s been spending long periods (sometimes up to an hour) basically laying/resting on the bottom like this. He’ll slightly reposition himself occasionally but otherwise stays in the same area. He does move around at other times.
The female is currently spending a lot of time inside their cave, so I’m wondering if this could somehow be related to breeding behavior or if the male is showing signs of stress/illness.
Current parameters:
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 0 ppm
pH: ~6.0
TDS: 20–30 ppm
100% ro/rain water
The female and the other fish in the tank are acting completely normal.
Does his behavior in the video look concerning, or has anyone seen males behave like this around spawning?

I've had a pair of Apisto Borelli in my community tank for a couple of weeks. The (tiny!) female seems very chill, she comes out to feed, and we see her frequently. The male seems stressed, he has gotten very lethargic, seems to be breathing heavily, and generally just sits in one spot all day. He would come out at first, and the pair would swim together.

No-one is attacking him, he was occasionally chased by a barb, but no nipping. Temperature of the tank is temperate, sits mostly at 22/23° but has some night/day fluctuation. Water readings are 0/0/20 and done with a liquid test kit. Ph is 6.5. Did a 50% water change yesterday anyway. I just don't quite know what to do next. :(

Edit: thank you to those who commented. He has unfortunately now passed away. I intend to leave the female to herself for a few weeks, then perhaps consider introducing a new male and trying again, with a slight rescape and more cave options available from the start.

The picture quality may not be good enough to tell but if anyone can tell what the sex is I'd appreciate it. He's right under 4". Maybe I need to wait a bit more for em to grow?

Thanks y'all

Sick Angelfish

I am a relatively new aquarium keeper, having only been in the hobby for about a year. I got a pair of angelfish for my 40 gallon (shared with a Bolivian ram and 6 Lemon tetras, and a whiptail cat) and they lived happily for a few months. I was gone on a short weekend trip and when I got back, they had minor HITH disease. At the time I didn’t know what that was, so I left it alone. I then saw mild fin rot and transferred the juveniles to a 10 gallon hospital tank. The white patch on their side healed, but the polyguard and the stress of the small tank was too much. I returned them, and dosed Kanaplex in the water. It started to get worse again, so I got Maracyn. This helped, but killed all of the beneficial bacteria, and created minor ammonia buildup. I dealt with the ammonia via water change, and began to dose metroplex in food, and more kanaplex in water with a light water change every other day. Things were looking up, but this morning I checked their fins and saw a returning white patch (still small), and their top fin was almost completely split. I am at a loss for how to continue, and would greatly appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance!

I’m building my 180 gallon tank setup and looking at what to do for the filter. My dilemma is my tank is not drilled nor am I going to. So to me my options are

Option A is do a Sicce 950 SDC canister filter. Being newer haven’t seen much for reviews but to me looks better than the FX6.

Option B is run a Eshoppe HOB than do a 55 gallon DIY sump. Little worried about issues with the HOB but also thought about doing a overflow shutoff for the return pump so even if there is a issue it wouldn’t over flow the tank.

Lots of ai accusations here it is and yes their bred deformed they’re on the market yes they have a short life span I feel bad for them but I try to give them the best life even if its not for years these are amazing fish.