Common name: West African Dwarf Cichlid Scientific name: Nanochromis transvestitus Max size: 1.3” / 3.4 cm pH: 4 -7 Temperature: 75 – 80°F / 24 – 27°C The West African dwarf cichlid is a sensitive little gem. It is very beautiful but can not be recommended to anyone but an experienced fish keeper since it
Common name: Lionhead cichlid, blockhead cichlid Scientif name: Steatocranus casuarius Max size: Males 4 ½ in / 11 cm, females 2 in / 8 cm pH: 6.0 – 8.0 Temperature: 73 – 82 ° F / 23 – 28 ° C The Lionhead cichlid is different from most other cichlids since it rarely ever swims;
Getting to know your fish and their natural behaviors well is always a good idea, since it will make it much easier for you to detect problems at an early stage. Treating health problems before they get a chance to bloom is much easier than trying to save severely affected fish. In this article, we
Below is a list of the most common fish diseases in freshwater aquariums. Columnaris Grayish white marks or patches on the body of the fish or around its mouth are the first obvious signs of Columnaris. These patches appear like threads, especially in the vicinity of the mouth. Hence, this is often confused with another
Flower Horn Fish or Luo Han which is popularly known, has taken the aquatic world (particularly in the South East Asian region) by storm within the last two years. Its popularity is gaining momentum day by day, and it is set to be an internationally known fish as can be compared with the likes of
Ensuring your fish stays healthy is not an easy job. For a beginner, it’s easy to make mistakes. And once problems occur, they can be hard to solve. Though cliché, prevention is easier than cure. You need to set aside time and patience for research and tank maintenance. A nice, healthy aquarium is not achieved
Q. How do I make my Flowerhorn fish breed, and how do I rear the fry? At what period should I separate the baby flowerhorn from its mother? Time To Breed Sexual maturity is reached once the female flowerhorn grows to about four inches. The female flowerhorn lays eggs periodically, with or without a male.
This short article is based on the answer I gave to a friend on an aquarium discussion list, who asked the exact question above. Since I’m not a biologist, some of the things I wrote below are no more than educated guesses, but there were several biologists on that list and nobody seemed outraged by
Every single aquarist on earth, probably, has had problems with this issue. I remember myself chasing the poor devils for half an hour around the tank. Eventually they would end up inside the net, exhausted and stressed. And I would end up on the other side of the net, exhausted and stressed. For both parties
Sometimes, despite your best efforts, life gets in the way and your aquarium gets out of control. Every day you tell yourself you’ll get to it and all of a sudden it’s too late. You start thinking that it would be better to empty the whole thing, throw everything away and start from scratch. It’s
