African Cichlids

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African Cichlids

• Not Your Average Fishy

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Why African Cichlids?(pronounced sick-lids)

• Exotic
• Beautiful coloration
• Intelligent
• Hardy
• Definitely not boring
• Entertaining eaters
• Relatively cheap

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Exciting but Aggressive!

• Primary reason-driven by food
• Solution feed less food, but more often
• Territorial
• Solution lots of room to swim, things to claim
• Intra-species aggression
• Solution mix fish from a variety of species
• Males more aggressive
• Solution keep at least 2 females per male

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Perfect Cichlid Living Quarters

• At least a 25 gallon tank
• pH level between 7.4 and 8.6
• Keep temperature between 74-78º F
• Change the water regularly
• Use an adequate filter

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Resources

• http//cichlidresearch.com/
• http//www.cichlids.com/
• http//www.geocities.com/NapaValley/5491/photos.ht
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• http//www.vatoelvis.com/Home.html
• http//www.tangledupincichlids.com/
• http//members.tripod.com/raisingfish/cichlids.ht
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