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so who out there has a fish tank. I set one up this week. I have my starter fish in there I am going to put African Chiclids in it when i get back from phoenix on the 21st. http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users...A7HUB

20 Gal Saltwater that I've had going for about 4 years now... No fish currently - though I'm going to add some come January, and have had them in the past, as well. They went away to good homes when I moved.

I have had many fish tanks over the years although none presently(3 cats and a King Snake). Cichilids are tricky because they need a balanced higher alkaline level in their water. Also they will kill almost any fish other than another cichilid.

Salt and Freshwater. At one time I was growing corals in another 55 g. growout tank

I have a degree in marine bio and enviromental science. I also worked at the baltimore aquarium for 6 years so if anyone has any questions about tanks or fish I'd be more then glad to help out. I have breed everything there is from egglayers to mouth brooders. So hammer away with the questions. A African Chiclid tank is rather easy to maintain, onece you have the ph established it holds it's own. Adding things like african iron root wood help to balance, a little salt doesn't hurt either.

well i have about 40 lbs of african lace rock and about 40 lbs of red lava rock so my ph is about 7.8.

try something simple to start with. Peacocks are fun but expensive. Psuedotrophus are fun and easy to breed, plus try and stay with some of the fish that only get in the 4-6 inch range.

Do not have one now but had a Piranha in college. Bit some dudes finger too!

A friend had a huge 200 gal. w/ just piranha....I remember feeding them rats !

ive always loved aquariumsive had brackish water tanks (half salt water, with puffers and archer fish)ive had full marine tanksSouth american and centel american chiclidsand now im doing the red belly pirrana thing, there kinda boring but its fun to feed themdoing chiclids is fun too but everybody has them

depends on the quality of store you deal with. if all they have is a tank labeled "african chiclids" well then yes everyone has them. The store I deal with in Baltimore has over 60 tanks dedicated to them. Quite a difference.

I've got a 5 Gallon tank that housed a Betta for a long while no fish currently. Our betta died at about 2.5 years old.

shot what store do you go to. I go to thatfishplace for hardgoods but dont know if i trust their fish. I also go to tonys tropical fish in york. I am gonna make a special trip to the aquarium center in randallstown to get my first batch of fish. I hear good things. Is this the store you are refering to ?

it sure is, in fact I worked there for three years. Excellent people and good prices. My parents live 6 minutes from there. If you have far to travel they will styropackage your fish.

excelent. I am going to make a trip down there once i return from phoenix.

Quote, originally posted by dsegundo »A friend had a huge 200 gal. w/ just piranha....I remember feeding them rats !Damn!!! I only feed mine a HUGE feeder fish once. Starved him for a coule of days, everyone gathered in my dorm room and dropped it in. Sad I suppose but they have to eat too!Grew mine to 6 inches.

Quote, originally posted by MiVibe-ToolGuy »Grew mine to 6 inches. You know....nah, I'll leave that one alone!

i got fish today. 17 to start with. I drove down to randalstown and it certainly has a large stock. i got 2 cobalt zebras 2 ruby zebras. 3 obliquendians 2 kenyi 3 ob peacocks 2 venustas and 2 plecos. I plan on getting some yellow labs tomorrow

Russ, Got a ??I plan on getting a 90 gallon tank. I want freshwater but I would like some color. I know saltwater fish are more colorful than freshwater. I also want a nice balance of fish throughout the tank (I don't want a ton of fish that hang out in the middle of the tank with nothing towards the top or bottom) What mix of fish do you suggest???(2000th post by the way)

I am rather new to the game but from the research i did cichlids are nice. go to http://cichlidforums.com and look at the pictures. You can get really nicely colored ones. i will post pics when i get home from work the only thing with cichlids is they can be teritorial so you have to be selective about what you put in the tank. . be warned the hobby isnt cheap

Thanks, anyone else want to weigh in on choices of fish?