Re: [GSAS-Member] Name That Cichlid

[Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com>]

Good point, Erik.

I think that keeping water a bit harder shouldn't be so much of an issue.  
Besides, it might get me over my water chemistry resistance.  Roy helped the 
other day by giving me a dry fert crib sheet that helped me think about water 
chemistry in new ways.  I think that having to maintain some harder water would 
be a good next step.  That being said, I don't know what I do to harden water.  
I assume there is some sort of powder I put in when I do water changes and test 
it once a week....more until i understand how and when it changes. 


On Jan 11, 2010, at 5:03 PM, Erik Olson wrote:

> Follow for Shango:  Do you want to keep a tank where you don't mess with the 
> water at all, or are you OK adding water hardeners?
> 
> Right now, Kathy has lots of Kribs (Pelvicachromis pulcher) that are 
> descendents of an allegedly-wild pair we got at ACA a couple years ago. They 
> are easy to keep and breed, unless you're a complete idiot. :)
> 
> http://www.gsas.org/Articles/1996/krib.html
> 
>  - Erik
> 
> 
> On Mon, 11 Jan 2010, Shango Los wrote:
> 
>> Ok, ok...I'm gonna start a cichlid tank.
>> 
>> I resisted for years because I had mixed reactions to an old girlfriends 
>> Cribenza tank where they were always getting all red and shoving each other 
>> back and forth for turf.  I like a chill community tank where everyone gets 
>> along.
>> 
>> BUT...
>> 
>> I am kinda fish bored and need something new and Cichlids have so many 
>> colors and personalities.  I have always wanted bright fish, yellow would be 
>> the best, but am not ready for a marine tank.
>> 
>> I think the idea of shell dwellers is fun and mouth breeding sounds fun and 
>> I can even handle the territoriality now.  I also like the idea of having a 
>> tank that couldn't have plants and was only rock which I think is the whole 
>> story with Cichlids.
>> 
>> Here is the point of this post though...where do I start?  There are a TON 
>> of cichlids.
>> 
>> I would like some that...
>> 
>> -are brightly colored
>> -don't have especially high water needs
>> -might breed for me
>> -might be territorial but won't actually nip/cause damage to each other, 
>> just flare color and move aggressively
>> -can handle a gravel tank bottom
>> -will be happy in a 29GAL
>> -Not above $15 each.
>> 
>> If ya'll would suggest a handful of species to begin looking at, I would 
>> appreciate it.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Shango
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