African Cichlid Stocking Screw Up

I posted before about converting a 55G tank to African Cichlids.  All is going well, but I happened upon a few concerning articles, specifically this one about keeping Mbuna cichlids for beginners.  As it turns out, I managed to buy two of the three fish that the author strongly cautions against.  I have a . . . → Read More: African Cichlid Stocking Screw Up

Disaster in a 55 gallon tank

I worked from home this past Wednesday, following my normal routine – get up early, go to the gym, come home and get on a conference by 8am.  Somewhere between calls, I make the rounds to turn on my aquarium lights and feed the tanks.  When I walked into my family room and turned . . . → Read More: Disaster in a 55 gallon tank

Lesson learned – Glofish and Angelfish Don’t Mix

Years ago when I first got into keeping aquariums, I had zebra danios and Angelfish.  Over time, the danios died off, but I kept going with angels.  In fact, I have a 4th generation spawn of angels in my 10G fry tank.

I had been thinking about adding some dither fish to the 125G . . . → Read More: Lesson learned – Glofish and Angelfish Don’t Mix