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What Fish Can Kiss Fish Be Kept With?
Kissing gouramis are peaceful and suit other gentle, similar-sized fish like angelfish, black mollies, gouramis, tetras, and red swordtails. Avoid aggressive fish like parrot cichlids and tiger barbs, and don't mix with cold-water fish.
Why Is My Blood Parrot Cichlid Turning White?
A blood parrot cichlid turns white from cold water, poor water quality, or illness such as a cold, enteritis, or ich. Warm the tank to 25–28°C and keep water clean for environmental causes; use the right medication for disease.
Why Won’t My Blood Parrot Cichlid Eat?
A blood parrot cichlid may stop eating because it rejects a new food, is stressed by fright, has enteritis, or lives in dirty water. Rule out the simple causes first, then treat illness or improve water quality.
What to Do When a Blood Parrot Cichlid Has White Fungus
Some fish lovers buy blood parrots for their looks, then notice a clear white frost on the body and panic. Here our experts explain what to do about white frost on a blood parrot.
Why Do Blood Parrot Cichlid Eyes Turn Red?
Why do blood parrot cichlid eyes turn red? Is it sick? In most cases red eyes come from poor water quality. Owners just need to change water promptly. Here our experts explain the causes and fixes.
What fish can be kept with kissing gouramis?
Kissing gouramis do well with angelfish, red swordtails, black mollies, pearl gouramis, tetras, and guppies, as these fish share similar habits and water and food needs. Avoid housing them with aggressive fish like parrot cichlids and tiger barbs, which may bite them.
What fish can lantern fish (tetras) be kept with?
Lantern fish can be mixed with fish of similar water needs, diet, gentle temperament, and similar size — e.g., red swordtails, molly lampeyes, checkerboard cichlids, blue rams, rainbowfish, angelfish, guppies. They are gentle and small, unsuited to large or aggressive fish. During mixing, change water often, keep it clean and quiet, and avoid direct strong light.
What Should You Feed African Cichlid Fry?
African cichlids are omnivorous, mainly eating animal-based food with some plant matter. Fry need enough animal protein - feed them bloodworms, tubifex worms, and add fish meal or astaxanthin to boost appetite, growth, and immunity. Use synthetic feed as staple, supplemented with bloodworms, tubifex, brine shrimp, and small shrimp.
Which cichlid species are easy to keep?
Smaller cichlids are easier because they are less demanding about water and diet. Large cichlids need more expertise or risk disease and death. Popular small cichlids include the electric yellow, peacock, azureus, firemouth and jewel, which do well in looks and hardiness.
What should I feed a jewel cichlid (Ruby fish)?
Jewel cichlids prefer animal-based feed. In captivity, feed specialized fish food plus some animal feed like shrimp meat and fish meat. They need enough protein, carbs, fat, vitamins, and minerals, and eat a lot, so provide enough food for adequate nutrition.