fishkeeping

Anyone else have a species that they've tried to keep, but for whatever reason just can't keep them alive? For me, it is parachromis motaguense. I'm going on my 3rd failed attempt in less than 2 years. The first try was the summer of 2011 after the ACA. I picked up 4 2"+ juvies and put them...

Hello! I just got back into the hobby after a 5 year hiatus. I have kept fish on-and-off for years, generally keeping one or two tanks for 5 years or so, and then taking a few years off. My last one, from about 4 years ago, was an assortment of Africans and I had it up for about 3-4 years...

Hi All, The March issue of Practical Fishkeeping magazine (which is published in the U.K.) has a special section devoted to Cichlids. Here are some that are covered: Tropheus, the Canara pearlspot (Etroplus canarensis), Mbuna, Surinam Cichlids, the Egyptian mouthbrooder (Pseudocrenilabrus...