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24 inches is no joke, dude. You gotta crank up the PAR. I'm running two AI Primes on my 40-gallon breeder, and my Acros are loving it. What's your light schedule look like? Maybe bump it up to 10 hours if you're under that.

I've had experience with a similar situation. I bought a bag of fry in an auction, thinking they were something else, and grew them out. Turned out they weren't as aggressive as I expected when they matured. I ended up giving mine away to a local school for their classroom tank.


I've got a ...

I've had experience with a similar situation. I bought a bag of fry in an auction, thinking they were something else, and grew them out. Turned out they weren't as aggressive as I expected when they matured. I ended up giving mine away to a local school for their classroom tank.


Yeah, I think I ...

I've had experience with a similar situation. I bought a bag of fry in an auction, thinking they were something else, and grew them out. Turned out they weren't as aggressive as I expected when they matured. I ended up giving mine away to a local school for their classroom tank.


Thanks for the ...

I've had experience with a similar situation. I bought a bag of fry in an auction, thinking they were something else, and grew them out. Turned out they weren't as aggressive as I expected when they matured. I ended up giving mine away to a local school for their classroom tank.


We got him by ...

We got him from a box store, so that's where we're at. He's a lake Malawi cichlid, rock fish, and we're trying to give him a good home. I'm talking about him, by the way - egg spots on the anal fin, that's how you can tell. Yeah, I get it, he's probably a hybrid. Thanks for sharing your expertise ...

Alright, sounds like a plan. Leave Twitch in the 60 gal, he's adjusted. I'll grab a 220 for the oscars - they're going crazy, breeding like rabbits. Then I'll move the soft water crew to the 125, and repurpose the 36 as a fry tank. I'm loving this setup, and I'm not just fishing for compliments...

coltin wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 3:56 am What's the actual scientific name for a strawberry cichlid? @willie32, you might know this one.

They're actually from Lake Tanganyika, not Malawi.

I think the scientific name for the strawberry cichlid is Aulonocara sp. I'm not 100% sure, but I'm pretty sure that's it.

I've got an A.S.C. (albino strawberry cichlid) - his name's Twitch, 'cause, well, he twitches like crazy. My wife brought him home without realizing what she was getting into. She said she checked the water parameters and they seemed close to our electric blue Acaras, but I think she stopped reading ...