http://www.1pharmacy.net/2011/08/lots-of-problems-with-my-african-cichlids/ Start your healthy life from our healthy blog! Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:33:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.1pharmacy.net/2011/08/lots-of-problems-with-my-african-cichlids/#comment-5038 Luke Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:53:53 +0000 http://www.1pharmacy.net/2011/08/lots-of-problems-with-my-african-cichlids/#comment-5038 1. you should have researched this before you got the fish!!! 2. well here are the answers you your questions, hope they help! -Clean and do water changes 1-2 times weekly, around 30%, and test the water weekly -Use Seachem™ Prime® (de-chlorinator), follow directions for water try using 50% R/O water (and 50% dechlorinated tap) and use (unsure of name, but there are many) to add trace elements to the water, that reverse osmosis removes, still dechlorinate the r/o!! -i feed mine new life spectrum cichlid formula, and san francisco bay brand freeze dried brine shrimp, and also frozen bloodworms, time doesn't matter by food type, but spread feeding out 2-3 times daily and feed only what they will/consume in 2 minutes -set up the rocks by piling slate rocks to make caves for them to hide in if you are lazy, buy Cichlid Stones™ and stack them up -i'd say to do ahead and do the right stuff i mentioned above to quickly to make. you don't have to put the rocks in quite yet wait until you see improvement in health and the go ahead with rocks -P.S. make sure the temperature is 75º to 80º -P.S.S. Jack Dempsey Cichlids are South American, not African. - 1. you should have researched this before you got the fish!!!
2. well here are the answers you your questions, hope they help!
-Clean and do water changes 1-2 times weekly, around 30%, and test the water weekly
-Use Seachem™ Prime® (de-chlorinator), follow directions for water try using 50% R/O water (and 50% dechlorinated tap) and use (unsure of name, but there are many) to add trace elements to the water, that reverse osmosis removes, still dechlorinate the r/o!!
-i feed mine new life spectrum cichlid formula, and san francisco bay brand freeze dried brine shrimp, and also frozen bloodworms, time doesn’t matter by food type, but spread feeding out 2-3 times daily and feed only what they will/consume in 2 minutes
-set up the rocks by piling slate rocks to make caves for them to hide in if you are lazy, buy Cichlid Stones™ and stack them up
-i’d say to do ahead and do the right stuff i mentioned above to quickly to make. you don’t have to put the rocks in quite yet wait until you see improvement in health and the go ahead with rocks
-P.S. make sure the temperature is 75º to 80º
-P.S.S. Jack Dempsey Cichlids are South American, not African.
-

]]> http://www.1pharmacy.net/2011/08/lots-of-problems-with-my-african-cichlids/#comment-5037 edward navarre Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:35:40 +0000 http://www.1pharmacy.net/2011/08/lots-of-problems-with-my-african-cichlids/#comment-5037 Your best bet is to contact the ACA (American Cichlid Association). Do an online search for ACA. Your best bet is to contact the ACA (American Cichlid Association). Do an online search for ACA.

]]>