r/Cichlid

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This is the subreddit to discuss Cichlids, both in the hobby and the wild! Share your tanks, ask any questions you might have, and contribute to other people new to the hobby or those of us that have been doing it for decades.

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Notice: This subreddit is not actively monitored, so the posts here are only a small subset of what exists on reddit.

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1 month ago

Another day another question about stocking options

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Which do you think would be the more interesting tank

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Several basic questions and tank mate request for an albino threadfin acara

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2 months ago

Help me sex these

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What is this?

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to r/Cichlid by goldfish_24K

1 month ago

Is this good?

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to r/Cichlid by RiverRat1962

3 months ago

Solo ciclid in a small tank

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to r/Cichlid by cheatinganonn

4 months ago

Oddball fish for peacock tank?

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to r/Cichlid by adriz12

4 months ago

Does my GBR have sunken belly or I'm just over reacting?

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to r/Cichlid by Dasguy119

1 week ago

Should I move on from tragedy? I don’t even know my next move.

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to r/Cichlid by National-Mud5590

6 months ago

Another one of my fish.

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Id? I call him trout.

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The whole tank.

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The biggest fish I have.

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to r/Cichlid by demonokie

7 months ago

Preview thumbnail for Is there anyone in Oklahoma Tulsa area, interested in a 7” severum? Very healthy. I posted pictures of my tank previously as proof they well taken care of. No he’s not free. image

Is there anyone in Oklahoma Tulsa area, interested in a 7” severum? Very healthy. I posted pictures of my tank previously as proof they well taken care of. No he’s not free.

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in Tulsa, OK

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4 months ago

Mbuna 55 gallon new setup

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to r/Cichlid by Dasguy119

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What is meant by “slow growth” vs “fast growth” when it comes to various cichlids?

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to r/Cichlid by demonokie

7 months ago

After a 50% water change and sand cleaning.

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My two Severums

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to r/Cichlid by bassguyseabass

6 months ago

Setting up new 70 gallon deep tank stocking ideas

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1 week ago

Red Spotted Severum really had a growth spurt

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to r/Cichlid by Dasguy119

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Question about geophagus tapajo…

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to r/Cichlid by Italianstallion97

7 months ago

What’s the secret to getting you cichlids to colour up?

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to r/Cichlid by demonokie

7 months ago

My happy place

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to r/Cichlid by Italianstallion97

7 months ago

This guy was getting his fins eaten by his tank mates at the store. Had to save him

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