Fish Lovers 2.0

[Keletheryl]

Two things.

One; My friend just rescued a sturgeon. Hopefully he can release it or give it away to a bigger tank before it grows big, cause they grow HUGE!

Two; Since I have decided on getting Cichlids, I would like any advice on ones I should get, since I've never dealt with Cichlids before. So, I would like Dwarfs only, or ones that don't get very big since it would only be a 30gal. And ones that aren't too aggressive. I've been trying to do my research, but any extra info is helpful

Oh god sturgeons.
(also if sturgeons go any length of time in water that isn't really cold they die)

My friend knows what he's doing. He's rescued tons of fish before (I guess you can say he's a fish rescue) and he's probably got it in his goldfish tank if not in a separate tank. He took a picture and put it on Facebook.

[Dakotak]

Oh my gosh he's an adorable little pudge!

Do you have before and afters of your others?

I measured all my goldies the other day and bought a scale to keep track of their growth, though I haven't weighed them yet

Dottie when I got her. About 2 inches


Dottie now. Almost 3 inches


I dont have one of Shiro. He has only put on weight and his wen went from yellow to white, I believe he is full grown since he is almost 5 inches now.

My guys hate being weighed and measured, so I dont do it much.

[Keletheryl]

I've decided on the kind of Cichlids I want. These are my options. Tell me if I shouldn't place them together, I'm still trying to figure that all out.

Two Electric Yellow Cichlids
One Rusty Cichlid
One Saulosi Cichlid

OR

Three Electric Yellow Cichlids
Two Saulosi Cichlids

OR

Three Saulosi Cichlids
Two Electric Yellow Cichlids

[Autotomy]

I've decided on the kind of Cichlids I want. These are my options. Tell me if I shouldn't place them together, I'm still trying to figure that all out.

Two Electric Yellow Cichlids
One Rusty Cichlid
One Saulosi Cichlid

OR

Three Electric Yellow Cichlids
Two Saulosi Cichlids

OR

Three Saulosi Cichlids
Two Electric Yellow Cichlids

Oh, you mean Yellow Labs? Those aren't probably the best cichlids for a 30 gallon. They are extremely territorial, will gladly kill each other, and grow rather large. The person who I got my 125 from had 4 7 inch labs in there.

Maybe replace them with a few rams or such?

[Keletheryl]

I've decided on the kind of Cichlids I want. These are my options. Tell me if I shouldn't place them together, I'm still trying to figure that all out.

Two Electric Yellow Cichlids
One Rusty Cichlid
One Saulosi Cichlid

OR

Three Electric Yellow Cichlids
Two Saulosi Cichlids

OR

Three Saulosi Cichlids
Two Electric Yellow Cichlids

Oh, you mean Yellow Labs? Those aren't probably the best cichlids for a 30 gallon. They are extremely territorial, will gladly kill each other, and grow rather large. The person who I got my 125 from had 4 7 inch labs in there.

Maybe replace them with a few rams or such?

I might know lots about dogs and cats and such, but I'm still learning all about fish.
What are rams?
If I don't replace them with rams, I'll probably do just Saulosi's then. I'm not sure if I'd be able to find any Rusty's around here.

[Autotomy]

I've decided on the kind of Cichlids I want. These are my options. Tell me if I shouldn't place them together, I'm still trying to figure that all out.

Two Electric Yellow Cichlids
One Rusty Cichlid
One Saulosi Cichlid

OR

Three Electric Yellow Cichlids
Two Saulosi Cichlids

OR

Three Saulosi Cichlids
Two Electric Yellow Cichlids

Oh, you mean Yellow Labs? Those aren't probably the best cichlids for a 30 gallon. They are extremely territorial, will gladly kill each other, and grow rather large. The person who I got my 125 from had 4 7 inch labs in there.

Maybe replace them with a few rams or such?

I might know lots about dogs and cats and such, but I'm still learning all about fish.
What are rams?
If I don't replace them with rams, I'll probably do just Saulosi's then. I'm not sure if I'd be able to find any Rusty's around here.

Oh, Saulosi? Those are... fun. I had a 30 gallon with 2 labs, 1 jewel, and a Saulosi for my first cichlid tank. They all teamed up and killed the jewel, then the Saulosi and female lab bred. 1 of the labs got killed by the Saulosi, and then I had 4 fry live to adulthood. And as the Saulosi was really protective of his cave he had, he ended up ramming himself continually into the tank walls when my mom forgot to tip it back over after cleaning the tank. He killed himself from bashing the glass, and then the 4 crossbreeds bullied the mom till she died, and now I have the crossbreeds in the 125 gallon with my other cichlids.

Oh, look up kribensis cichlids instead of bolivian rams. A pair of them would be very fun! Mine are just lovely and swim around the tank together. They even bred and the babies are currently growing up in the nursery tank. They make great parents, and will raise the babies till they are almost full-grown. C:

[Dappled Sapphire]

I've decided on the kind of Cichlids I want. These are my options. Tell me if I shouldn't place them together, I'm still trying to figure that all out.

Two Electric Yellow Cichlids
One Rusty Cichlid
One Saulosi Cichlid

OR

Three Electric Yellow Cichlids
Two Saulosi Cichlids

OR

Three Saulosi Cichlids
Two Electric Yellow Cichlids

Try aqadvisor.com for stocking

[Grimace]

Two things.

One; My friend just rescued a sturgeon. Hopefully he can release it or give it away to a bigger tank before it grows big, cause they grow HUGE!

Two; Since I have decided on getting Cichlids, I would like any advice on ones I should get, since I've never dealt with Cichlids before. So, I would like Dwarfs only, or ones that don't get very big since it would only be a 30gal. And ones that aren't too aggressive. I've been trying to do my research, but any extra info is helpful

Oh god sturgeons.
(also if sturgeons go any length of time in water that isn't really cold they die)

My friend knows what he's doing. He's rescued tons of fish before (I guess you can say he's a fish rescue) and he's probably got it in his goldfish tank if not in a separate tank. He took a picture and put it on Facebook.

Looks beyond saving in that picture. Hopefully it can pull through though.

[philocalist]

Username: Hypono&kattna
How many tanks do you have: One
Type of fish that you have: one neon swordtail and a marble lyretail molly
Your fish's names:(swordtail) Riptide (molly) Apollo
How long have you had fish:If you're talking about fish in general maybe 5-6 years. If it's the fish I have now about a week.
Also if you have pictures of you fish we would love to put a link to them next to your name! If you have a tank with a lot of fish you are welcome to just put a picture of your tank. Please do not post the pictures on the actual forum since they do take up space; just the link will do!

Have I been accepted?

[Dappled Sapphire]

Username: Hypono&kattna
How many tanks do you have: One
Type of fish that you have: one neon swordtail and a marble lyretail molly
Your fish's names:(swordtail) Riptide (molly) Apollo
How long have you had fish:If you're talking about fish in general maybe 5-6 years. If it's the fish I have now about a week.
Also if you have pictures of you fish we would love to put a link to them next to your name! If you have a tank with a lot of fish you are welcome to just put a picture of your tank. Please do not post the pictures on the actual forum since they do take up space; just the link will do!

Have I been accepted?

Yes
Hello and welcome