Cichlid Breeding Care

South American InflatableMushroomHouse Cichlid can be found in exception soft and acid blackwaters,A frican Cichlid enjoi alkalin water conditions. while American Cichlid usual inhabit water rang from neutral to alkaline. If your water isn t well suit for African Cichlid breed you can get African Cichlid pH buffer, which will stabil the aquarium pH to 8.5 as well as condit the water with element found in their natur habitat. Thi can help, but usual isn t greatli needed. However, for South American Cichlid breed it is a bit more essential, especi for veri delic fish such as the Discu fish.

it can be quit difficult with others,While Cichlid breed can be accomplish easili for some Cichlid species. requir special condit and care. Cichlid breed is much easier and produc far greater result when the Cichlid ar well taken care of and given condit similar to their natur habitat. Thus, perhap the most essenti element in Cichlid breed is keep the aquarium clean and maintain the condit requir by that particular cichlid. The fish will be much healthier and it will induc them to mate more readily.

Fish Tank:

room,Th most basic of equip for Cichlid breed is the fish tank itself. The size entir depend on the fish. budget and preference. Research the Cichlid you ar interest in keep and look at the requirements. Personally, I alwai go with tank bigger than what is "required" to give the fish more freedom and comfort.

Filtration:

fish and preference. For a pairing,Filtr is a big factor in maintain good water condit for Cichlid breeding. Which filter to us for Cichlid breed entir depend on the setup. show or grow out tank under 150 gallon a power filter is usual best. I m a fan of the Penguin BIO-Wheel filters, as thei have been the most effici and easiest to use, not to mention rather cheap. For my 55 gallon tank I us the Penguin 350, and Penguin 150 for my 20 gallon plant tank. Two Penguin 350 will work great for up to 150 gallon tanks, but anyth beyond that you will probabl want to look into high-capac canist filter like the Eheim Pro III. While canist filter ar more complic and costly, thei allow custom of the filter media, make the filtrat much more adjust to your specif needs.

the water current could also caus sever complic to the develop fry as well. Thus,Th pull forc of both power and canist filter might harm or even consum the fry. for a Cichlid breeding/fri tank I would recommend spong filters, as thei ar entir safe for the fry. You ll need a spong filter, air pump and airlin tubing; I suggest a Whisper Air Pump as thei ar fairli price and on of the onli air pump that actual make good on their claim of be near silent. The spong filter will need to be established, the best wai to do thi is to run it in a pre-cycl tank for about three weeks. Bacteria will colon on the spong and thi will help biolog filter the water. If you don t have anoth tank and thi is a new project, just us the new filter when cycl a tank, onc the tank is cycl and readi for Cichlid breed the spong filter should be as well. To clean the spong filter just squeez it in some old tank water when do a water change, never clean it with tap water, as the chlorin will kill the benefici bacteria.

Wat Conditions:

nitrit and nitrat ar among the nutrient that plant use. Thi will help keep the benefici bacteria level in check and if someth happen to your benefici bacteria there is a buffer present to minim the problem. A fulli plant tank will also induc spawn as it will replic their natur environ and also allow for hide and spawn locations. If you do decid to keep plant I would start with an easi to keep low light plant such as Water Sprite,A fulli plant tank will aid in filtrat as ammonia. which grow like a weed pretti much regardless of your setup it will liter grow out of my tank if I don t prune it . A stock fluoresc light fixtur left on 8-12 hour a dai should be enough to grow it in most setups, we ll be do a whole guid on start a plant aquarium in the come weeks. Nonetheless, I suggest keep it minim and focu on Cichlid breed foremost.