Western Cichlid Forum

It is a common mistake to spell cichlids, chiclids. There are a couple of correct terminologies to identify this type of fish. One is cichlid the other is cichlidae and both reference that they come from the family cichlidae.

A dictionary definition for you…

cich·lid (sĭk’lĭd)
n.   Any of various tropical and subtropical freshwater fishes of the family Cichlidae, many of which are popular as aquarium fish.

For more information on the cichlid family of fish, try our forum

OK sorry for the delay, things have been busy. Here is how I get the look of a wooden stand for less than half the price, twice the strength and longetivity, in fact I think this stand will last almost forever.

STAND Pt 1
First get your metal stand and drill holes all the way through the stand as per photo, these holes are for attaching the wood to the metal frame, this stand is galve dipped steel so it should never rust providing reasonable steps are taken to keep it dry most of the time.

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Here is part 2 of building my Amazon tank and it all about the plumbing, here are a few tips that I hope you will find handy. I’m sorry if this gets to basic for you tradies and handypeople out there but I am doing this so beginners can understand it too.

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Hi All

This holiday period has finally given me some spare time to build my new Amazon tank. My aim is to build a tank that looks like an Amazon river bank.

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Here is some pics of the Background i made for Scat (Craig)

Same method as the other one

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Just thought i would share this

Wanted to make a background for my new(secondhand) 6×2x2.5

Had a look at a few different ways of doing it and ended up mixing some ideas from backgrounds that have been made

Got some poly from the WIZ for free Thanks Mate

What do you all think?

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Quarantining your fish is something that all of us need to do at some point or another. To maintain a healthy aquarium, all new habitants should be quarantined for around 14 days to ensure no nasties are transfered into your prized tank.

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Introduction
Clown loaches are my favourite aquarium fish. They are colourful, active and have an agreeable nature. These attributes make them an ideal addition to most fresh water aquaria. This article reflects my experiences with clown loaches with particular emphasis on the various patterns that I have encountered. Hope you enjoy my account of these very personable little fish.

Common Name: Clown loach
Scientific name: Botia macracantha
Size (cm) M/F: Up to 30cm both sexes (rarely seen in aquarium examples)
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