Building a large corner tank
a pictorial guide

by Ronny Thomassen

For all of you who have been dreaming about building a large concrete tank. Finally here is your perfect step by step pictorial guide. Ronny Thomassen doesn't limit himself to just the tank. This whole room will come to life....

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Make your own background from Styrofoam
a pictorial guide

by Marcus Andersson

Marcus Andersson takes us through the creation of a Styrofoam background for a large cichlid tank one step at a time. In this pictorial guide nothing is left out. You get everything from carving Styrofoam to how much beer you need.

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Bloat Is Hell
by Fredrik Hagblom

The disease in tropical fishes normally referred to as Bloat remains a mystery. I think it must be one of the most popular subjects discussed by especially keepers of cichlids from the lakes Malwi and Tanganyika.

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Rapid speciation
Understanding the Lake Malawi cichlid radiation

by Patrik Bylund

The cichlids are one of the favourite model systems for adaptive radiation. Adaptive radiation can be defined as the evolution of ecological and phenotypic diversity within a rapidly multiplying linage.

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Articles archive

Articles on species
Apistogramma cacatuoides / by Francine Bethea
Keeping and breeding goby cichlids / by J. McCann & T Hammond
Cyrtocara moorii / by Marc Elieson
Introduction to Pike Cichlids / By Vinny Kutty
Melanochromis auratus: "Shall We Dance" / by Jennifer Wilkinson
Nanochromis transvestitus / by Francine Bethea
Neolamprologus sexafsciatus / by J. McCann
Protomelas sp. "steveni taiwan" / by Jason Selong
Right or Wrong in Tropheus Keeping / by Fredrik Hagblom
Rubescens and Other Red Peacocks from Germany / by Keegan Armke
The Ambush Predator-Nimochromis linni / by Roger Häggström
The Rio Negro Chocolate Cichlid / by Lee Newman
Tropheus Ways / by Fredrik Hagblom

Articles on keeping cichlids
Bloat Is Hell / by Fredrik Hagblom
Building a large corner tank / by Ronny Thomassen
Cichlid photography / by Fredrik Hagblom
Feeding cichlids / by Kjell Fohrman
How to make shrimp mix / by Fredrik Hagblom
Low Budget Fish Room / by Fredrik Hagblom
Make your own background from Styrofoam / bt Marcus Andersson
Make your own background modules in Styrofoam / by Mikael Nilsson
Make your own sponge filter / by Fredrik Hagblom
My 1000 gallon tanks / by Fred Hamilton
Sand / by Frank Panis
So Your Malawi Cichlids Are Breeding! / by Rafal Izdebski
The Peaceful Lake Malawi Community Tank / by Grant Gussie
Venting / by J. McCann

Articles on cichlid habitat and science
How cichlids get namned / by Marc Elieson
Inbreeding Tropical Fish, Good or Bad? / by Bill Forrest
Introducing the Cichlids / by Ron Coleman
Introduction to Lake Malawi / by Greg Steeves
Lake Tanganyika and its Diverse Cichlids / by Craig Morfitt
Rapid speciation / by Patrik Bylund

The Evolution of Cichlids / by Sabine Wilkins
The History of Tropheus / by Fredrik Hagblom

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