Michigan Cichlid Association

Announcements => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: lightaddict08 on November 03, 2013, 10:19:36 PM

Title: Hello from Waterford
Post by: lightaddict08 on November 03, 2013, 10:19:36 PM

Hello,

Just getting into the Cichlid world with a 50 gallon filled with mainly Mbunas that I started up in June this year.

I'm working with 2 Cherry Red's (m/f), 3 Yellow tailed Acei(2m/1f), 1 Peacock(f), and 1 Red Jewel (f) with amazing coloring.

Just now starting to get into the breeding scene to make use of our extra 3 gal, 15 gal, and 29 gal tanks.

Ultimately I'd like to breed the Acei's, Red jewels, and the Cherry Reds. If you happen to have a nice 3"+ Male Red Jewel I'd be very interested in buying or trading.

Title: Re: Hello from Waterford
Post by: African cichlid Keeper on November 03, 2013, 11:52:11 PM

Welcome  :D

Title: Re: Hello from Waterford
Post by: Regalblue on November 04, 2013, 12:41:50 AM

Welcome to the MCA forums

Title: Re: Hello from Waterford
Post by: Steve on November 04, 2013, 02:18:48 AM

Welcome aboard. Keep an eye on the Cherry reds they can be a bit aggressive in a tank with fish that are more mild natured like Acei and Peacocks. Some of mine Reds are down right bullies.

Title: Re: Hello from Waterford
Post by: lightaddict08 on November 04, 2013, 06:45:22 AM

Thanks for all the welcomes and thanks for the advice. We actually first had a cherry red zebra that kept the red jewel in line, but we have since then sold him. She is showing aggression, but with a lot of plant cover and slate "caves" the others hide very well. In time I think I'll move the cherry reds to the 29 gal and bring some yellow labs in.

Title: Re: Hello from Waterford
Post by: jcunningham0295 on November 04, 2013, 06:50:16 AM

Welcome to the forum.

Title: Re: Hello from Waterford
Post by: Stan M. on November 04, 2013, 07:03:50 AM

welcome!

Title: Re: Hello from Waterford
Post by: Maize-N-Blue-D on November 04, 2013, 10:49:43 AM

Welcome...

Title: Re: Hello from Waterford
Post by: Frenchie on November 05, 2013, 08:55:44 AM

Welcome !!!

Title: Re: Hello from Waterford
Post by: lightaddict08 on November 06, 2013, 06:32:45 PM

Lots of changes since my first post the other day. We've opened up our 30 gal and 2 gal to shake things up a bit, moving some fish around to change dominance. We found a breeding pair of Yellow Labs that was already holding, so we're getting into breeding sooner rather than later! Just waiting for her to release naturally this time, but we built a DIY tumbler for the next time!

Title: Re: Hello from Waterford
Post by: Super Turtleman on November 07, 2013, 10:10:09 PM

Welcome.

If you're looking to breed you're going to find yourself needing more tanks. Also, be mindful of what you breed so you're not stuck with a bunch of fry you can't sell and get overrun.

Title: Re: Hello from Waterford
Post by: breaktime on November 08, 2013, 12:21:20 AM

Welcome from one new guy to another  :D