Hi my name is Yolanda. I'm new to this organization, new to owning an aquarium and new to owning cichlids. I put out in the universe that I would love to have an aquarium. By shear coincidence I met someone who spoke about donating his 80 gal tank with the accessories to Purple Heart. I indicated my interest and he said if I could get someone to move it I could have it. I made the arrangements to do just that two weeks ago.
I first attempted to get a professional to come to my home and set it up. The two people I contacted were no shows. I decided I would set the tank up myself. I read information on the Internet, went on YouTube and made several trips to my local fish store. I took a bag of the accessories to the fish store and they help me determine what I could use and needed to replace.
After having my water tested, I decided I would do a trial run with goldfish. After a week, I had my water tested again and finally made up my mind to set up an African Cichlic tank. Sunday, May 2, I officially became a Cichlic owner!!!!!
