I read many people asking why the water in their aquarium sudently turned to a white/grayish or green color. Cloudy water is one of the most common aquarium problem and probably one of the easiest to avoid. Today we will have a quick look at at the problem, the causes and the solutions.

The Flag cichlid, or Mesonauta festivus, comes from the rivers of South America, including the Negro, Orinoco, and Rio Rivers, as well as the Amazon and Paraguay Rivers. In its natural environment, the Flag Cichlid prefers slow moving waters with plenty of vegetation for hiding…

There are a number of natural predators and treatment that can be use to consume or kill the aiptasia. I tried a few, some worked, some didn’t. After trying a few things, I finally found a simple, cheap and safe way to quickly get rid of those unwanted anemones.

The Salvini, or Salvin’s Cichlid, is also known as the Yellow-Bellied or Tri-color Cichlid. It can be found swimming in the freshwater lakes and rivers of southern Mexico, or in Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras of Central America. This species of fish has been located recently in freshwater areas of Texas and southern Florida as well.

The Parrot Cichlid, also known as the Blood Parrot or Red Parrot, is a hybrid species of fish. Given that it is a man-made fish, it is not found in the wild and does not have a given scientific name. However…