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The temperatures in the Lower Mainland have been in the mid 30's for the past 2 weeks and it's causing the water in fish tanks to heat up. So today I decided to change the water in both my tanks and pour in some cold water to even out the temperatures to 78-80 degrees. I know the temperature will still climb up over time, but at least there will be more oxygen in the water for the fish now.  Some of my fish are getting bigger every month as are my turtles in my 125 Gallon tank. My crayfish SuperTank is still kicking well and cruising around my 29 Gallon tank regularly, he hasn't molted for a while but I think he should in the next few months. My baby angel fish is now the size of a loonie and growing nicely. ... Read More

I've been watching my 2 new Convict Cichlids and the bigger one has been chasing the little guy around the tank for a while now. At first I thought it was just for fun but last night I saw the smaller one hiding behind my pirates chest and scanning around him in a cautious way. He was watching for the whereabouts of the bigger one. So since I have the 29 Gallon tank with no other aggressive fish I decided to move the little guy over to that tank and see how he adapts to all the tetras in that tank. He will soon have one of my baby angel fish to keep him company as they are both of a cichlid variety. There might be a power struggle there later with the angel fish but will tackle that hurdle when we get there. ... Read More

I went to Big Als Aquarium store today after work and picked up 2 Convict Cichlids. I read online that they can get pretty aggressive but so far they seem to be fitting in very well. I have 3 tanks so if they get bigger and start bullying the other fish around I can always make a tank for them. They grow to about 12cm or 4.5" long so they do get bigger but not to big. One is bigger then the other but they seem to be buddy's in my tank right now. Everywhere they swim they swim together and are very cautious fish. They seem to posses a lot more intelligence then the average live bearer. At first I was a bit worried because my large angel fish was eyeing up my larger convict but he stood his ground and then swam away cautiously. I will watch them closely for the next few months and if needed, I can adjust my tanks to match there behaviour.  The smaller one is about 2cm and the bigger one is about 3cm Here is another image of my larger Convict Cichlid.   ... Read More