Cichlids

Have you ever been bitten by an angelfish? I have - a couple of times during...

Why is my angelfish not eating? This is among the most commonly asked...

The most common reason behind an angelfish swimming sideways is swim bladder disease. And this condition doesn’t just force your angelfish to swim sideways but also involuntarily sink to the bottom or float to the top. 

If you're just dabbling in the angelfish-keeping hobby, I'd say a 40-gallon...

Image Credits: Visa Kopu (Creative Commons license) Angelfish are cichlids....

I bred and sold angelfish for some quick bucks when I was in college. So,...

I'll let you in on a little secret. For the longest time, I thought glofish...

I have a 75-gallon angelfish tank in my study. I follow a certain formula...

I have 3 mated pairs of angelfish in a 75-gallon tank. They all fit in just...

With some fish, the sexual dimorphism is evident on a dime. But that's not the...

Yes, oscar fish eat other fish – both in the wild and in the tank. Oscars are avaricious eaters. On top of that, they have a terrible temper. So, if given a chance, oscars will consume any fish they can fit inside their mouth. Therefore, when choosing tank mates to go inside an oscar’s tank, only opt for fish that are almost as big as oscars and have an assertive personality. 

Yes, you can eat oscars. In fact, oscars are considered game fish in Florida. Several videos on the internet show hobbyists fishing and cooking oscars. Oscars are sizable freshwater fish. Thus, it’s not really uncommon to eat them. 

Electric blue rams are the stunning, tank-bred color morphs of the original Ram cichlids. The fish’s ‘ancestors,’ the OG rams, live in the Orinoco River basin in Colombia and Venezuela in the wild. 

The term for swimming up and down the tank is ‘glass surfing.’ The most likely cause behind this eccentric behavior is an unsuitable environment. It could be a cramped tank, toxic water parameters, or an entirely new environment. However, other times, the reason could be something as simple as boredom and chasing own reflection! 

The main differentiating factor is the black botch that’s located right beneath the dorsal fins. In males, this spot has a stark black color. In females, it has hints of iridescent blue here and there.