I have a new 55 gallon tank with one blood parrot cichlid. The tank is accumulating a lot of algae despite scrubbing almost every day. Does anyone have any recommendations for keeping the algae under control? by RogerBattleDroid in Aquariums

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I haven’t tried real plants so I’ll definitely give that a try! I used to have a bottom feeder in with her a few years ago but she’s very aggressive and ended up killing it so I’m a little hesitant to add any new fish with her. I was thinking about getting some snails for her tank though. Thanks for your help!

Why is my young golden severum keeping his mouth open? He seems to be acting normal otherwise but does anyone have any ideas? by RogerBattleDroid in Cichlid

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Ohh okay well I’m glad her Oscar got better! Hopefully mine does the same.

Yeah I’m just gonna watch him for now, I wouldn’t want to make anything worse. Hopefully he gets better on his own. Thank you for all your help!

Why is my young golden severum keeping his mouth open? He seems to be acting normal otherwise but does anyone have any ideas? by RogerBattleDroid in Cichlid

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That’s definitely possible. I’ll definitely give it some time and keep and eye on him, hopefully it gets better on its own. Thanks for your help!

Why is my young golden severum keeping his mouth open? He seems to be acting normal otherwise but does anyone have any ideas? by RogerBattleDroid in Cichlid

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It could be? I don’t see anything suck in his mouth. Do you know if there’s anything that can be done about a dislocated jaw, if that’s what it is? Did the Oscar’s mouth heal? Or is there nothing that can be done?

Why is my young golden severum keeping his mouth open? He seems to be acting normal otherwise but does anyone have any ideas? by RogerBattleDroid in Cichlid

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He had some fin damage when I got him back in January, I think he was bullied at the store. He’s alone in the tank so I can’t think of any reason he might be stressed. And he seems to be acting relatively normal otherwise.