| Keeping cichlid tropical fish can be very enjoyable, | | | | not naturally supposed to be living together. |
| but sometimes frustrating. More and more novice | | | | What is another mistake that a lot of cichlid |
| aquarists are taking on the task of learning how | | | | tropical fish keepers make? |
| to keep African or American cichlids, but most | | | | This is one of the most common mistakes that |
| are just unsure of how to take care of these | | | | even the most seasoned aquarist makes. Not |
| very unique and beautiful aquarium fish. | | | | making regular water changes in their aquariums. |
| Cichlid Care Mistakes | | | | No matter what species of tropical fish that you |
| So what are some of the common mistakes that | | | | keep, regular water changes are literally the |
| a lot of novice cichlid tropical fish keepers make? | | | | life-blood of all aquarium fish. The truth is, novice |
| One of the most common mistakes that cichlid | | | | aquarists just don't know how to take care of |
| fish keepers make is the mixing of African and | | | | their tropical fish much less make them thrive and |
| American cichlids. Pet stores make this mistake | | | | even begin to breed. PH and salinity requirements |
| too! It breaks my heart to see these poor cichlids | | | | are also very important. Take cichlid fish for |
| in pet stores that are improperly kept. Both the | | | | example. African cichlids and American cichlids |
| Africans and American varieties kept together are | | | | have very different water salinity requirements. |
| miserable and literally barely surviving. Their water | | | | So where can you find out how to avoid making |
| requirements are very different and they just are | | | | mistakes when learning how to keep cichlids? |