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Thanks everyone. I'm definitely thinking about putting this big-one-to-be outside. We have a real big covered porch area so it can stay out of the direct Houston sun and what not. Not opposed to a plywood tank with front viewing glass only - where is a good place for those on the cheap. Or...

I want a big one. I see 125's on sale at Petsmart for like $750. But bigger than that it seems like they go up into the thousands of dollars, which is nuts. Anywhere to get 150s, 200s, 300s, even bigger at a decent price? Thanks!!!

Thanks Fishyman! I've ordered from aquatic arts before, I remember having a good experience. I always get their emails from them. But they do not seem to have a big cichlid selection, unfortunately.

Does anyone have any favorite online stores for cichlids? So many stores to choose from. Whether its the best looking cichlids, better prices, or whatever, anyone have any favorite ones you order from? Thanks!

Thanks Bwood22, I've indeed looked them all up. All so great. Its sooo many different species of fish that all look so awesome, such a tough choice!!!

Thanks a tonBwood22! Again, so many species of Peacocks haha. Question - did you leave aulonocara nyassae off the list just because I had already named it? Or you think those other fish are bluer/better? Thanks!!!

... is there any good choices besides the blue peacock cichlid, aulonocara nyassae? Might sound like a silly question, but when I look at online places selling fish, and look at their peacocks, some of them that are different species have a ton of blue, and sometimes look all blue! Anyways...

Thanks BigManAquatics and carsongjs. I'm OK if they are just mislabled, but I just want to know what the exact species of fish I am getting is! Would you guys say they are very likely listing the correct species (Carpintis), but just calling them Texas because they mislabled that for whatever...

So far as I can tell, there are basically two types of air pumps. The ones that are almost silent or at least very quite, and the ones that can pump out a ton more air but make a TON of noise. I have a couple of the latter types, like this one...

I was looking at the fish at this link: Electric Blue Texas Cichlid (Herichthys carpintis) Such beautiful looking fish. I was thinking of ordering a few. But doing some research, I think, going by the species name they list, those are actually Carpintis cichlids, not the Electric Blue Texas...

Thanks GlennO. So I could just run the light right under the center of those boards that the plants sit in, facing down, and that should do the trick correct? I think I can make that happen.

I thought it looked dim GlennO. I have that one stuck to the glass at the back of the tank, I just ordered a second one, I supposed I'll stick it on the glass at the front of the tank pointing back and down. Then if I get a third I supposed I could hang it right in the middle of the tank...

This is a 55 gallon. I'm doing aquaponics (not up and running yet since I removed the plants from the last go-round, plants to be inserted soon). So I do not have a hood over it, just some boards with net cups in them. So I bought this light...

So, this is a follow up to this thread: Ok, So What Did Petsmart Sell Me? | Cichlid Forum | 421892 Could not post there. So I went into Petsmart again today. Below is what I saw. I thought the yellow ones might be the females, but there was a yellow lab sign on the tank, I'm sure those...

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