First off,I would like to say this site rocks and everyone with it!!!! I was into tanks a loooooong time ago and got out of it due to moving. I recently went to a Co-works house and he had the most sorry accuse for a tank I have ever seen.No substrate,no filter,just one power head hanging over the side. The water look like icetea.He said he hasn't cleaned it in about a year and haven't fed them for at least three months.He had three chiclids in the tank that were very sick with ick and popeye.Fins were almost gone and there eyes were very bad.I told him that is pretty weak and he should fix the tank.two weeks later I rolled back by his house for a few cold ones and started to give him some lip about the tank.Too make a long story short I said fix or I will take it. He said "take it!" Fast foward two months and I now have a nice healthy tank.(I hope) One of the cichlids didn't make it,but the other two did. One has some bad scaring and a blind eye,but the other healed up nicely. I thought I knew about tanks intill I cam across this site. Now I realized I know enough to be dangerous.First off I would like some help finding out what kind of cichlids I have. I looked on the other cichlid fourm and found a few that looked like them,but I got over whelmed really quick. My ph is holding at 8.3 and water temp is at 77.If you have any tips or comments about my set-up please let me know. Thanks.
