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Yeah, biofilm's no big deal if you've got cleanup crew. My nerite snails go ham on that stuff. Just don't let it get outta control, or it'll look sketchy.

Yep, I've fed my platies discus granules too. They're chill with it, but like bronzefox said, crush 'em up. My tank's got sand substrate and a bunch of Java moss, and the fish seem happy. Just don't overfeed, or you'll mess with your water params.

I'm only going off the pics and my thoughts, could be wrong, but that's just my take on it. Seeing it again now, I think the bluey one might not be a Blue Johanni, maybe a different color variation of one though.

The yellow one, I think, is an Electric Yellow. That's Labidochromis caeruleus.
The spotty one looks like a Fulleborni Cichlid, Blossom, also known as Labeotropheus fuelleborni.
The striped one, I'm pretty sure, is a Malieri Cichlid, or Julidochromis marlier.
That dull grayish one is probably a ...

Honestly, I was leaning more towards Labidochromis Caereleus myself, but I can see why you'd think that - it does resemble a sunnygold, just not the typical characteristics I've seen.

Appears to be a sunnygold cichlid.

In the US, feeder fish aren't actually against the law. I've got an LFS near me that's got a whole tank labeled for feeder fish - mostly tiny goldfish. They're super cheap, like ten cents each if you buy 'em in bulk, or nineteen cents if you pick 'em out individually.

So when people say they're getting a pure cichlid tank, what's the idea behind that? I've always thought cichlids were kinda semi-aggressive, right? Can someone break it down for me - what does 'pure' even mean in this context?

My list is pretty straightforward,
I've got 4 Malawis - 1 blue, 1 yellow, and 2 reds.
I also have 1 Spotted Fuelliborni, 1 Tanganeyki, which I'm fairly certain is a Compressiceps Cichlid, but I'm not a hundred percent on that.
The others are 2 mainganos, 1 that the store called a bumble bee ...

I've got a pretty diverse group of African Cichlids - 14 species, to be exact. I've got some from Tanganeyke, some Malawis, and some Mbunas. So far, they all seem to get along just fine. They're all still juveniles, around the 2" mark, and my tank's a 55 gallon with a sand and rock scape. I've also ...