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Click
here now to
buy Cichlid Stones
and other
ceramic aquarium
ornaments.
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Cichlid
Stones
are a new and
exciting type of
aquarium
ornament.
They're made of
very high
quality ceramic
material that is
very similar to
the material in
stoneware table
plates. So they
won't dissolve
in aquarium
water like some
rocks may. This
means Cichlid
Stones are
aquarium safe.
Click
here now to
buy Cichlid Stones and other ceramic aquarium ornaments made by
Underwater Galleries.
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This video will take some time to load, the faster your internet connection, the less time it takes to load. If you can't see the video, shown just above, try clicking
here.
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Cichlid Stones
are hollow,
as you can see in the video just above, so
they do not
displace as much
water as a stone
or rock of the
same size. This
means your
aquarium is more
full of water,
less filled with
stones, and has
more interesting
places for your
fish to explore.
Since they
are hollow,
Cichlid Stones
are also much
lighter than a
rock or stone of
the same size.
So they are
easier to move
and are much
less like to
damage the
bottom of an
aquarium.
Many species of
fish seem to
have fun and
enjoy going
inside Cichlid
Stones. Cichlids
especially like
Cichlid Stones.
Most species of
Dwarf Cichlids
will make their
homes inside a
Cichlid Stone
and breed there.
Mbuna Cichlids
from Lake Malawi
seem to prefer
spawning inside
these ornaments.
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The fish in
the picture,
shown just
above, is a
young male,
whose ancestors
came from Lake
Victoria in East
Africa. He may
be a Pundamilia
nyererei. He
lives in Tom's
55-gallon Mbuna
Aquarium. This
fish constantly
guards the
Cichlid Stone,
which is also
shown in the
picture. |
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This picture
shows the male
Pundamilia
nyererei on the
left and a young
male Mbuna, of
an unknown
species, on the
right fighting
over just who is
the current
resident of the
nice Cichlid
Stone behind
them. |
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This picture
shows
a mature male OB
Red Zebra
alertly guarding
his pile of
Cichlid Stones.
The ancestors of
this fish lived
among the rocks
along the shores
of Lake Malawi
in East Africa.
This fish is a
member of a
large group of
Cichlids that
are called
Mbunas, and they
seem to like to
spawn inside
Cichlid Stones. |
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Click
here to listen to
a
special
Pet Fish
Talk in
which
Tom and
Nevin
discuss
and
recommend Cichlid
Stones. |
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This video will take some time to load, the faster your internet connection, the less time it takes to load. If you can't see the video, shown just above, try clicking
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Fighting
for the Cichlid Stone Cave
The video, just above,
shows a Male Mbuna Cichlid fighting with a
so-called Three Beacon Plecostomus catfish
about which one of them occupies the Cichlid
Stone. A few seconds from the beginning of
this video both fish are in the cave. Then
both exit. What a fight !! What excitement
!! What fun !! |
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Click
here
now to go to
Cichlid Stones' web
site,
where you can
learn more and
buy Cichlid Stones for your
aquarium.
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This picture
shows a young
so-called Red
Zebra. This fish
is about
3-months old and
has grown to be
about 2" long.
The Cichlid
Stone, behind
this fish, has
grown a thick
layer with
various colors
of algae. This
fish and the
other fish in
this aquarium
love to eat that
algae, like
their ancestors
did in Lake
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These pictures
show baby
Mbunas that are
swimming among
the Cichlid
Stones.
More baby
Mbunas will survive
in an aquarium
with bigger
fish, if that
aquarium has a
collection of
Cichlid Stones. |
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Here is more
recent picture
of the same fish
that's shown
above on this
page. For the
first time ever,
we are going to
name a fish and
call this fish
Julius in honor
of Julius
Nyererei, first
President of
Tanzania. This
is appropriate,
because the
scientific name
of this fish may
be Pundamilia
nyererei, which
was named in
honor of
President
Nyererei. In the
picture you can
Julius guarding
his current pile
of favorite
Cichlid Stones. |
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Just above is an even more recent picture of Julius energetically
guarding his territory.
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This is a so-called Three Beacon Plecostomus. For long time it was
named by the code L091 and now has the scientific name Leporacanthicus
triactis. It spends lots of time going in and out of Cichlid Stones.
Notice the bristles on this fish's tail.
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Here is a young mature male Labeotropheus trewavasae, which is a species
in the group of Cichlids called Mbunas from Lake Malawi in East Africa.
Most or all Mbunas enjoy having Cichlid Stones
in their
aquarium.
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Here too is another young mature male Mbuna Cichlid. He is a male
so-called Red
Zebra. Most male Red Zebras are blue but some are OB like the one shown
way above on this page, and others males are orange like this one.
Whatever their color, they all like to live among a pile of Cichlid
Stones.
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Another young mature male Mbuna, whose ancestors lived among the rocks
along the shores of Lake Malawi in East Africa, but he prefers life in
an aquarium with his favorite Cichlid Stones.
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Customer Comments |
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I was waiting until I got my Cichlid stones before writing back. They were waiting for me at the house when I got home today. Ah, two big boxes and one smaller box.
I have 36 stones in all. 10 of the large stones, 16 medium stones and 10 small stones. I am impressed with the workmanship of the stones. They are very very realistic. Once in the aquarium most people will probably assume they are real stones. They are also very very light weight.
Now my only dilemma is figuring out how to stack them in my aquarium. I plan on a stack on each side of my aquarium. Do you think I need to glue/silicone these stones together. I will probably buy a few more large ones at the Capitol aquarium here in Sacramento. I went down there last weekend to get a peek at the stones but they only had one box out and did not want it opened. Capitol does not seem to eager/aggressive in selling the stones.
I really appreciate your generosity in giving away you really really nice O.B. Zebra's. Now that I have my stones I can get everything situated and hopefully place my order at AquariumFish.net at the end of this month. I am also going to order some of that wonderful food and see if my Mbunas will grow as fast!
Thanks Again,
Rod in Elk Grove
California
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Reply.
Hello
Rod and thank you for
your email. Glad to read
that you promptly got
your shipment of Cichlid
Stones. Yes, they look
great and are very light
weight much lighter than
real stones.
I would not try to
silicone them together.
Just stack them anyway
you like. The Mbuna
Cichlids seem to like
them every which way or
any which way. My Mbunas
are constantly swimming
in and out of the
Cichlid Stones. Hiding
inside, resting inside,
and spawning inside !!
As an experiment I moved
all the stones to one
end of my Mbuna
Aquarium. All my Mbunas
abandoned the other end
of the aquarium and were
closely bunched around
the Cichlid Stones.
Thanks again for
ordering some Cichlid
Stones and for your
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Young mature Red Zebras, a male on the left and a female on the right,
circle about one another near a pile of Cichlid Stones.
Mbunas like
these will frequently spawn inside a Cichlid Stone.
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Another Red Zebra guarding another Cichlid Stone.
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This looks like a baby OB Mbuna that's very well hidden among the
Cichlid Stones.
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The four pictures, shown just above, are of Tom's 29-gallon aquarium,
which contains about twenty young Mbunas and a 15-pack of Cichlid
Stones. These Cichlid Stones
were arranged by Greg Fehr himself.
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A young Mbuna about 2" long quickly swims into the opening of a Cichlid
Stone.
Many Cichlids like this one swim in and out of Cichlid Stones
many times each day.
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Click
here
now to buy
Cichlid Stones and other
Ceramic Aquarium ornaments.
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