I have some chiclids but im not sure what type they are. I have a 55 gallon that has been set up for about a year. at first I had 8 chiclids I think 2 of them were balck/white convicts anthor 2 or 3 were a solid blue with yellow fins and I had one that was a little larger blue and black and sorta silver with a single horizontal stripe insted of the common vertical multy stripes. and the rest were solid orange. things were going ok, untill I added a holy limestone rock. (I tried to clean it but It still made the water cloudy) I prob didint pay attention to the ph and I lost a few so I took out the rock and did a water change and things were ok for about 7 months and I had a little more knowledge about the maliwi chclid ph (dont pay attention to watmart brands apperently to them 7.0 and lower is for all fresh water fish) and the ammonia was all fine and a couple of weeks ago another one died but I dont know the cause. at the time I didnt have a lot of hiding places but I reclently broke up the holy rock into a lot of places and now there is alot.my question is that the fish seem to be scared any time I turn the light on( I move the light back so it isnt that bright) and they will only eat flake food. if I feed them the top floating food they will never eat it. I though my tank was set up good becase the orange ones have breeded and now I have 2 more orange ones. but I though chiclids were supposed to be active and atleast swim around when there hungry. they sit on the bottom and scatter when I walk by. do you think I need more fish? one 4" blue died recently about a year old. I currently have a 4" orange, 4" blue, 2" orange, 3/4" orange(new breed), and one that I noticed when I was doing a water change so small about a centameter long orange one. so thats 2 full grown ones and the little guy that never really got big and the 2 babies. a total of 5 chiclids in a 55 gallon. should I ad more? I have a ph test and ammonia tester. What other testers should I buy? also are the orange ones supposed to have like yellow/white polka-dots on there lower fins?
here are some pics that look like my kind. I cant tell the diffrance between the types.
mine is a darker blue and used to have yellow fins
exactly like mine
I just found this pic of my favorite fish that died before I added the holy rock. this is the one with horizontal stripes I mention above. why do the good ones always die?
here are some pics that look like my kind. I cant tell the diffrance between the types.
mine is a darker blue and used to have yellow fins

exactly like mine

I just found this pic of my favorite fish that died before I added the holy rock. this is the one with horizontal stripes I mention above. why do the good ones always die?
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