What are the problems mixing 'African' and SA cichlids

[Benjamin 13]

woah! that was.....that was.........A-W-E-S-O-M-E Good Form Wayne

[mitchgrant]

i have a 55 gal which used to have a nice community of fish. until one day i bought a beautiful little tiger oscar. the guy at the lfs said "he'll eat everything in the tank!!!" 8 months later it was oscar and pinkie (pink convict) left. i returned to oscar to the lfs for credit and have since slowly added african cichlids. they get along great!!!!!

i tried to introduce an afican clawed frog (i love those ugly little guys). he was big enpugh to hold his own (i thought) but not big enough to gobble everybody up. he was dead and in pieces two days later.

[sweetpickles7]

o yeah, africans are mean little buggers.

[midmichman80]

Wow, that is a lot to grasp. I have recently added to a cichlid tank. The tank initially had the Jack Dempsey in it, about 6" or so. I added a few smaller fish, oscar, parrothead hybrid, and two gouramies. I moved around the decor in the tank and created more hiding places for the smaller fish and so far the big guy has left them all alone. I have even noticed the oscar and jack dempsey cuddling. I am not sure of the origin of any of these fish, but all seems peaceful thus far.

[Cichlid-Man]

Originally Posted by midmichman80

Wow, that is a lot to grasp. I have recently added to a cichlid tank. The tank initially had the Jack Dempsey in it, about 6" or so. I added a few smaller fish, oscar, parrothead hybrid, and two gouramies. I moved around the decor in the tank and created more hiding places for the smaller fish and so far the big guy has left them all alone. I have even noticed the oscar and jack dempsey cuddling. I am not sure of the origin of any of these fish, but all seems peaceful thus far.

You don't know adult sizes either. A 29gal is definently not big enough for most of these fish, let alone together. You should rethink your tank stocking.

[McBEAVERTON]

can i add 2 sa cichlids to a 29 gal tank with 1 giant danio, rainbow fish, 2 tiger barbs, 1 chinese algae eater, 1 red eyed tetra, 2 zebra danios