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Benjamin 13 · 01-27-2008, 11:16 PM

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

mitchgrant · 03-23-2008, 10:17 PM

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 · 03-23-2008, 10:22 PM

o yeah, africans are mean little buggers.

midmichman80 · 05-30-2008, 12:14 PM

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 · 05-30-2008, 12:39 PM

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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 · 09-07-2008, 09:00 PM

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

bigdaddy · 03-07-2009, 12:22 AM

thanks for the info im a big fan of cichlids any info helps

Roadside · 04-02-2009, 01:50 PM

now why did I not read more on cichlids before buying a couple (different species thats is - sort of liked the colour variations), the guys at the pet store did not alert me to any aggresion issues. At First they got along quite fine with the other fish until they began forming thier little territories. Any fish passing near there rock or cave would get it. Eventually only one was left, and growing quickly and becoming more and more violent. I moved it to a tank where i only had a little turtle, I figured it would not be able to harm the turtle. Well lets just say the turtle found itself spending most the time on top of the cave. After not too long they formed some wierd friendship. When cleaning the tank, I would place them both in separate tanks and they would swim towards the other. When i place them in the same tank the cichlid would seek shelter under the turtle´s belly. Sad to say the turtle died one cold winter. :-( The Cichlid died a month later (last time i let friends take care of my pets when i am away on vacation).

01-27-2008, 11:16 PM	#21 (permalink)
Benjamin 13 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 48	woah! that was.....that was.........A-W-E-S-O-M-E Good Form Wayne __________________ Dont Try Dont Fail-DTDF

03-23-2008, 10:22 PM	#23 (permalink)
sweetpickles7 Super Fish Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,228	o yeah, africans are mean little buggers. __________________ 55gal SW 29gal FW

05-30-2008, 12:14 PM	#24 (permalink)
midmichman80 Little Fish Join Date: May 2008 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 292	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. __________________ Happy fishies

03-23-2008, 10:17 PM	#22 (permalink)
mitchgrant Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 12	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.

09-07-2008, 09:00 PM	#26 (permalink)
McBEAVERTON Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 11	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

03-07-2009, 12:22 AM	#27 (permalink)
bigdaddy Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: michigan Posts: 26	thanks for the info im a big fan of cichlids any info helps

04-02-2009, 01:50 PM	#28 (permalink)
Roadside Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3	now why did I not read more on cichlids before buying a couple (different species thats is - sort of liked the colour variations), the guys at the pet store did not alert me to any aggresion issues. At First they got along quite fine with the other fish until they began forming thier little territories. Any fish passing near there rock or cave would get it. Eventually only one was left, and growing quickly and becoming more and more violent. I moved it to a tank where i only had a little turtle, I figured it would not be able to harm the turtle. Well lets just say the turtle found itself spending most the time on top of the cave. After not too long they formed some wierd friendship. When cleaning the tank, I would place them both in separate tanks and they would swim towards the other. When i place them in the same tank the cichlid would seek shelter under the turtle´s belly. Sad to say the turtle died one cold winter. :-( The Cichlid died a month later (last time i let friends take care of my pets when i am away on vacation).