@TrueSplash my jack dempsey, convict, and clown barbs (barbs not loaches, they are four inches long full grown, very fast and my cichlids are the only fish they haven't killed) survived two moves in a very short amount of time (we had to fumigate the house). Depending on the cichlid they can be very adaptable. As to how aggressive they are, that really depends on both the species and individual, but giving them more space than you think they would need is probably the best solution.
Which one? The darker metallic one on the left is a Electric Blue Ahli Cichlid, the lighter baby blue colored on on the right is a type of Blue Zebra Cichlid
i want to make a community fish tank with cichild what can i mix it with? and can i mix it with red tailed shark and guppy or can you give me some other fish ill be able to mmix with
Well a cichlid tank can't be a real "community" tank.... for instance guppies will be eaten very quickly! A red tail shark will most likely be fine, I've got a rainbow shark that is doing very well with my cichlids. It really depends on what cichlids you plan on keeping, but I wouldn't keep any small "community" type fish with them because they will definitely get eaten. Just look for other semi aggressive to aggressive fish that will get about the same size as the cichlids.
Well there is never a guarantee of any fish getting along, but as long as you don't mix a baby red tail shark with cichlids that are already large, you should be OK.
Every individual fish is different. Other fish depends on whats available to you. Check out some freshwater eels or rope fish, most catfish should be ok, I have a spotted pictus catfish with mine, and a Flying Fox. I've had needle fish with cichlids before, columbian sharks (will eventually need brackish water).
...sometimes its more of a trial and error thing, and hopefully you can return a fish that isn't working before its too late. Just try to research before you buy, and definitely no small non-aggressive fish with cichlids!
Maybe...Clown loaches get 12in+, you'll need a very large tank, other loaches maybe, maybe not, and I'd say no Kuhli loaches... too small, they'll get eaten. Also be aware that most loaches like softer, acidic or at least neutral water (ph ~7 and below), where as cichlids like hard alkaline water (ph ~8.2). Loaches may be able to slowly adapt to harder water though. I've got 8 loaches, 4 different kinds, in another tank (no cichlids w/ them). They're interesting fish for sure.
Hey do you mean 0:06? The green one (left) is a turquoise severum, the yellow one (right) is a Yellow Lab (Labidochromis caeruleus). If you mean 0:60/1:00 thats a Flying Fox.
Ha, they're much much bigger now too! I've given a couple away to some friends and maybe gotten a few since then. They're also breeding like crazy! I have two sets of fry in the tank now, I will be posting a new video fairly soon when I get some time.
hey quick question " how many gal. is your aquarium?"..... not to critizise you or anything like most people do, just wondering cuz i have a 20 gal. but feel like it might be too small to throw in 4 cichlids, because they grow 4 to 6 inches each.
Its a 55 gallon. I would say it would depend on which cichlids you're planning on getting. 20 gallons would probably be fine for some less aggressive cichlids but maybe not for the most aggressive ones. In my tank they've got plenty of room to "run away" and plenty of other fish that often "break up" fights before they get too serious between any two. What cichlids were you thinking about getting?
well i was thinking of getting some yellow electric and blue electric cichlids, but if you have a suggestion on what type of cichlids i should get... it will be welcomed!
Well that's really your decision. The yellows are fairly peaceful, I think the blues are a little more aggressive but not bad. Mine (I have 1 yellow 1 blue) are both pretty peaceful, but every fish is different. Its really a bit of trial and error. I think the yellows and blues together would look pretty cool though.
yeah they get along pretty good, the Ahli used to fight with the blue peacock quite a bit (they look very similar to each other) but I haven't seen the Ahli fight with anyone lately. The Blue Zebras (esp one of my Red Top Blue Zebras) are the most aggressive in my tank.
I've mixed African Cichlids with South Americans for the past 15 years.People saying Oh you shouldn't do that! Ive never lost or had a fish or 1 get hurt from the 2 types fish fighting(in that case I never had the 2 fight each other)I had the Africans battle each other a bit & same for SA.Ill agree theres a chance they could fight but nearly all fish have risks. I agree with crisp330 on the respect too, African Cichlids especially! they form a Hierarchy and establish a top dog/fish.
Thats what many people say, but I've done it for years without problem, so I don't see why not. If you know what you're doing and do it right its not a problem.
Will an African cichlid kill another African cichlid? Yes. Will a dog kill a cat? Yes. Will a cat kill a mouse? Yes. Will an African kill a South American? Sure. Search YouTube for "dog cat mouse". They can obviously get along, but will they always get along, no. Some fish will kill other fish, African, South American, North American, Antarctican, Australian, Asian, whatever.
I'm just saying many people say it can't be done, just like a dog, cat, and mouse can't get along... but they can. I've kept Africans along with South Americans, New Worlds, and tropicals with NO problem... I've had more Africans kill Africans than Africans kill South Americans.... and I've kept Africans with South Americans, Tropicals and others for years upon years with no problems with each other. I was just saying there are things you can do to help them get along.
PS fish will actually gain respect for one another, I've had many fight it out and the less dominate one will give up and give his territory or even just submit wherever to the more dominate fish once they have figured it out amongst themselves.
wELL I HAVE A RED PARROT AND A CONVICT CICHLID. is there only south american fish or is there african to? oh yea and wat size tank do you have ? i have a 45gal. how many fish wud be gud to hav.
I have both South Americans and different kinds of Africans, they're in a 55 gallon tank. Most people would say my tank is overstocked, which is probably is, but I have enough filtration for over 120 gallons and keep up to date with water exchanges. Just be selective and don't go buy every fish you see. Also I probably wouldn't add more than 2 or 3 fish at a time, to give your bacteria time to catch up to the extra biological load of more fish.
Yup, sure do. I have a couple in there, the Green Terror is South American, so is the Turquoise Severum, the Firemouth, and maybe a few others. I've found the key is to raise them together and they will be much more peaceful towards each other. But... no two fish are the same, because mine get along doesn't necessarily mean anyone else's will. Its a bit of trial and error... and many many hiding spots and "dividers" (plants, tree branches, etc) help as well
I like the mixter of fish.
TINOsAg 4 months ago
great vid man beautiful fish
travelin6661 1 year ago
beautiful electric blue!
m1ste2tea 1 year ago
are they hard to keep how aggressive are the chichlids im thinking of getting 2
TrueSplash 2 years ago
@TrueSplash my jack dempsey, convict, and clown barbs (barbs not loaches, they are four inches long full grown, very fast and my cichlids are the only fish they haven't killed) survived two moves in a very short amount of time (we had to fumigate the house). Depending on the cichlid they can be very adaptable. As to how aggressive they are, that really depends on both the species and individual, but giving them more space than you think they would need is probably the best solution.
lola26granola 1 year ago
whats the neme of the blue fish at 00:30
mrzozo111 2 years ago
Which one? The darker metallic one on the left is a Electric Blue Ahli Cichlid, the lighter baby blue colored on on the right is a type of Blue Zebra Cichlid
crisp330 2 years ago
i want to make a community fish tank with cichild what can i mix it with? and can i mix it with red tailed shark and guppy or can you give me some other fish ill be able to mmix with
sajeevan1 2 years ago
Well a cichlid tank can't be a real "community" tank.... for instance guppies will be eaten very quickly! A red tail shark will most likely be fine, I've got a rainbow shark that is doing very well with my cichlids. It really depends on what cichlids you plan on keeping, but I wouldn't keep any small "community" type fish with them because they will definitely get eaten. Just look for other semi aggressive to aggressive fish that will get about the same size as the cichlids.
crisp330 2 years ago
so i can get a red tailed shark? and what other fishes any thing else i can mix it with
sajeevan1 2 years ago
Well there is never a guarantee of any fish getting along, but as long as you don't mix a baby red tail shark with cichlids that are already large, you should be OK.
Every individual fish is different. Other fish depends on whats available to you. Check out some freshwater eels or rope fish, most catfish should be ok, I have a spotted pictus catfish with mine, and a Flying Fox. I've had needle fish with cichlids before, columbian sharks (will eventually need brackish water).
crisp330 2 years ago
...sometimes its more of a trial and error thing, and hopefully you can return a fish that isn't working before its too late. Just try to research before you buy, and definitely no small non-aggressive fish with cichlids!
crisp330 2 years ago
ok ty so how about loaches?
sajeevan1 2 years ago
Maybe...Clown loaches get 12in+, you'll need a very large tank, other loaches maybe, maybe not, and I'd say no Kuhli loaches... too small, they'll get eaten. Also be aware that most loaches like softer, acidic or at least neutral water (ph ~7 and below), where as cichlids like hard alkaline water (ph ~8.2). Loaches may be able to slowly adapt to harder water though. I've got 8 loaches, 4 different kinds, in another tank (no cichlids w/ them). They're interesting fish for sure.
crisp330 2 years ago
At 0:6 what Chiclid was that?
Tomb611 2 years ago
Hey do you mean 0:06? The green one (left) is a turquoise severum, the yellow one (right) is a Yellow Lab (Labidochromis caeruleus). If you mean 0:60/1:00 thats a Flying Fox.
crisp330 2 years ago
there no room for the fishyz to swim around its knda over croweded, but still its crazy bruh, keep it upp
321000432 3 years ago
Ha, they're much much bigger now too! I've given a couple away to some friends and maybe gotten a few since then. They're also breeding like crazy! I have two sets of fry in the tank now, I will be posting a new video fairly soon when I get some time.
crisp330 3 years ago
dude that tank looks way over stocked >.>
pufferfishfan08 3 years ago
hey quick question " how many gal. is your aquarium?"..... not to critizise you or anything like most people do, just wondering cuz i have a 20 gal. but feel like it might be too small to throw in 4 cichlids, because they grow 4 to 6 inches each.
let me know i'll appreciate it
SOCIAL89 3 years ago
Its a 55 gallon. I would say it would depend on which cichlids you're planning on getting. 20 gallons would probably be fine for some less aggressive cichlids but maybe not for the most aggressive ones. In my tank they've got plenty of room to "run away" and plenty of other fish that often "break up" fights before they get too serious between any two. What cichlids were you thinking about getting?
crisp330 3 years ago
well i was thinking of getting some yellow electric and blue electric cichlids, but if you have a suggestion on what type of cichlids i should get... it will be welcomed!
SOCIAL89 3 years ago
Well that's really your decision. The yellows are fairly peaceful, I think the blues are a little more aggressive but not bad. Mine (I have 1 yellow 1 blue) are both pretty peaceful, but every fish is different. Its really a bit of trial and error. I think the yellows and blues together would look pretty cool though.
crisp330 3 years ago
do the electric blue ahli get along with the peacocks?
Fshlver 3 years ago
yeah they get along pretty good, the Ahli used to fight with the blue peacock quite a bit (they look very similar to each other) but I haven't seen the Ahli fight with anyone lately. The Blue Zebras (esp one of my Red Top Blue Zebras) are the most aggressive in my tank.
crisp330 3 years ago
I've mixed African Cichlids with South Americans for the past 15 years.People saying Oh you shouldn't do that! Ive never lost or had a fish or 1 get hurt from the 2 types fish fighting(in that case I never had the 2 fight each other)I had the Africans battle each other a bit & same for SA.Ill agree theres a chance they could fight but nearly all fish have risks. I agree with crisp330 on the respect too, African Cichlids especially! they form a Hierarchy and establish a top dog/fish.
ccsecond 3 years ago
Should not mix africans with south americans.
rawimpact 3 years ago
Thats what many people say, but I've done it for years without problem, so I don't see why not. If you know what you're doing and do it right its not a problem.
crisp330 3 years ago
first of all, you could do everything right and it wont matter. Fish do not gain respect for one another, they are territorial, especially africans.
rawimpact 3 years ago
Will an African cichlid kill another African cichlid? Yes. Will a dog kill a cat? Yes. Will a cat kill a mouse? Yes. Will an African kill a South American? Sure. Search YouTube for "dog cat mouse". They can obviously get along, but will they always get along, no. Some fish will kill other fish, African, South American, North American, Antarctican, Australian, Asian, whatever.
crisp330 3 years ago
I'm just saying many people say it can't be done, just like a dog, cat, and mouse can't get along... but they can. I've kept Africans along with South Americans, New Worlds, and tropicals with NO problem... I've had more Africans kill Africans than Africans kill South Americans.... and I've kept Africans with South Americans, Tropicals and others for years upon years with no problems with each other. I was just saying there are things you can do to help them get along.
crisp330 3 years ago
PS fish will actually gain respect for one another, I've had many fight it out and the less dominate one will give up and give his territory or even just submit wherever to the more dominate fish once they have figured it out amongst themselves.
crisp330 3 years ago
you can mix african and south american cichlids just be careful. Although you have pretty peacful africans in there.
rrcoolj354 3 years ago
wELL I HAVE A RED PARROT AND A CONVICT CICHLID. is there only south american fish or is there african to? oh yea and wat size tank do you have ? i have a 45gal. how many fish wud be gud to hav.
Pandagirl003 3 years ago
I have both South Americans and different kinds of Africans, they're in a 55 gallon tank. Most people would say my tank is overstocked, which is probably is, but I have enough filtration for over 120 gallons and keep up to date with water exchanges. Just be selective and don't go buy every fish you see. Also I probably wouldn't add more than 2 or 3 fish at a time, to give your bacteria time to catch up to the extra biological load of more fish.
crisp330 3 years ago
Do you have south American cichlids?IF you do what kid did you mix together?
Pandagirl003 3 years ago
Yup, sure do. I have a couple in there, the Green Terror is South American, so is the Turquoise Severum, the Firemouth, and maybe a few others. I've found the key is to raise them together and they will be much more peaceful towards each other. But... no two fish are the same, because mine get along doesn't necessarily mean anyone else's will. Its a bit of trial and error... and many many hiding spots and "dividers" (plants, tree branches, etc) help as well
crisp330 3 years ago