African Cichlid Community Tank

No, I am near Houston.
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Would like to add that I have purchased the 5 tiger barbs, 5 red zebra mbuna and 2 kenyis and they all are doing fine togeather... they are not even eating my plants as much as i thought they would. bought some base rock and they really seem to love hiding in all the noocks and crannies, still have plenty of room in my tank, i was even thinking of getting maybe some more kenyis and maybe some (yellow) labs.

my thought is that if I over load it (doing frequent water changes) the fish won't know who to fight with... or eat.

Originally Posted by LoisLaneTX

Are you in San Antonio, Texas??

LoisLaneTX

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Yeah, its called overstocking for aggression, and is a generally good
idea. You don't want to push the biological limit on your tank too much,
but with enough fish, there will be no big problems with aggression. Its
one of those things that are hard to understand, but work none the less.



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Ok, this is more of the answer I was looking for, I understand that there are many varieties of chlids out there, I am going to start off slow and rescue a few from my local Petco. I am partial to the Tiger Barbs, always wanted some but felt they were too aggressive for fish I was keeping at the time. I know that the ones that are currently at my local Petco are sick but I also know that the "Aquatic Specialist" there is an idiot so I plan on rescuing them as well... I wish I could rescue them all in fact.


So sad. Wish I had the will power to boycott them all together…

Originally Posted by Sokar

I keep 5 Bucktooth Tetras in a 65 gallon tank with 3 Green 8 inch Pike
cichlids and seven Tropheus Duboisi cichlids. I also keep about 10 Debauwi
Catfish in a smaller 30 gallon cichlid tank. There are no hard and fast
rules about mixing different types of fish in a cichlid tank.

When you overcrowd a cichlid tank, it forces a community tank feeling upon
the tankmates.


"Jamie" wrote in message
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Need a bit of help... I would consider myself a well-versed
ichthyologist. I have fully planted aquariums and have breed a wide
variety of fish from egg layers to bubble nest builders, but never
African Cichlid. I finally have the chance to make the switch, I have
maintained them before, just never had them myself, and I thought I had
a good handle in what I could put in the tank with them, but someone
shook my confidence today at work. I would like to put Tiger Barbs,
some Leporanious Facti (sp?) and a variety of your run of the mill
African cichlid togeather, thought I had seen it done before. Who has
had success with others in their tanks with the African Cichlids? Any
suggestions? I am currently in an Eclipse 12 fully planted, but I am
also going to be getting a bigger tank, 55gal.


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Jamie