cichlid is eating everyone

[pennybabe01]

Hi all, I'm new to all this. I have a 100gal fw hex tank and have a african cichlid that has eaten my eel, my puffer just died, ate an angel, but leaves my frutosa alone. What is compatiable with my darn cichlid?? HELP TIA

 

[shawmutt]

what kind of cichlid do you have?

 

[pennybabe01]

i'm not really sure, the lfs told me it was an african cichlid. its silvery/blue with black med. size stripes going vertically. sorry i dont have a cam or i'd take a pic.

 

[poppab02]

Cichlids should really only go in with cichlids if you don't want anyone to die, and even then there is a risk. My African cichlids cohabitate with two synodontis catfish, one Australian rainbow fish (the rest were killed) and one very tough plecostomus. I have seen people put loaches in but I have never tried it. South American and African cichlids should not be mixed either.

 

[pennybabe01]

i just looked at the photo gallery and it looks to me as if its a zebra cichlid

 

[shawmutt]

Go to these two places, and see if you can pick out your fish:

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=1825&TopCatId=1825

and

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=1824&TopCatId=1824

I'm pretty sure it's a zebra, in which case you have a very violent fish on your hands. Like poppab said, only very tough fish, like other african cichlids or syno catfish, should be added. With a little research a 100 gal can make a very impressive cichlid tank.

 

[pennybabe01]

yeah i'm sure its a cobalt blue zebra cichlid

 

[eto_demerzel]

Hi,

With cichlids, only cichlids are suitable ... if you let another
species with your cichlids, you're sure that he'll die

 

[Menagerie]

I'm sorry for all the losses, pennybabe01. Is there any other fish in the tank (besides the frutosa)?