Is it possible to have Cichlids and cory's in the same tank? I need to take my 10 gallon down an have 3 corries that will need to be re-homed. My cichlids are in a 20G long so I thought they would go in with them. Will the cichlids kill them?
They will nip at the fins but that's gonna be a big bioload for a 20 gallon. What type of filtration do you have.
Which cichlids do you have
IMO the cichlids will eventually kill the cory's and 20g is way too small for those cichlids they will kill each other as they grow.
How big are the cichlids now?
In 6 months they could be 4" long.The trouble is whichever turns out to be the dominant male will claim the whole tank as his territory.African cichlids like to claim territories and 20 gal is just not big enough for 1 African cichlid never mind 4.
I'm just trying to be honest and helpful
Trouble is you need at least a 55 for Africans.Thats just my opinion though.
They are very active fish and need the swim space imo
Bear in mind the labs will get to 4" and the kenyi 5" .A 2" kenyi can have the desire to destroy any other fish in its tank if it so desires.Kenyi can be very aggressive indeed.