Old world or new world

[Oscar98]

I have a few new world cichlids right now and they are pretty nice. I'd be afraid to add the red terror.

Get a not as aggressive as the rest one

 

[bmarine]

I'd like to have a lot of fish so that's why I chose mbuna as an example

Well then yeah, if you want boatloads of fish, go with mbuna. You overstock those anyway, they have great color, and there will be a ton of movement!

 

[josh7]

If you want a lot that makes sense but I just like a few giant personable fish. I guess we can all have our own opinions on cichlids they are all great.

 

[Oscar98]

I'd like to have a lot of fish so that's why I chose mbuna as an example

Please no

 

[bmarine]

If you want a lot that makes sense but I just like a few giant personable fish. I guess we can all have our own opinions on cichlids they are all great.

Haha yup! I'm sure i'll start a new world tank someday too lol

 

[Oscar98]

Haha yup! I'm sure i'll start a new world tank someday too lol

Theres hope for you yet

 

[josh7]

Haha you really should they are awesome fish!

 

[bettaowner]

I might go with new world cichlids. Any suggestions?

 

[Oscar98]

No no no no no please dont turn on me now

Vieja synspillium
Red head tapajos
Oscars
Black arow
Festae
Vieja argenta

Right there

Jags
Lysoni
Freddie
Motags
Grammodes
Severums
Red devil
Dovii

Obviously not all lol. Need more info.
Semi aggressive? Etc. severums, oscars, vieja
Aggressive? Etc.. Jags, grammodes, mota, red devil, dovii

 

[josh7]

Honestly I would try to do a jack dempsey and Oscar for sure the a large school of silver dollars with possibly a Severum and a Blue Acara that would look awesome IMO

 

[Oscar98]

Honestly I would try to do a jack dempsey and Oscar for sure the a large school of silver dollars with possibly a Severum and a Blue Acara that would look awesome IMO

Well if its going to be a 400g tank then ya want fish worthy of the tank lol

 

[josh7]

Well ya I'm just saying they would look good in something like that or go with large super aggressive like Red Devils or jags they would look bad *** in something like that.

 

[bettaowner]

Would I be able to keep various dwarf cichlid species.

 

[josh7]

Yes if you went new world dwarfs you could have many different species like rams, rainbow cichlids, cockatoo cichlids and quite a few more. Plus you could probably have some large schools of tetras and mid sized catfish.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Get a 125 if you want dwarfs. If you get a 400 get something bigger

 

[Oscar98]

Get a 125 if you want dwarfs. If you get a 400 get something bigger

I second that motion

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

You could keep a large number of dwarfs in a 125, in a 400 you would never see them unless you had like 50 rams

 

[Oscar98]

You could keep a large number of dwarfs in a 125, in a 400 you would never see them unless you had like 50 rams

Then it would be a blood bath IMO. 50 rams in anything under 25'x25' is a bloodbath

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

IN large groups ram aggression is less. I keep several pairs together have many spawns and little to no aggression. In smaller tanks, there are many misconceptions about the dwarfs in the hobby

 

[bettaowner]

I'll probably get a pair of geophagus, a gold severum, and a festae to start out with.