Starting a Tank - Aquarium Advice

jmon777 · 11-05-2009, 05:42 AM

i am starting chchlid tank and was wondering if any one knew of site or where i could compare the compatibility of the different ones? as well as some pictures the lfs has lots of different kinds and given the tank is a little small (40g) i want to make sure i dont get one 2 big or agressive.

dkpate · 11-05-2009, 05:51 AM

You can try this site:

Tropical Fish and Aquariums Compatibility

jmon777 · 11-05-2009, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by dkpate

You can try this site:

Tropical Fish and Aquariums Compatibility

thank you but i am not sure of all the different names.lol i looked at this site but it dose not seem to go into a lot of depth.

dkpate · 11-05-2009, 06:36 AM

Well if you google pics of the cichlids and find out the names, enter them into the site to see if they are compatible. Then you can google the fish you choose and see what care they need.

jmon777 · 11-05-2009, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by dkpate

Well if you google pics of the cichlids and find out the names, enter them into the site to see if they are compatible. Then you can google the fish you choose and see what care they need.

i thought about this a while back but thats a lot of research.lol ( was looking for a short cut) started to compose a table of the different ones that would work size wise also i dont know about mixing carnivores and omnivores ect. kind of would like a blood parrots and 4 angle fish. but some other ones are really cool and i kind of feel bad for blood parrots now that i have researched them a bit.

dkpate · 11-05-2009, 07:04 AM

LOL okay. Well someone should be able to help you soon. Not many people on right now.
I just looked up to see if angelfish and blood parrots would be compatible, and it said they would be. I dunno.
Good luck!

dkpate · 11-05-2009, 07:14 AM

I just read up on the blood parrot too, and I also feel sorry for them! WOW! I had no idea people did that to fish! Sad....

jmon777 · 11-05-2009, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by dkpate

I just read up on the blood parrot too, and I also feel sorry for them! WOW! I had no idea people did that to fish! Sad....

i know right i read about dying not to long ago and that way messed up. i also read about people crossing mollies and guppy's and how that made all kinds of deformities. i had no idea this fish was deformed until i researched a little more so i dont what we going to get we still a week or 2 make up my minds.

dkpate · 11-05-2009, 07:28 AM

Well I wish you luck in your fish hunt! You cycled your tank right?

jmon777 · 11-05-2009, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by dkpate

Well I wish you luck in your fish hunt! You cycled your tank right?

in the process now.