African Butterfly Cichlid?

[absolutangel04]

I have been doing reasearch on the African butterfly cichlid (Anomalochromis thomasi) and most of the sites I saw said that they were ok in peaceful communities. Just curious if any of you have experience with this particular cichlid and whether or not you agree.

 

[senemedar]

Hi! Did you get any more info about them? I'm asking because I recently saw them in my LFS and instantly fell in love with them and I really want to know whether I can have one or not!

 

[absolutangel04]

Not really. I was told that one member on here has kept them in communities, but I was unable to ever contact her and get any specifics about her set-up or its long term success.

 

[jpchin]

African Butterfly Cichlid (Anomalochromis thomasi) - Seriously Fish

Butterfly Cichlid

i'm not sure if you mean the african butterfly cichlid or the german blue ram which is also referred to as a butteryfly cichlid. anyway here's a bit of information on each. just google to get lots more. good luck.

 

[senemedar]

Hmmmm....

I was thinking about this one
http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/34968-african-butterfly-fish/

...looks like I might have it mistaken, but I'm pretty sure I'd read somewhere that this is a cichlid as well? If I got it wrong, I apologise

 

[absolutangel04]

Lol guys, I listed the latin name in my first post so there wouldn't be any confusions. When I posted this, I was referring to Anomalochromis thomasi. It is commonly called the African butterfly cichlid.
@Jpchin, its the first link you posted. I have researched it before, but I have had a hard time finding good info about keeping them in a community. Most sites will just say generic things like, "works with peaceful tankmates." But, not everybod'y ideas of peaceful tankmates are the same and I have certainly seen recommended for "peaceful tankmates" that I would never dream of putting in with tetras in a community. So, I was hunting for some personal experience. Thanks for looking it up and posting the link though.
@senemedar, no, the fish you are looking at is not a cichlid. No worries though. That fish is a bit easier to find info on and I think a few people on here keep them, so you can always try starting a thread about it and seeing what people have to say. I suggest you include the latin name to avoid confusion.

 

[senemedar]

LOL.
So it looks like I'm looking to start another thread