Calvus with cichlids

[cichlid_tank619]

I was looking into getting a calvus for my tank.. just wanted to know if they will be ok with cichlids (yellows, orange and blue zebra) and fronts. the fish i have now are still juvies (2inchs and smaller). i have plenty of drift wood and plants for coverage.

 

[joel618]

Welcome to the site. What do you feed them and what size is your tank? Add some rock caves for your mbuna imo.

 

[toddnbecka]

Calvus and comp's are shy fish, definitely not suitable to mix with mbuna, not to mention the difference in diet requirements.

 

[joel618]

Calvus and comp's are shy fish, definitely not suitable to mix with mbuna, not to mention the difference in diet requirements.

I was getting there. Lol

 

[cichlid_tank619]

Sprilina and spectrum. I may be getting rid of the cichlids and doing a frontosa tank. My local pet shop has calvus in theirs

 

[joel618]

Sprilina and spectrum. I may be getting rid of the cichlids and doing a frontosa tank. My local pet shop has calvus in theirs

They would be fine in a frontosa tank. How big is your tank?

 

[cichlid_tank619]

60 gallon

 

[toddnbecka]

You need a 6' tank minimum for a group of frontosa, though bigger is better.

 

[cichlid_tank619]

Yeah, right now I'm stuck with my 4' tank until I get out of my apartment. When I have space, I'm going to upgrade to 100+ gallon. That's why I only got two, then went with cichlids instead of getting more fronts

 

[joel618]

Yeah, right now I'm stuck with my 4' tank until I get out of my apartment. When I have space, I'm going to upgrade to 100+ gallon. That's why I only got two, then went with cichlids instead of getting more fronts

Just to clarify, frontosas are Cichlids. Your other fish are mbuna Cichlids.

 

[cichlid_tank619]

Yeah I know.. Most pets shops refer to them as fronts and "assorted cichlids".. But I get you..

 

[kdpuffer]

Calvus make good tankmates for frontosa but I agree they should not be kept with mbuna. Personally I would ditch the mbuna and keep fronts and calvus but thats me.

 

[cichlid_tank619]

That was my original plan..