Cichlid tank
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Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic
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yes and no. it all depends on their personalities!!
for example the wierd mixes iv had:
- pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi (dwarf, maxes at 4in) and red zebra (bigger, maxes at 6in)
- juvie red zebra and auratus (1.5 in each) and oscars (5in at time)
- buffalo head cichlid (dwarf, maxes at 4in) and red/OB/cobalt zebras (bigger, maxes at 6in)
- dwarf flag cichlid (dwarf, maxes at 3in) and oscar (bigger, usual at 12in) = i have these two happily mixed together right now (flags 1in oscars 5 & 6in)
iv also had two short-finned Bettas attempt to spawn while living in an mbuna tank.
seriously if u have nice personalitied fish u can do anything :L u just have to find the sweet ones in a bunch then put the dwarves in, but provide plenty of protection.
i dont recommend mixing countries. that can go very wrong. but keep the fish fairly similar or know what u r doing with the fish and ur ok.
what fish were u looking at? xxxx
for example the wierd mixes iv had:
- pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi (dwarf, maxes at 4in) and red zebra (bigger, maxes at 6in)
- juvie red zebra and auratus (1.5 in each) and oscars (5in at time)
- buffalo head cichlid (dwarf, maxes at 4in) and red/OB/cobalt zebras (bigger, maxes at 6in)
- dwarf flag cichlid (dwarf, maxes at 3in) and oscar (bigger, usual at 12in) = i have these two happily mixed together right now (flags 1in oscars 5 & 6in)
iv also had two short-finned Bettas attempt to spawn while living in an mbuna tank.
seriously if u have nice personalitied fish u can do anything :L u just have to find the sweet ones in a bunch then put the dwarves in, but provide plenty of protection.
i dont recommend mixing countries. that can go very wrong. but keep the fish fairly similar or know what u r doing with the fish and ur ok.
what fish were u looking at? xxxx
toddnbecka
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Mainly dpends on the size of the tank, cichlids of any type are territorial fish.
absolutangel04
Daphnia are People Too.
I agree that it really does depend on the individual fish. In general, I would say that its not typically a good idea, but it depends on the specifics.
Keep in mind that a lot of tempermant issues in cichlids won't some out until the fish is sexually mature (or close to it), so sometimes smaller fish can be mixed but then it go v ery wrong once they get bigger.
Keep in mind that a lot of tempermant issues in cichlids won't some out until the fish is sexually mature (or close to it), so sometimes smaller fish can be mixed but then it go v ery wrong once they get bigger.
