What kind of fish are these?

[Helloelliee]

I saw this picture online and I was ordering what kind of cichlids are these? Like the big blue one and the little yellow and orange ones. And I see a red parrot cichlid in this mix as well. I thought you weren't suppose to mix



Africans with other cichlids?

 

[Helloelliee]

Wondering** lol

 

[Lady_Alia]

They're all cichlids, just from different lakes/regions. The blues I don't know, can't get a good look at em. The yellows are yellow labs.

 

[Helloelliee]

I didn't think you were suppose to mix regions though.

 

[Fishie]

They're all cichlids, just from different lakes/regions. The blues I don't know, can't get a good look at em. The yellows are yellow labs.

Agreed

 

[CraigMac]

Mixing lakes/regions of African cichlids is a lot better then mixing African cichlids with cichlids of the America's. With that said, it is still "best" to pick one lake and stick to those fish as the water requirements, etc are different for each.

Then again, if they aren't wild caught chances are they came from much more similar water. I have mainly mbuna's but I do have a couple fish in my 90 from a different lake.

 

[kelbaker79]

The blue one is a Cyrtocara Moorii (Dolphin Cichlid)

 

[Lady_Alia]

The blue one is a Cyrtocara Moorii (Dolphin Cichlid)

That's what I was thinking, but since I use my phone to browse AA I couldn't get a good look at it.

 

[kelbaker79]

That's what I was thinking, but since I use my phone to browse AA I couldn't get a good look at it.

Yep me too! I had to do a double take, then look again to be sure...lol

 

[Helloelliee]

Okay well a red parrot cichlid is a mix between a south American and central American cichlid. So I thought you weren't suppose to mix them with African cichlids?

 

[Lady_Alia]

Okay well a red parrot cichlid is a mix between a south American and central American cichlid. So I thought you weren't suppose to mix them with African cichlids?

You're right, you should mix cichlids. Whether it African/SA/CA or whether it's lake tang/lake Malawi/lake Victoria. They have different water and dietary needs.

The parrot fish, though cute, is a hybrid.

 

[toddnbecka]

I see a couple parrot fish, silver dollar, and a few peacocks along with yellow Lab's and a frontosa. Somebody obviously doesn't care about what's good for the fish, just stuck whatever struck their fancy together in a tank.

 

[stone1269]

I see a couple parrot fish, silver dollar, and a few peacocks along with yellow Lab's and a frontosa. Somebody obviously doesn't care about what's good for the fish, just stuck whatever struck their fancy together in a tank.

Will it hurt the fish being mixed like that? Is there a such thing as a happy medium when u have several species n the same tank cause I believe I'm n the same boat