Adding more Cichlids to my 55 gallon

[mariah]

Originally Posted by Andrew McFadden

Peacocks or red top lol down to 3

i can not get red tops????

[Andrew McFadden]

Originally Posted by mariah

i can not get red tops????

you can get those or the peacocks the rest on your list is a no imo

[mariah]

Originally Posted by Andrew McFadden

you can get those or the peacocks the rest on your list is a no imo

ohhhh okay. The peacocks get really big though... You told me not to do peacocks :P I really want like 5 of the hap. obliquedens. why did you say no to those??

[kjacks]

Originally Posted by mariah

ohhhh okay. The peacocks get really big though... You told me not to do peacocks :P I really want like 5 of the hap. obliquedens. why did you say no to those??

Ok so you cant have the hap. Obliquedens bc you dont wanna mix lakes. Trust me it ends up within a few months you having to and i quote buy a big girl tank.. (meaning a 6ft long tank) to keep the aggression down.

Also it says their diet has been known to consist of scales of other fish .. which will cause a problem

[mariah]

Originally Posted by kjacks

Ok so you cant have the hap. Obliquedens bc you dont wanna mix lakes. Trust me it ends up within a few months you having to and i quote buy a big girl tank.. (meaning a 6ft long tank) to keep the aggression down.

Also it says their diet has been none to consist of scales of other fish .. which will cause a problem

okay can I then get 4-5 red top zebras???? I hvae 15 mins :S

[mariah]

Originally Posted by kjacks

Ok so you cant have the hap. Obliquedens bc you dont wanna mix lakes. Trust me it ends up within a few months you having to and i quote buy a big girl tank.. (meaning a 6ft long tank) to keep the aggression down.

Also it says their diet has been none to consist of scales of other fish .. which will cause a problem

Cichlid Profiles is that the right fish i am looking at? it says its aggressive and then highly aggressive towards its kind...

[kjacks]

Thats the red top zebra yes.. i was talking about the hap. Obliqueden you mentioned but the aggression is why you can have the red top zebra..

[mariah]

Originally Posted by kjacks

Thats the red top zebra yes.. i was talking about the hap. Obliqueden you mentioned but the aggression is why you can have the red top zebra..

okay so I think i am getting the red top zebras..... I want aggression? I do already have zebras in my tank and is that why i want the aggrresion? I dont think i get to pick if they are male or female either I just hope the supplier will give some females maybe. How many shoudl I get??

[kjacks]

Umm nope sorry tht was supposed to say cant have them bc of aggression ..

[mariah]

Originally Posted by kjacks

Umm nope sorry tht was supposed to say cant have them bc of aggression ..

.................. I dont know what to do!! I have like 5 mins... there is none to pick then

[mariah]

Originally Posted by mariah

.................. I dont know what to do!! I have like 5 mins... there is none to pick then

for the red blotch zebra i have it says its aggressive and kills its own kind if its all males. It also says it will kill the weakest fish in the tank

[Andrew McFadden]

To be all honest here the zebras may not get along and the peacocks would probably be a better choice with what you have now.

[mariah]

Originally Posted by Andrew McFadden

To be all honest here the zebras may not get along and the peacocks would probably be a better choice with what you have now.

okay what peacock should i get and how many???

[Andrew McFadden]

Originally Posted by mariah

for the red blotch zebra i have it says its aggressive and kills its own kind if its all males. It also says it will kill the weakest fish in the tank

Ob can be very mean or not or mild. Some can get away.with them and others not so much. If your going to try the red tops you need to get enough of them and add more of what you have now. To spread out aggression between them all

[Andrew McFadden]

Originally Posted by mariah

okay what peacock should i get and how many???

How many do you have now?

[mariah]

Originally Posted by Andrew McFadden

How many do you have now?

I have 5 yellow labs, 2 cobalt. 1 red blotch

[Andrew McFadden]

This is one of three of my sunshine peacocks

[Andrew McFadden]

Ok I would only get two or three of one of the peacocks. And add a few more of the others. If it was me I'd go for a little more blue and orange

[mariah]

Originally Posted by Andrew McFadden

Ok I would only get two or three of one of the peacocks. And add a few more of the others. If it was me I'd go for a little more blue and orange

okay what if i got 2 sunshine yellow peacocks and make it so I have 6 yellow labs (add 1) and get another cobalt blue???

[Andrew McFadden]

That's a lot of yellow but any of the combos of the fish you have +sunshine will work.