Cichlid tank mates

[Ryleyman]

Could I put my dojo loach and my Cory in with my cichlids?

 

[Austin.brehun]

Make sure they are much bigger. Corys tend to be small so probably not the cory

 

[Ryleyman]

Make sure they are much bigger. Corys tend to be small so probably not the cory

There bigger than most of the cichlid I have

 

[garfy]

Which cichlids do you have?

 

[Ryleyman]

Which cichlids do you have?

Yellow labs and Malawi's

 

[garfy]

Don't do cory's with African cichlids.They will lose their fins and tails in no time.If they are not killed fairly quickly they will have a miserable existence.Trust me I tried this years ago.

 

[garfy]

Try a synodontis catfish instead of a loach.They go with malawi's like peaches and cream.

 

[Malawi Freak]

Don't do cory's with African cichlids.They will lose their fins and tails in no time.If they are not killed fairly quickly they will have a miserable existence.Trust me I tried this years ago.

I too made the same mistake a year ago. I felt so bad for the little guys. It seemed at night time is when the attention shifted to them.

 

[Ryleyman]

I put the loach in and he got hurt alot but then I took him out and he's back to normal and is growing his fins back as we speak

 

[garfy]

I put the loach in and he got hurt alot but then I took him out and he's back to normal and is growing his fins back as we speak

Synodontis is the way forward

 

[Ryleyman]

Synodontis is the way forward

I think i might get rid of my cichlids and make it a salt water tank and might be planning on getting 2 green spotted puffers

 

[garfy]

Whatever floats your boat