Pckerfreak44
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What is the difference between new world and old world cichlids? And what are some examples of some? Just curious
Whats the difference?
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Pckerfreak44
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I didn't know there were any cichlids from America... There's so many groups I'm so lost. Lake mawila or something mbuna south American African. There's just to many haha
Borderlesscott
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The main difference between the groups is the Ph range which they can survive at, American Cichlids tend to prefer lower Ph and the African higher, so in most cases not compatible with each other.
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Most African cichlids are to vicious to go with south America cichlids except maybe the larger ones and if you had the ph at 7 some may go together
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There are no cichlids in australia
christine2012
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Billw said:
There are but they are feral. they've been released by owners into Australian waters, there aren't any native to Australia, to my knowledge at least.
christine2012
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There's a ton of differences between old and new world, water conditions, diet, and more. A simple Google search can tell you this though.
Billw said:
I don't believe that African Cichlids as a whole are any more vicious than New World. Ie: convicts, red terrors, red devils and jack dempseys. In my Lake Tanganyika tank i don't have overt aggression but only when something is viewed as food or territory. With some African from Lake Malawi I have found they sometimes are just aggressive towards other fish who have their same shape. I know there's a word for this. Now convicts I have found them just to be straight out thugs and forget about it if they are trying to breed or establish a territory. I believe the biggest issue is PH and Diet.
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Pckerfreak44
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Oh yea south American, I was thinking north American haha and thanks for all the help. I'll look more into it on google
