Today I went to my lfs looking for some food for the fishes when boom I see this huge fish called a redheaded cichlid. I had no idea what it was are they common etc he sold it to me for 20 bucks Canadian. I have it in a 55g with mbuna I no not the same kinda fish but they all seem to get along great. I guess there from Mexico from what i found out about them. I just love the look they seem to be very peacefull. Any input on this is greatly appreciated. He is about 10 inches. I will include a pic soon.
redheaded cichlid
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A CA cichlid will not appreciate or thrive in the conditions that should be maintained in an African setup. Their dietary requirements are also quite different. I also agree that they get too large for a 55.
A CA cichlid will not appreciate or thrive in the conditions that should be maintained in an African setup. Their dietary requirements are also quite different. I also agree that they get too large for a 55.
I have researched various sites and they have said 55 is the minimum for one and there is only one in there. Ph is almost the same they are 7.5to 8.5 pretty darn close to the same as mbuna. I know there not the same fish but lets face it these are not wild fish there captive bred like they no the difference. Diet they eat spiralina and some worms same as my peacocks. If it becomes a real problem I can bring my mbuna back as the lfs is a friend he will take them. I will take a close look to make sure there is no aggresion. As they are listed as peacfull only not when breeding or towards the same species. Here is a pic.
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mfdrookie516
Aquarium Free - 2+ Years
that fish looks big enough to eat any one of your mbuna... i would be very nervous about keeping it with them
mfdrookie516
Aquarium Free - 2+ Years
nice looking setup though 
I have been watching him for over 24 hrs now no aggression what so ever and his mouth is actually very small. My johani actually pics on him a little. There not a very aggressive species towards other cichlid but to there own a different story. Especially a female. The mbuna have a new home as of tomorow there going back to the lfs the owners wants them for his own 120g tank he likes the current stock I have.
Just to let you guys no lfs friend took all my cichlids for his own 55g setup he liked them so much i got lots of money for them. So he is now in the tank by himself lots of room for him remodeled tank. I also got 2 cans of hikari food pellets and 3 cans of destressor and one huge can of salt for fresh cichlids.
No problem. Salt will help treat ich, but it has to be used in conjunction with heat and only when ich is already present. Salt stimulates slime coat production (by irritation) and that can enable a fish to fight off some disease (so the theory goes). I've never added it to any tanks myself (once I had read on the topic) and everyone's always been happy and bred for me. I've kept probably 100+ different types of FW fish and successfully bred 20+. Salt is a very profit margin driven product for LFSs.
