What kind of fish go with african cichlids?
March 9th, 2010 | by admin |I have a 20 gallon with 2 african cichlids, what other kinds of fish can I put with them? Anything that looks like a pacu, maybe?
With the variety of african cichlids, why would you want to? African cichlids like the water at pH 8+ – keep that in mind if you are trying to mix other fish… south american cichlids like soft water… Pacu’s definitely like soft water…
I have seen recommendations to put Synodontis catfish with african cichilds, I don’t do that, but I even keep my fish grouped together by lake (I don’t mix my Tanganyika with my Malawi cichlids)…
5 Responses to “What kind of fish go with african cichlids?”
By irrylath_the_dark_angel on Mar 9, 2010 | Reply
Try Oscars they are a good fish.
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By theskangdoodlers on Mar 9, 2010 | Reply
columbian sharks, and tetras, white ones, i have lots of them and they all live well together, also get a algea eater, never goldfish, they secrete a toxin and will kill your tropical fish, Never mix tropcal with goldfish
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By gemglaze on Mar 9, 2010 | Reply
mecaco……..fish…………….iz best
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By goodwitch06 on Mar 9, 2010 | Reply
90 gallon tank, and the cichlids nip, damage, or eat everyone else, including each other. They leave only the algae eaters alone! Aggressive brats!
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By brubeck_take5 on Mar 9, 2010 | Reply
With the variety of african cichlids, why would you want to? African cichlids like the water at pH 8+ – keep that in mind if you are trying to mix other fish… south american cichlids like soft water… Pacu’s definitely like soft water…
I have seen recommendations to put Synodontis catfish with african cichilds, I don’t do that, but I even keep my fish grouped together by lake (I don’t mix my Tanganyika with my Malawi cichlids)…
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Here are a couple of links I’ve found helpful on african cichlids…
http://www.sfoarts.org/exhibits/240/malawi/index.html
http://www.cichlidrecipe.com/cichlidrecipe/