Just remember to add your most peaceful fish first and add them in groups.
groups of at least 4 or so?
Just remember to add your most peaceful fish first and add them in groups.
thats a good looking fish!I started two years ago with the good old 10 gallon and worked my way up to a 125 in less than a year. Wish I had bought a 220. Stick with Cichlids and you won't be sorry.
Flowerhorn Cichlids are very popular now, but like Oscars they can grow to over a foot long. Great fish to watch moving sand and rocks to arrange their home. Bought this new one and had to set up my 20 gal and I have a Oscar, Red Devil and another Flowerhorn with a couple others in the 125. Had to put a divider in the tank to protect the Oscar from the other two; once they get larger they can become aggressive to other fish in the tank.
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I started two years ago with the good old 10 gallon and worked my way up to a 125 in less than a year. Wish I had bought a 220. Stick with Cichlids and you won't be sorry.
Flowerhorn Cichlids are very popular now, but like Oscars they can grow to over a foot long. Great fish to watch moving sand and rocks to arrange their home. Bought this new one and had to set up my 20 gal and I have a Oscar, Red Devil and another Flowerhorn with a couple others in the 125. Had to put a divider in the tank to protect the Oscar from the other two; once they get larger they can become aggressive to other fish in the tank.
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thats a good looking fish!
Caleb you might start with 2 to build up your bacteria. Of course this reply is probably late considering our earlier conversation
If he doesn't give them a break in a bit you might want to put him back in the 10, the whole ordeal they went through today is stressful enough without getting picked on at your new home too.The rainbow shark is chasing the cichlids...should I be concerned?
If he doesn't give them a break in a bit you might want to put him back in the 10, the whole ordeal they went through today is stressful enough without getting picked on at your new home too.
do you have anything in there for them to get shelter in? That will help if they can get under cover. You might try turning the light off to, that seems to calm them down a little, at least it works with my fish.I'll keep an eye on them and see if it gets toned down...the cichlids are just staying in the corner
do you have anything in there for them to get shelter in? That will help if they can get under cover. You might try turning the light off to, that seems to calm them down a little, at least it works with my fish.
Looks like your going to have a lot of "lovin's" in thereNotice how one cichlid is darker then the other four? I think I have a male and four ho-bags for the lucky stud....
Speaking of which, can my tank hold medium sized stones? I think I'm going to build a stone area where they can sneak into and another area for a spawning area...
Looks like your going to have a lot of "lovin's" in there
you should be able to put medium size rocks in there, just make sure they are stacked good, you don't want them falling over! Does inland still sell dry rock for like $3 a pound? That would probably work great if it's the same stuff they used to have.
That would work, just make sure you get pipe big enough for their full grown size so they can keep their territory. If you use the regular rock, you would just stack it so there are cave and crevices for them to get into.yea they did...all the holes were a bit small I think. I was thinking about some medium sized rocks and some pvc pipes under couple rocks to allow safe passageway
That would work, just make sure you get pipe big enough for their full grown size so they can keep their territory. If you use the regular rock, you would just stack it so there are cave and crevices for them to get into.
What's their full grown length?