I want to go Natural with my tank! What to get?

[$INI$T3R]

Ok,

So what species would look good and more natural with my Monos? I have a Small Mouth, Large Mouth, and a RTC. Would a nice spotted gar or two go well with them?

[haynchinook334]

If you want the natural look, lose the lmb, smb and add rays, arows, and geos.

[$INI$T3R]

Ok then..

[haynchinook334]

Pretty much any fish that dewell in the mid to bottom areas of the tank.

[Danh]

What do you mean by "natural?"

Obviously, the LMB and SMB don't naturally go with cichla... You know that, right?

[Rebel Souljah]

What do you mean by "natural?"

Obviously, the LMB and SMB don't naturally go with cichla... You know that, right?

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[channarox]

any SA fish that go well with cichla...

[$INI$T3R]

What do you mean by "natural?"

Obviously, the LMB and SMB don't naturally go with cichla... You know that, right?


Yeah Dude i know that....:hitting: I got them before i decided i wanted to do that!!! HEHEHEHE

[HarlanAshmore]

silver dollars are cool

[$INI$T3R]

silver dollars are cool


They are cool... But im looking for the more aggresive type of fish..

[channarox]

so lemme get this straight...are you looking for fish that look good with cichla?
or a natural meaning biotope setup?

[$INI$T3R]

so lemme get this straight...are you looking for fish that look good with cichla?
or a natural meaning biotope setup?

no,no,no... Im looking to do more biotope setup... I just dont know if silvers would last... I just ordered two silver arowanas to go with the cichla i have now...

[channarox]

no,no,no... Im looking to do more biotope setup... I just dont know if silvers would last... I just ordered two silver arowanas to go with the cichla i have now...

i see.....get some floating plants,some plants for the tank,driftwood,make the water blackwater.
get some more cichla,those two aros,a nice south american catfish,and other various south american species that YOU think look nice with the bass.
compatible of course...

[$INI$T3R]

i see.....get some floating plants,some plants for the tank,driftwood,make the water blackwater.
get some more cichla,those two aros,a nice south american catfish,and other various south american species that YOU think look nice with the bass.
compatible of course...


I have the driftwood and the water is tainted now... It is a large piece... Where would i look for the plants? Im going to buy 2 orion in next few days (i hope).... I Have a red tail cat now... so what else is compatible? And thanks for all the fast responses...

[channarox]

I have the driftwood and the water is tainted now... It is a large piece... Where would i look for the plants? Im going to buy 2 orion in next few days (i hope).... I Have a red tail cat now... so what else is compatible? And thanks for all the fast responses...

i personally wouldnt trust a RTC.EvER.:ROFL:
what do you look for in fish?
theres many to choose from....its really about what you like.

[$INI$T3R]

i personally wouldnt trust a RTC.EvER.:ROFL:
what do you look for in fish?
theres many to choose from....its really about what you like.

I like flashy fish... I like to see them move around the tank... my daughter loves to watch them... what about a RTC x LSN? Or just an LSN? are those cats good?

[channarox]

I like flashy fish... I like to see them move around the tank... my daughter loves to watch them... what about a RTC x LSN? Or just an LSN? are those cats good?

RTCxLSN???as in lima shovelnose?
ive never heard of that hybrid before.

LSN are good catfish to put with pbass....dont grow too big...but ive heard they grow slow.
so watch out for that.
but i think an adult pbass wouldnt be able to eat an adult lima.

get a shoal of redhook silver dollars?
flashy fish that swim alot.
they get decently sized too.

[$INI$T3R]

Ok,

So im going to take my RTC back and see if i can get a LSN or a TSLN or two and then wait for the Aros and the other two P's and then when they all get in and settled aill look for a Shoal (how many is that?) of redhook silver dollars.. Ant the tank will be almost complete.. Now for the plants you were talking about? where in the world do i get them?

[cichlid fiend]

do some wood and plants and add one GT male and one pike like xingi 1,2,3 or a lent or cobra

[jellogecko]

yah my 5 inch RTC took out my 4 inch pinima...i came home and saw half the body of my pinima sticking out of the RTC's mouth..lesson learned.

[$INI$T3R]

yah my 5 inch RTC took out my 4 inch pinima...i came home and saw half the body of my pinima sticking out of the RTC's mouth..lesson learned.


That would be one dead fish!!!!

[channarox]

Ok,

So im going to take my RTC back and see if i can get a LSN or a TSLN or two and then wait for the Aros and the other two P's and then when they all get in and settled aill look for a Shoal (how many is that?) of redhook silver dollars.. Ant the tank will be almost complete.. Now for the plants you were talking about? where in the world do i get them?

a shoal...i meant a group basically.
up to you how many you want.
but dont be like me and get 20 of em.....they EAT AND EAT AND EAT.:nilly:
i ended up selling them cause i was sick of having them eat everything up.
maybe get six of em?
as for plants....well...im not a plant guy.
i just use java fern which i get at the lfs.
and i cant even keep java fern alive for more than a few months...:ROFL:

[swede]

Pacus would look cool if you're going for a south american natural tank. they will ruin your plants if you have them though

[pwmin]

how big is your tank?




Leiarius marmoratus or L. pictus is a good cat.

[Nexxus]

Try some h.psittacus . I have 9 cichla in with 2 green terrors 1 silver aro and a h psittacus and I love the combo. True parrots are cool fish
As well

[Danh]

I had 5 uarus with my pbass. That worked well until the dominant male decided to pick on the big pbass... Lights out...

Get a o. niger. Finding one big enough would be the issue. They have the nice rip saw body but small mounts. Iriwinis look good, but tend to be more reclusive. Again finding size is the issue.

Another good fish would be some kind of a wolf.

How big is the tank you're going to have these fish in?

[ado124]

I have cichla with my cichla and I love it. Careful with the two aro's, normally one will get it's butt kicked by the other.

[Rebel Souljah]

A bit confused with your question and what you are trying to do, you say natural but picked up 2 arowanas to go with your cichla...a bit confusing bro, can you please clarify if you are just looking for tankmates or you are looking for tank mates that cichla would be with in the wild?

[channarox]

A bit confused with your question and what you are trying to do, you say natural but picked up 2 arowanas to go with your cichla...a bit confusing bro, can you please clarify if you are just looking for tankmates or you are looking for tank mates that cichla would be with in the wild?

i think he means basically a south american tank....

[$INI$T3R]

i think he means basically a south american tank....

Thats what i mean Thanks Channarox... yeah at first i was going to mix NA Bass with the SA bass, But i dont like the look... So i thought doing a SA tank would be better...