Chocolate Cichlid (Hypselecara temporalis)

[esoxlucius]

Do either of you think one would go after my roselines?

I have a 4" chocolate cichlid in my 180 com tank. It's a busy tank, lots of action. Mine just keeps itself to itself, no aggression whatsoever. It doesn't touch my plants either, which is another bonus. It eats like a trooper and is always at the front of the tank watching what's going on. It's a little joy and I can't wait to see how it turns out colour wise.

If you're thinking of pulling the trigger on one, i'd go for it. By the way, I have a group of 4" roselines, and my choc doesn't even notice them.

 

[Plec123]

Do either of you think one would go after my roselines?

Maybe if they're small enough to eat, but if they're bigger and you're just worried about aggression, it wouldn't be able to catch the roselines even if it tried. Mine can be a real jerk but he definitely isn't fast.

He only ever nips at my acara though, he's pretty friendly with anything that has a very different body shape and can't be eaten.

 

[fishguy1978]

Do either of you think one would go after my roselines?

Crunch bar is about 3in and is housed with SAE as of yet I haven't seen him going after them. I do think he was preying on the guppies that were in the isolation tank when I first got him.

 

[fishguy1978]

Greedy food dance

 

[fishguy1978]

Chocohaulic never holds this pattern for very long once I have entered the fish room.

 

[fishguy1978]

Full bellied piggy

 

[fishguy1978]

 

[DMD123]

The chocolate really is coming along nicely. Great looking fish!

 

[Nilsafeller]

They are gluttons aren't they! Lol

 

[duanes]

Although carnivorous, it is not really a piscivore.
Looking at the body and mouth shape, lets you know it is fairly inept as predator of fast moving prey.
Instead it is more of an insectavore (those that drop on the surface), and a feeder on aquatic crustaceans, mollusks and worms.
H coryphaenoids (often confused with it, as they are very similar in appearance) is known as an opportunistic scale eater, not chasing down other fish, but taking a quick bite of those unsuspecting fish that get too close.