New stock! Green terrors & more!

[Americancichlids]

Finally decided to let go of my Motaguense! Tank just needed more color and action! So for now I have 3 baby green terrors to grow and pick the best or possibly pair, and 4 Africans! One is acei cichlids, electric yellow, rusty Cichlid, and one albino type!

 

[Frank Castle]

GTs will probably get killed, hate to break the news They aren't aggressive enough to keep w/ Africans

 

[ehh]

Those acei cichlids are really cool. I had a group of them for a while. They get to be a decent size given enough time.

 

[Americancichlids]

GTs will probably get killed, hate to break the news They aren't aggressive enough to keep w/ Africans

I picked relatively mellow African species compared to most mbuna, If anything I'm worried about the africans!

 

[ehh]

I picked relatively mellow African species compared to most mbuna, If anything I'm worried about the africans!

When I had them, I chose to keep them because I read that they were pretty passive.
However, I had an electric yellow that was an absolute terror haha but I've read they're typically not psycho aggressive. I just got lucky.

 

[Americancichlids]

When I had them, I chose to keep them because I read that they were pretty passive.
However, I had an electric yellow that was an absolute terror haha but I've read they're typically not psycho aggressive. I just got lucky.

I've had those types of luck before.... With little jack Dempsey! Absolutely destroyed my old jaguar and Oscar! So far there is no aggression! The white Saum just zips around the tank like the Africans

 

[Frank Castle]

I picked relatively mellow African species compared to most mbuna, If anything I'm worried about the africans!

do you even realize the PH preference between these speices? one likes mid-6's and the other is close to a 9

 

[Americancichlids]

do you even realize the PH preference between these speices? one likes mid-6's and the other is close to a 9

Maybe in the wild, but these have been bred for many generations in into unfamiliar water conditions. The P.H is 7.6 which is a happy medium either way! Are you not into mixing different regions?

 

[Frank Castle]

Maybe in the wild, but these have been bred for many generations in into unfamiliar water conditions. The P.H is 7.6 which is a happy medium either way! Are you not into mixing different regions?

just saying, just because they have been doing it doesn't mean the fish will be healthy at that PH. they might survive, but they won't thrive nor live their full life span. You take a fish that can live 15 years and put it in the wrong PH it might not show signs for a while, but eventually it will take it's toll. You'd be better off just doing 2 different type of tanks for them. I mean they aren't even from the same continent....it's not like you put GTs in a CA biotope....even the hardness should be different for them

I remember there was a discussion for this recently

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Green terrors come from Western Ecuador, North of the Andes, they are not typical amazonian fish in their water requirements. in the natural range they can be found in quite hard water with a ph as high as 8.Therefore water chemistry should not be an issue.
However I do share Franks view on mixing them with Africans.It seams like an odd mix that I would not be happy with.
Still if it's working and your happy with the mix then I guess that's your call.