Got to agree with RD on this. I'm mostly a cichlid keeper myself and have tried over the years keeping different sorts of cichlids from various collection points as well as a few non cichlids together and in the long run it just dosen't really work well. At times I "thought" it was working because no one was killed and eaten or beat up. What was happening though is the less aggressive fish were being out competed for food as well as simply living a life of stress and they would inevitably, over time, become washed out color wise, get sunken stomachs and die a year later, or just not live as long as they should.
Keeping Rift Lake Cichlids In Community Tanks
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I can tell you right now julidochromis can do fine in most community tanks, I’ve got one in with my pea puffers, bumblebee gobies and killifish and he is doing great, I don’t know about Central American cichlids or other kinds because I haven’t kept them but I know julidochromis cichlids can do fine with most fish, they’re gentle and sometimes get bullied by the other fish, as long as the julidochromis aren’t a mated pair, they’ll do fine
While I somewhat agree with this, it is mainly the idea that cichlids can be kept with community fish that I disagree with. When you see a cichlid tank with community fish in it, I can almost guarantee that wont last long term. The only time you really see this working is with more peaceful cichlids like German Blue Rams, but even then it doesn't always seem to work out. It really depends on the personality of the fish as well
That Julie appears to be super young as well. I had a full grown one that was about 3” and it was one of the more aggressive cichlids in my lake Tang. aquarium
J. dickfeldi's are typically aggressive little bastards, and personally I would never keep them with the likes of pea puffers etc. The fact this is working, for now, with this one individual fish, doesn't mean much, if anything.
I cringe when I see 1 and 2 frontosa thrown into community tanks with SA cichlids or an over stocked tank with a bunch of malawi and Victorian cichlids.
- So youngblood has had this dickfeldi in his 29 gallon since June. A few months ago you didn't even know what you had bought, Jeffrey, now you are an expert on their temperament? That's funny.
- https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/jack-difeldi-cichlid.705015/
https://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1525
Temperament: Aggressive
As I was saying, in this hobby success seems to be measured very differently from one hobbyist to another.
