5 inch pseudopimelodus bufonius with 4 inch peacock cichlid

[Lazybum34]

I wanna get a 5 inch pseudopimelodus but my 36 gallon aquarium has a 4 inch peacock cichlid in there can I put the 5 inch pseudopimelodus bufonius or should I use a divider (my parameters are good for both).

 

[Fishman Dave]

I would expect from my experience that the cichlid will start to get shredded fins on a night time. Even at 4” the cichlid is not large enough to be ignored. IMO needs to be double this size and still growing larger. The only thing I seem to be able to house with them is more of the same. Yes they argue and have their own quarter of the 4ft tank but they don’t eat each other. When in the community they were even eating young gibbiceps plec. Anything they came across at night.

 

[Lazybum34]

I would expect from my experience that the cichlid will start to get shredded fins on a night time. Even at 4” the cichlid is not large enough to be ignored. IMO needs to be double this size and still growing larger. The only thing I seem to be able to house with them is more of the same. Yes they argue and have their own quarter of the 4ft tank but they don’t eat each other. When in the community they were even eating young gibbiceps plec. Anything they came across at night.

Honestly I will just put him with my batrochoglanis villosus