Hi everyone,
I have been out of the hobby for a while now and am eager to return. For years I have kept numerous Central/South American Cichlids. I was previously prone to overstocking the tank and adding numerous fish species that although were able to coexist, became stressful worrying about their well being as the fish matured. This time I would like to keep things rather simple.
My goal is to have a few large central or south american cichlids mixed in with some reasonably sized dither fish, or one large CA/SA cichlid housed with a few large non aggressive sturdy fish.
Footprint 6'Lx18"W. (height to be decided depending on sale deals).
Ideally, I would like to have a male Green Terror in the mix as they are my favorite Cichlid, but I also am a huge fan of Managuense, Motaguense, Festae, Severum, Salvini, Firemouth, Red Devil, Jack Dempsey, Cuban etc.
I recognize that having any combination of these cichlids are very subjective depending on who you ask, but in most cases, it inevitably leads to having just one or two dominant fish.
Here are five stocking ideas, please let me know which one you would prefer and advise whether you think it would work (or be overstocked). Please also feel free to share your ideal stock, I am open to all ideas.
Example 1
1 Male Green Terror
2-3 Male Severum
1 Prochilodus or school of RH Silver Dollars
Example 2
1 Male Green Terror
1 Male Jack Dempsey
1 Male Salvini
1 Prochilodus or school of RH Silver Dollars
Example 3
1 Male Green Terror
1 Female Motaguense
1 Prochilodus or school of RH Silver Dollars
Example 4
1 Male Managuense
1 Prochilodus or small school of Tinfoil Barbs
Example 5
1 Male Festae
1 Female Festae
I may be tempted to add some clown loaches at the bottom or something similar
Please lend me your thoughts and all suggestions are welcome!
I have been out of the hobby for a while now and am eager to return. For years I have kept numerous Central/South American Cichlids. I was previously prone to overstocking the tank and adding numerous fish species that although were able to coexist, became stressful worrying about their well being as the fish matured. This time I would like to keep things rather simple.
My goal is to have a few large central or south american cichlids mixed in with some reasonably sized dither fish, or one large CA/SA cichlid housed with a few large non aggressive sturdy fish.
Footprint 6'Lx18"W. (height to be decided depending on sale deals).
Ideally, I would like to have a male Green Terror in the mix as they are my favorite Cichlid, but I also am a huge fan of Managuense, Motaguense, Festae, Severum, Salvini, Firemouth, Red Devil, Jack Dempsey, Cuban etc.
I recognize that having any combination of these cichlids are very subjective depending on who you ask, but in most cases, it inevitably leads to having just one or two dominant fish.
Here are five stocking ideas, please let me know which one you would prefer and advise whether you think it would work (or be overstocked). Please also feel free to share your ideal stock, I am open to all ideas.
Example 1
1 Male Green Terror
2-3 Male Severum
1 Prochilodus or school of RH Silver Dollars
Example 2
1 Male Green Terror
1 Male Jack Dempsey
1 Male Salvini
1 Prochilodus or school of RH Silver Dollars
Example 3
1 Male Green Terror
1 Female Motaguense
1 Prochilodus or school of RH Silver Dollars
Example 4
1 Male Managuense
1 Prochilodus or small school of Tinfoil Barbs
Example 5
1 Male Festae
1 Female Festae
I may be tempted to add some clown loaches at the bottom or something similar
Please lend me your thoughts and all suggestions are welcome!
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