5 Star general Cichlid

[mshill90]

My brother snagged an almost fully mature 5 Star General Cichlid, he is keeping it in a 10 gallon tank (the thing is 7")... he's only keeping it in there because the guy was going to flush it if he didn't want it.

He asked me if I wanted it, but I was reading that they are VERY aggressive. I am not a one fish per tank kind of person, and I don't really know if this is something I should take. I have an empty 55 gallon he could go in for now, and I was thinking he could be added to the River tank, but I don't want him killing off everything..

suggestions?

PS- NONE of the local pet stores would take it.

 

[JustinFish]

flush it, wtf?!

 

[mshill90]

flush it, wtf?!

The original person is moving to florida, and couldn't take any of his fish, and that was the only one he couldn't find a home for..

 

[iloveoscars702]

just take it.... if you end up not wanting it, bring it to you lfs... sure beats getting flused alive.

 

[mshill90]

just take it.... if you end up not wanting it, bring it to you lfs... sure beats getting flused alive.

They won't take it...

 

[iloveoscars702]

imo just take it.... ime they were never aggressive when i had 3 of em in my old 55 gal

 

[mshill90]

imo just take it.... ime they were never aggressive when i had 3 of em in my old 55 gal

Well, the guy said that he killed 2 of his large oscars, and he attacks the glass when you get close. I will take him, just because he's pretty, and you never know... with a large tank he may chill out.

 

[packer43064]

Never even heard of this fish.

 

[mshill90]

Hemichromis Elongatus

 

[smpage]

Upon google searching them I must say, Take it. Dude, Take it.