A South American Cichlid Biotope

[isde02]

Nice biotope....that uaru sp. orange looks awesome.

 

[richkid]

Great tank! Guys like you keep me inspired! Those are all pretty peaceful species correct? As far as cichlids go anyway. Do you have a total number of fish in there? And what are the size ranges?


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[notho2000]

Its always nice seeing your setups!

Nice biotope....that uaru sp. orange looks awesome.

Great tank! Guys like you keep me inspired! Those are all pretty peaceful species correct? As far as cichlids go anyway. Do you have a total number of fish in there? And what are the size ranges?
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Thanks for the comments. Most SA cichlids are relatively peaceful, unless they're guarding eggs or fry. Geos can squabble a bit, especially the Tapajos. Festivums can be feisty at times, and 'heckelii' can be aggressive if the tank is sparsely populated. Some crowding spreads the aggression around so no real damage occurs. The largest fish in the tank are the 'heckelii' at around 8-9", the Uarus are are about 6-8", and the geos around 5-7". The smallest are the insignis at 4-5" and the geayi' at around the same size. I think there are roughly 25 fish in there, give or take a couple. I'll have to remove some in the next while.