Acarichys heckelii

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boxerlover

boxerlover

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Hi everyone!
I have a 125g with current stock of 2 severums, 1angel, 5 Bolivian rams and a clown plec. I would like to add a group of threadfin acaras but need to kno if anyone has kept them with Bolivians and what would be a good number? Also add a hypselecara temporalis and a group of spotted silver dollars, thinking 3-5. I have 4 Aquaclear 110s and do a 30% water change every week. Would love thoughts, ideas and any comments!!!! Thanks
 
Although I have not kept them with Rams, I have kept Acarichthys in a 150 gal with many small cichlids, as small as 2" Cryptoheros nanoluteus, and found them to be generally non-aggressive with the other species.
They tend to get aggressive with each other after about 7", and when rutting season begins. I started with five 2" juvies a few years ago, they have recently whittled themselves down to a 7" pair.

 
I'm glad to hear they would work with the rams, I was hoping for a "group" long term, any suggestions? I was looking at the red head tapatios also.
 
boxerlover said:
I'm glad to hear they would work with the rams, I was hoping for a "group" long term, any suggestions? I was looking at the red head tapatios also.
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I have 7 of them in my 6' 225g. I have them with a big female gold sev, a tiny pair of red hump GEOS, and schools of black skirt and BA tetras. They all get along just fine. My threadfins are around 5" or so. So I haven't quite hit the aggressive size yet. But so far so good.
 
Thanks duane's! They are just beautiful....I think im going to try them! With my stock I listed what would b a good number??
 
I always like to get 5 or more of any cichlid. In that way, aggression and squabbling seems to center the focus non-lethally within the group, as opposed outward toward other species.
This seems to work well with Geophagines, kept as a single individual in a diverse community, they seem to become aggressive with any other fish in the tank, or cower in a corner.
If in non-bonded pairs, one usually ends up dead for me.
By Geophagines I include Acarichthys, Guianacara, and Gymnogeophagus, among others.
Guianacara

all the geophagines below I consider cool water fish, and would not house them with northern tropical types
Geophagus iporangensus

Gymnogeophagus balzani

Gymno quilero

Gymno sp Paso Pache
 
Thanks duane's! They are just beautiful....I think im going to try them! With my stock I listed what would b a good number??
 
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