Cichlaholics Anonymous;2726604; said:
I've had them together for about 3 months. The buffaloheads kind of own my holey tree as they spend most of their time there. They haven't paired up and I've had them for about 6 months now.
Africans you've mixed with CA/SA's successfully
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I've had them together for about 3 months. The buffaloheads kind of own my holey tree as they spend most of their time there. They haven't paired up and I've had them for about 6 months now.
i never do mix, i personally hate that when i see tanks that are mixed,only rookies do stuff like that......
True, but those rookies might be experts one day and be able to share their experiences. Some people like to experiment.CichlidsRool;2844182; said:i never do mix, i personally hate that when i see tanks that are mixed,only rookies do stuff like that......
i am sorry bro but i think it is wrong to mix, I've had and still do have south American and African cichlid's and never mix them, why not do it the right way. but that's just me what hell do i know......plus dont you think there fish will be much healthier.
CichlidsRool;2844182; said:i never do mix, i personally hate that when i see tanks that are mixed,only rookies do stuff like that......
I don't see why it is something a rookie would do having fish together that have similar dietary and water requirements, even if their ancestry is from different continents
I have a Green Terror and Paratilapia living happily together in my 55. However, until recently they would not tolerate eachother it took months of carefully supervised exposure.
Not only rookies mix african and south american fish together. The rookies do it because they do no know better, the experienced aquarists do it because they have a wide range of knowledge and realize that some fish have the same requirements and temperment but are native to different parts of the world. Anyway, in the wild fish are exposed to ever-changing water conditions, its part of nature.
i was just trying to share my 27 years of raising and breeding s.American and African cichlid's.But ,what the hell do i know...
I house my Bleekeri Small Spot breeding pair in a 6ft 100g tank with a female JD, male convict, and a couple severums. Things are great. The pair have never been closer and still breed regularly. The lenght of the tank allows the pair to mitigate their spousal abuse problems common with Bleekeri and the aggression of the tank is kept in check by the JD (who runs the tank but holds a somewhat humble attitutde).
I think the species-tank debate should be kept to a different thread topic if, one was so inclined to engage in a productive and useful debate regarding this issue. Personal experience goes a long way but without supporting evidence, for comments like "don't you think the fish will be much healthier", the argument loses significant validity. What 'I think' and what reality is for the fish is, may in fact be two separate things, we can't ask them. The health of the fish I have, even though they are 'mixed' is far greater than what it would have been had I not 'rescued' them from worse conditions. Keeping in mind that the 'wouldn't these fish be better off if we just left them in the wild and banned all aquariums' debate is never brought forward.
my 2 cents.
I think the species-tank debate should be kept to a different thread topic if, one was so inclined to engage in a productive and useful debate regarding this issue. Personal experience goes a long way but without supporting evidence, for comments like "don't you think the fish will be much healthier", the argument loses significant validity. What 'I think' and what reality is for the fish is, may in fact be two separate things, we can't ask them. The health of the fish I have, even though they are 'mixed' is far greater than what it would have been had I not 'rescued' them from worse conditions. Keeping in mind that the 'wouldn't these fish be better off if we just left them in the wild and banned all aquariums' debate is never brought forward.
my 2 cents.
I have africans and I LOVE them, but I've always thought the jeweled cichlid is very beautiful. Do you think I'd be able to give it a go or would I be sentencing the jeweled to death?
