ARGENTA/white cichlid

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swordtail

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I have the oppurtunity to buy 3 argenta's/ White cichlid about 8 inch. I don't know too much about there aggression and what I have read either says they are aggressive or that they are large community fish. If I do get them they will go into my large 170g which houses 2 baysnooks, fontosa, 3silver sharks, small flowerhorn 1silverdoller(i know they should have mates but he hates other silverdollers-areal diva) sevral plecs.

What do you guys think, the guy whose selling them said they will definately kill the fontosa which is about 8 inch. Would love to try it because 8 inch Argentas are quite rare and would love to add them to my collection.
 
I would try it. I don't know how they would interact with the front, but they will probably do alright with everyone else. That said, each fish is an individual and you never know what will happen. I would worry more about conspecific aggression.
 
they guy won't sell just the one, he says all 3 or no show. Any apprantly 2 will kill each other but 3 won 't. On the average how aggressive are they compared to otherC/CA cichlids?
 
3? don't buy 3.
buy 1 or 2.

they tend to hate eachother and other vieja's.

1 should be good.
 
Thanks for the adivice guys, I'll wait when I can buy one because if they do become aggressive it will be difficult to house three cichlids especially if the hate each other as well.

On the aggressive list where would you place them eg. compared to red devils, red terrors , synpillium , jack dempesy?
 
swordtail;2714373; said:
Thanks for the adivice guys, I'll wait when I can buy one because if they do become aggressive it will be difficult to house three cichlids especially if the hate each other as well.

On the aggressive list where would you place them eg. compared to red devils, red terrors , synpillium , jack dempesy?
very aggressive lol.
 
probably like, eat your children one day aggressive.
jk, pretty aggressive.
THEY LOOK SOO PRETTY THOUGH!
haah.

i love mine.
 
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