Yes, with any CA cichlid. lol
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Black Nasty
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... IMO they are gorgeous
Although nobody meantioned they can stress easy, and develop bloat... Nice cichlid, but really require experience to raise them...My favorite cichlid. I have a 14" male currently. He's a complete ***hole
He's the most personable cichlid I've kept to date, and I'll keep him the rest of his lifespan. My favorite thing is that he bangs on my lids when I walk by to get my attention. Hait's are the most under-rated CA/SA cichlid in my opinion.
Tips for keeping an adult:
-No glass heaters. Mine tries to shatter them. Titanium only if you want an in-tank heater. If you run a sump, use whatever heater you want in the sump.
-No filter extensions that hang deep in the tank. Mine bites them until they break and/or fall off and then plays with the broken pieces.
-I'd probably use a piece of sponge zip tied on the filter intake. Mine likes to spit sand in my filter intakes, and that tends to burn up motors or eat up the impellers.
-I like to use PFS for substrate. It's easy to clean, and gives them something to push around.
-No big/hard/heavy decorations in the tank. Mine would push around very large terra-cotta (sp???) pots and plastic decorations, and would slam them into the side of his aquarium. I think he would have eventually broken the aquarium from slamming stuff into the glass.
-I like to put some fake plants in the tank for him to push around. Gives him something to do.
I keep the temperature steady at 80 Deg.
Since they need a highish temperature, make sure you have a LOT of oxygenation. I run 2 AC110's and a big air pump on my 75 gallon. It seems to do the trick.
They tend to bloat and die if stressed. Keep the temperature stable, and Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate at 0/0/Super Low.
I feed only NLS Thera-A+. I think it's got a good mix of veggie and protien for this breed (and they NEED veggies to keep from bloating and dieing).
He's the most personable cichlid I've kept to date, and I'll keep him the rest of his lifespan. My favorite thing is that he bangs on my lids when I walk by to get my attention. Hait's are the most under-rated CA/SA cichlid in my opinion.
Tips for keeping an adult:
-No glass heaters. Mine tries to shatter them. Titanium only if you want an in-tank heater. If you run a sump, use whatever heater you want in the sump.
-No filter extensions that hang deep in the tank. Mine bites them until they break and/or fall off and then plays with the broken pieces.
-I'd probably use a piece of sponge zip tied on the filter intake. Mine likes to spit sand in my filter intakes, and that tends to burn up motors or eat up the impellers.
-I like to use PFS for substrate. It's easy to clean, and gives them something to push around.
-No big/hard/heavy decorations in the tank. Mine would push around very large terra-cotta (sp???) pots and plastic decorations, and would slam them into the side of his aquarium. I think he would have eventually broken the aquarium from slamming stuff into the glass.
-I like to put some fake plants in the tank for him to push around. Gives him something to do.
I keep the temperature steady at 80 Deg.
Since they need a highish temperature, make sure you have a LOT of oxygenation. I run 2 AC110's and a big air pump on my 75 gallon. It seems to do the trick.
They tend to bloat and die if stressed. Keep the temperature stable, and Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate at 0/0/Super Low.
I feed only NLS Thera-A+. I think it's got a good mix of veggie and protien for this breed (and they NEED veggies to keep from bloating and dieing).
