Do you guys think that i can keep carpintis with electric blue african cichlid? I finally found one in my lfs that is dark blue, but unsure of their compatibility with green texas. Will they dig the eye out of other cichlids..etc?
Carpintis with Blue ahli(African)?
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I don't think you have any thing to worry about from the ahli. The Texas on the other hand could pose a threat if kept together in the long run, but who knows, they could get along great. At the shop that I work at, there was some guy that brought in a nearly full grown Firemouth, it was in a tank with random africans that were bigger than it and it was chasing them around the tank. Some guy bought it, and said it was killed the next day by an Oscar and a Juvi JD that were both smaller than the firemouth. It all depends I guess.
What is your ph? I know mine is low, around 6.5. Most people I know in Queens have the same. The African may need a higher ph, meaning if yours is low from the tap, you will have to deal with raising, and keeping your ph stable. I don't know about you, but I enjoy being able to remove, and refill my tank with my python, and not having to treat the water. That's why I like to stick to sa/ca.
So long as the ph is stable - most species of exotic fish can thrieve. The problem lies in the larger territories needed by new world cichlids and the crowding needed by rift lake cichlids. The Ahali although much smaller as adults especially in girth can be every bit as much of a bastard as the Carpintis. However the ahali needs a veggie rich dietary supplement to go along with it's protiens. Supirulina flake works well.
I suppose if you have a large enough tank anything is possible. In smaller tanks under six feet in length - the Carpintis will most likely rid his territory of the ahali. Larger tanks with lengths of 8' - anythings possible.
I suppose if you have a large enough tank anything is possible. In smaller tanks under six feet in length - the Carpintis will most likely rid his territory of the ahali. Larger tanks with lengths of 8' - anythings possible.
i know they need a higher pH, i asked the store owner, he said he keeps them around pH7.beginneralex14;3526828; said:
food is not a problem, i feed cichlid excel(spirulina based), grand sumo red, and krill with 62% protein. I feed them 3 different foods everyday. The female is peaceful and the male carpintis is dominant, i just added a divider on the 75g.Otherone;3527052; said:
I actually had an ahli in a tank with a trimac, cuban, nic, and hrp's. they all started when they were about 2 inches. Now trimac is 9-10 inches, ahli is 5-6, cuban 5-6. They did fine together, the only thing was the fin damage to all the fish except the trimac who runs the tank. I didn't do anything special to the water or diet and the ahli has done good. He more or less just cruises the open water. I had them like that for the better part of a year before setting up a hap tank . So I think housing him with a carpintis should be fine, but with all fish it depends on the fish.