Cuban Cichlid

[rasa92re]

I got a new cuban cichlid baby. He's about 1-1.5''. Before any flaming, I DID do some research but the problem is the presence of discrepancies. So I need help making a care sheet. This is what I have so far (feel free to add any more info or correct mine):

Temperment: agrresive towards other cubans but sometimes more docile in the presence of other cichlids.

Temperature: 84 degrees F

Diet: Omnivore?

PH: Neutral

any more info?

 

[all_or_nothin]

size: 14"

 

[rasa92re]

thanks all_or_nothin. I forgot to add that

 

[rasa92re]

anyone else?

 

[John Rambo]

size: 14"

ive never seen one 14". The biggest one I ever saw was 12"and the owner had it for 4 years. I had mine for 3 years and its 8-9".

I have 2 and they are aggressive to all other cichlids. They currently live in a 600 gallon tank with larger dovii and a 12-13" male umbie, and the cubans own the whole tank.

 

[duanes]

I agree with John, you should not expect to be able to keep anything with it after it matures, but that may depend on it's alpha status and how it grows up with tank mates.
The pair I had were in a 100 gal tank, and nothing else could be kept with them, without it being torn apart.

 

[all_or_nothin]

ive never seen one 14". The biggest one I ever saw was 12"and the owner had it for 4 years. I had mine for 3 years and its 8-9".

I have 2 and they are aggressive to all other cichlids. They currently live in a 600 gallon tank with larger dovii and a 12-13" male umbie, and the cubans own the whole tank.

I got that off a website.

 

[dent20]

84 degrees? That seems awfully high.

 

[gnuisance]

it has been my experience that 84 is good for breeding and making the fish active but having your temp that high can be harmful to the fish longterm.

 

[duanes]

In a TFH article called Meet the Juturo Again by Carlos Tallet, a collection temp of
86' F is sited for Nandopsis ramsdeni, and in another TFH article called A spawning of Herichthys haitiensus by Joseph Ferdenzi (7/1995) collection temps of 88'F is sited, and in one more article called Oh Island in the Sun byAlf Stalsburg, collection temps between 29'C and 30'C are sited.
I believe that water temps on these islands are in general slightly warmer than mainland waters and it is better to keep Nandopsis species a bit warmer than their Parachromis counterparts, especially younger ones.
I wonder if the cooler temps we tend to keep cichlids at, is one of the factors contributing to all the bloat issues recounted by Nandpsis keepers.
I have a pair of haitiensus that Ikeep in the mid to upper 80s'F, and the only time they've had issues is when a heater has crapped out.