Cubans?

[Brizo]

Thinking about getting a pair. What's people's expirence with these any tips or things I should kno? I have 2 bichirs, a fire eel, a polleni and a peacock. Which is unimportant because I'd set up another tank for the Cubans


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[dogofwar]

Buy a group of little ones and let them establish a pair... then remove the rest.

They'll breed at 3" or so... they'll need to be alone or they'll kill the other fish in the tank.

Matt

 

[MTBjake]

Ill 2nd what Matt said. Cubans can be extremely aggressive little freaks.


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[DREWSMITH]

Guys are hard on their ladies when breeding. Keep the temps high. And the protein low. And these guys will flourish.

At least that's been my experience.

Drew

NO GOOD DEED SHALL GO UNPUNISHED!

 

[duanes]

To me, Cubans are fabulous fish to keep, but just as the others stated above, they can be a bit psychotic.
Maybe it's because they are basically the only cichlid in their natural habitat, the other Cuban, Nandopsis ramsdeni is endemic to a different part of the island. First time I had tetracanthus, I picked up 5, and the largest one ate all the others.
2nd time was the charm

male above, female below

below one of my favorite shots of the male

 

[Breid22]

I love my Cuban he's a dick at times but I love him