Did I get a good deal?

[thecoolguy]

ok - so i visited the local chinese market fish store here in china and low and behold, they finally had some new fish....

time to trade!

so - here is the trade

1 - albino common plec 3"
2 - dwarf gouramis
3 - black skirt tetras

for

3 - dwarf cichilds of some sort....

good deal?

plus, anyone got an id for me? they are growing up in my small grow-out tank of 20gal...they are about 1.5" right now.....

man my glass is dirty....time to clean!

 

[Chad55]

Not a bad trade but those aren't dwarf cichlids. Those are africans.

Chad

 

[rob0521]

I guess ok i just woodnt trade the albino plec, ive always liked those. however those are definetly africans.

 

[hillbilly]

African cichlids for sure. There is no doubt.

 

[BIGgourami]

 

[thecoolguy]

oh shoot.....didn't know how i could have missed that id!

i guess i was so excited to see something other than guppies and tetras.....

well.....what have i got my hands on now....big ol cichilds....of the
african variety.....

so, these boys are gonna gain some weight...and probably eat my tetras soon.....

any generic advice for a now african c owner...

I WISH THEY WERE DWARFS!

 

[moxxommox]

take lots and lots of pix of your plant + drift wood while you can, get the pH up and put some rock in there so they can have some caves

 

[Miles]

Lets use PS pricing as a guideline..

1 albino pleco, $5
2 dwarf gourami, $4/ea
3 skirt tetras, $1.50/ea
=17.50

for

1 keyi, $7
1 yellow lab, $9
and 1 asst. african, $3?
=19

I'd say it's a pretty even trade.. depending on what the 3rd african was.. You still got told by letting them convince you they were dwarf cichlids.

 

[Dreamsofpeace54]

those africans wont get Huge like an oscars or anything u cant expect maybe 6 inches max out of all 3 depending on the third one. The yellow one is a electric yellow lab, the blue striped one is a kenyi (second pic) Both are of the mbuna variety and require i higher ph of around 8. Mbuna means "rock-dwelling so give them some rock caves to hide in so they feel secure. They probably will destroy your plants. But i think it was a good trade, but i may be biased towards africans.

 

[thecoolguy]

ok....just added some of my old rock and put in some pvc tubes here and there for some caving....looks suitable....

question about pH.....

i have 4 neon tetras .25", 4 tiger barbs .25", 1 common @ 5" in the tank right now....

don't really have access to anything that can raise pH (don't really know what can do it besides some sort of additive) --- what will be the effect on the cichilds? death? if so....i might as well give them back.......

they seem to be fine so far......

eating A LOT.....swimming strong - coloring up nicely......what should i be looking out for as far as health issues due to pH? perhaps they are trained to live ok in my regular water pH - China super cichilds perhaps?

thanks for the help guys.....