ummm u could get some other chiclids to diffuse the aggresion such as fire mouths or a pair of convicts.
Fresh pics of my Teleocichla!!
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wouldnt say to get a m/f pair of anything that would cause more aggression. id say to go with dollars, or convicts though.
normally id say silver dollars and tinfoil barbs for dithers but i think you got a lot more to choose from since the teleocichla arent as big and therefore cant eat as many different fish as the crenicichla. id shy away from larger cichlids and maybe look to firemouths, convicts, or maybe some german blue rams. also i think there are looks of tetras that could work nicely.
don't get any cichlids is what i say. these guys are tiny, probably won't hold up well against other cichlids. convicts are probably a poor choice because we all know how spunky they are. if they hold off oscars these little pikes are gonna be toast.
get something small that moves fast like serpae tetras, some kind of larger killi fish that's moving on the surface instead.
i thought these guys come from faster moving waters? that's something to keep in mind. driftwood and what not is fine, but get some rocks and stuff in there as well so the female has room to hide. getting another female may not necessarily diffuse anything.
get something small that moves fast like serpae tetras, some kind of larger killi fish that's moving on the surface instead.
i thought these guys come from faster moving waters? that's something to keep in mind. driftwood and what not is fine, but get some rocks and stuff in there as well so the female has room to hide. getting another female may not necessarily diffuse anything.
Very cool specimens.
On a side note: if I may suggest, try taking a couple pics without the flash on, you may not get the washed out appearance of your current pics.
On a side note: if I may suggest, try taking a couple pics without the flash on, you may not get the washed out appearance of your current pics.
If you can find a way for that predominant white reflection that is on it's lower half in every shot, that specimen would photograph many times better.
Beautiful Crenicichla.
Beautiful Crenicichla.
I've tried. The pics came out so blurry I'd be embarrassed to say they were mine.Hawkfish3.0;2178209; said:
Appearances can deceive. The male's an aggressive bugger. He terrorised my old jewels for an entire day and night even though he was the newcomer (I gave them away the next day to save their lives). And he strikes terror into the hearts of the two females living with him. I wonder if he's ever spawn. Perhaps he's just too aggro to accept anyone.ewok;2178153; said:
Thanks man.Horiyoshi III;2178248; said:
Here are a couple of pics I just took. I tried going flashless and I think it's clear why I hardly ever do this.
You can see the male's preferred girlfriend in the pics. The other female's huddled at the corner.
You can see the male's preferred girlfriend in the pics. The other female's huddled at the corner.
