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One small problem with Africans...I have a striped Raph...and I don't want Africans to hurt my precious raph. I've kept peacocks and haps before; I was literally chewing my nails off, worried that they would kill my other fish. I would rather not deal with that again. I love African cichlids and would do a tank of them, but I would rather they have their own tank rather than shared with my raph.

I know, I know, my raph is a total tank, but still, it's better to be safe than sorry.
I’d be shocked if they bothered your Rafael, I have a 3” BN pleco and a 3” Petricola in here, both aren’t nearly as armored as a Rafael. It’s all in what you choose. I’d stay away from assorted mbuna unless you know exactly what they are. If you were able to find lethrinops, that would be ideal since they’re so peaceful, but realistically, you could do all Aulonacara and I’m sure everything would be good including the Rafael
 
I’m 49 and I think some of you have been keeping fish longer than I’ve been alive lol

...raises hand...and I know I'm not the only one...:)
 
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Bluegrass aquatics also has free at 75 - fish came healthy. Only problem I had was a rotkiel whose bag popped during shipping. Everything else did well (rainbowfish, tetras, raphael cat, rainbow cichlid, etc.).
 
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Bluegrass aquatics also has free at 75 - fish came healthy. Only problem I had was a rotkiel whose bag popped during shipping. Everything else did well (rainbowfish, tetras, raphael cat, rainbow cichlid, etc.).

Uh...it says on their website they have free at 125- not 75
 
OK! I've finally got myself a new fish!!

Please welcome Garchomp the Oscar!

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I know y'all will probably think I'm crazy, but I got an Oscar because I just couldn't pass up this beauty. He was the best-looking one in the store. He is about 3-4 inches so he has plenty of room to grow. I got rid of over half my stock and now I'm left with four fish (including the oscar). I have 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Pictus, 1 Oscar, and 1 Black Ghost Knife.
 
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