I've seen them be calm, but I've also seen them beat the crap out of a huge aulonocara... It's risky so for someone who's new to the hobby I wouldn't recommend it. If he were to get an overly aggressive male or something it could destroy any potential breeding he could have with his current fish.
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newEtown gave you great advice and info.
not all cichlids can be kept together. you see, fish have different diets and different water parameters (some need low ph levels and soft water and others like my african cichlids need high ph levels and hard water).
i keep africans and i also keep some SA/CA cichlids. they are in two different tanks because i cannot put my oscar, severums and firemouth with my africans. the africans need low protein foods and eat lots of veggies-my oscar and its tankmates eat krill, brine shrimp, blood worms and some meatier stuff.
read up on what you have-check out what ppl feed them, and whether they need high ph levels and hard water. i dont keep Victorians like you have so i dont know. im guessing they would eat spirulina, krill, brine shrimp, possibly veggies.
also , most ppl that keep african Victorians just keep them in a tank by themselves or other victorian species. i would not mix them with other fish. I had one flameback Victorian and he did not do well-i put him in my 180 gallon tank with my african Malawis and he couldnt handle all the activity and aggression-they were too mean for him, it stressed him out and he died.
just google or yahoo the species name-and read up on it.. check out a few sites.
if you have any questions please just ask us-we will help you find the information you need.. Mel
not all cichlids can be kept together. you see, fish have different diets and different water parameters (some need low ph levels and soft water and others like my african cichlids need high ph levels and hard water).
i keep africans and i also keep some SA/CA cichlids. they are in two different tanks because i cannot put my oscar, severums and firemouth with my africans. the africans need low protein foods and eat lots of veggies-my oscar and its tankmates eat krill, brine shrimp, blood worms and some meatier stuff.
read up on what you have-check out what ppl feed them, and whether they need high ph levels and hard water. i dont keep Victorians like you have so i dont know. im guessing they would eat spirulina, krill, brine shrimp, possibly veggies.
also , most ppl that keep african Victorians just keep them in a tank by themselves or other victorian species. i would not mix them with other fish. I had one flameback Victorian and he did not do well-i put him in my 180 gallon tank with my african Malawis and he couldnt handle all the activity and aggression-they were too mean for him, it stressed him out and he died.
just google or yahoo the species name-and read up on it.. check out a few sites.
if you have any questions please just ask us-we will help you find the information you need.. Mel
from what i have read, your ph level should be above 7. also, they are omnivores-that means they eat plant and veggie material along with some proteins like krill and brine shrimp. i would get a good quality pellet (i use NLS brand food.. fish love it). i also read they WILL do well with other african cichlids like Malawians-they are very aggressive and can handle the malawi's lol. do not mix them with any other fish.
from what ive read, these fish are very aggressive. you will want that bigger tank and lots of rockwork for the females to hide in-the males are aggressive towards the females and they need places to hide. if you have a male, he may kill off a few females too-they are just aggressive fish lol
they get up to 4 1/2 inches long. the males are very colorful, but the females stay more of a washed out-drab color. once you find out how many males you have, if you have too many you may need to remove all but one and make sure he has a harem of females -you will want 3 or more ladies for him, that way he will not just beat up one girl, but will spread his aggression out..
btw, these fish are becoming rare to get-and close to becoming endangered! if you can get a good male, and a group of ladies for him try to breed them!
look at these links i found:
http://www.african-cichlid.com/Nyereri.htm
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/p_nyererei_python.php
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_nyererei.php
http://www.cichlidae.com/section.php?n=ff&id=121
http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/259.htm
from what ive read, these fish are very aggressive. you will want that bigger tank and lots of rockwork for the females to hide in-the males are aggressive towards the females and they need places to hide. if you have a male, he may kill off a few females too-they are just aggressive fish lol
they get up to 4 1/2 inches long. the males are very colorful, but the females stay more of a washed out-drab color. once you find out how many males you have, if you have too many you may need to remove all but one and make sure he has a harem of females -you will want 3 or more ladies for him, that way he will not just beat up one girl, but will spread his aggression out..
btw, these fish are becoming rare to get-and close to becoming endangered! if you can get a good male, and a group of ladies for him try to breed them!
look at these links i found:
http://www.african-cichlid.com/Nyereri.htm
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/p_nyererei_python.php
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_nyererei.php
http://www.cichlidae.com/section.php?n=ff&id=121
http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/259.htm
NewETown;2732581; said:http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=713
That's the fish you're talking about. I wouldn't mix it with your current cichlids, but they're a very cool fish. They're in the "Mbuna" category, are very aggressive and will rip up the fins on your current guys. Oh, just call them Yellow Labs, they're easy to find and don't get too big. If you have a 30 long you could keep a few.
By the way, after working at a pet store for a year and a half I feel very confident saying that goldfish are for more annoying and difficult to care for than my cichlids.
annoying? i agree with you, so sensitive and they destroy my live plants.. so now hey only got a few gravel thats it... hehehe
navygirl76;2733723; said:from what i have read, your ph level should be above 7. also, they are omnivores-that means they eat plant and veggie material along with some proteins like krill and brine shrimp. i would get a good quality pellet (i use NLS brand food.. fish love it). i also read they WILL do well with other african cichlids like Malawians-they are very aggressive and can handle the malawi's lol. do not mix them with any other fish.
from what ive read, these fish are very aggressive. you will want that bigger tank and lots of rockwork for the females to hide in-the males are aggressive towards the females and they need places to hide. if you have a male, he may kill off a few females too-they are just aggressive fish lol
they get up to 4 1/2 inches long. the males are very colorful, but the females stay more of a washed out-drab color. once you find out how many males you have, if you have too many you may need to remove all but one and make sure he has a harem of females -you will want 3 or more ladies for him, that way he will not just beat up one girl, but will spread his aggression out..
btw, these fish are becoming rare to get-and close to becoming endangered! if you can get a good male, and a group of ladies for him try to breed them!
look at these links i found:
http://www.african-cichlid.com/Nyereri.htm
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/p_nyererei_python.php
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_nyererei.php
http://www.cichlidae.com/section.php?n=ff&id=121
http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/259.htm
thanks..
navygirl76;2733655; said:newEtown gave you great advice and info.
not all cichlids can be kept together. you see, fish have different diets and different water parameters (some need low ph levels and soft water and others like my african cichlids need high ph levels and hard water).
i keep africans and i also keep some SA/CA cichlids. they are in two different tanks because i cannot put my oscar, severums and firemouth with my africans. the africans need low protein foods and eat lots of veggies-my oscar and its tankmates eat krill, brine shrimp, blood worms and some meatier stuff.
read up on what you have-check out what ppl feed them, and whether they need high ph levels and hard water. i dont keep Victorians like you have so i dont know. im guessing they would eat spirulina, krill, brine shrimp, possibly veggies.
also , most ppl that keep african Victorians just keep them in a tank by themselves or other victorian species. i would not mix them with other fish. I had one flameback Victorian and he did not do well-i put him in my 180 gallon tank with my african Malawis and he couldnt handle all the activity and aggression-they were too mean for him, it stressed him out and he died.
just google or yahoo the species name-and read up on it.. check out a few sites.
if you have any questions please just ask us-we will help you find the information you need.. Mel
thanks again by the way can i mix this fish===> Jack Dempsey cichlids, 1 Honduran butterfly cichlid, 4 tiger barbs, 1 gourami<===or can they be on one tank? just this group?
NEVER mix them with tropical community fish unless you want to see a killing spree. And I don't know if it's true, but I heard flakes will put air in their stomaches and they would be swimming upside down.
You do need special fool for them snything that says cichlid on it, but I prefer pellets.
You do need special fool for them snything that says cichlid on it, but I prefer pellets.
Jack Dempsey cichlids, 1 Honduran butterfly cichlid, 4 tiger barbs, 1 gourami, actually a lady is selling me a 50 gal including this fish for free, so im getting it tomorrow and i dont know if i can mix this with my other fish, like african cichlids..
rivendel;2736279; said:Jack Dempsey cichlids, 1 Honduran butterfly cichlid, 4 tiger barbs, 1 gourami, actually a lady is selling me a 50 gal including this fish for free, so im getting it tomorrow and i dont know if i can mix this with my other fish, like african cichlids..
None of these fish will get along with Africans. The Jack Dempsey is a very aggressive fish from South America (Central?) and the rest are community fish. I'm not 100% sure on the Honduran Butterfly, but seeing that it's got "Honduran" in it's name I'm assuming it's from Honduras which will tell me that it prefers the more acidic water of other Central/South American cichlids. If you get this tank for free I suggest taking all of those fish in to your local fish store (not a big chain, locally owned one) and donating them to the store.
None of those fish can go with goldfish either, putting anything warm water with cold water fish is a bad idea.
Do you have a tank just for your Victorians yet?
