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cichlidfan78

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just thought I would introduce myself, I have been keeping fish (mainly cichlids) for over 25 years on and off....with a particular love of malawis, have been on a break from fish keeping these last few years, but I am back with avengance! lol....just set up a 6ft by 20in by 30in tank, and am steering clear of malawis this time round, and have gone the south american route....I have a 5in female green terror, a gold severum, a red shouldered severum two geophagus brasiliens, a jack dempsey a male nicaraguan cichlid....also have a small pleco and an ornate bichir in there too....just wanting to add one or possibly two more fish now, maybe an oscar or something similar.....I am also a huge fan of reptiles, and have kept snakes for 27 years along with a few lizards, basically I am animal mad...I`ll stop waffling on now...looks like a good forum on here, and look forward to learning and maybe even being able to offer a little help where I can as well :)
 
hi try the CA/SA cichlid thread we are happy to help there and your stock looks great but i see one issue. that pleco you have in there can kill you poly by sucking off its slime coat. just some free info you can take it or leave it lol. but on the cichlid i think your stocked in that tank with 8 could maybe handle 1 more cichlid but i do not know what. i am into the top predators in the CA/SA cichlid like jags and dovii and JD. like say start one in the other thread and you will have your answer before you know it and watch out this site is addicting lol
 
hi try the CA/SA cichlid thread we are happy to help there and your stock looks great but i see one issue. that pleco you have in there can kill you poly by sucking off its slime coat. just some free info you can take it or leave it lol. but on the cichlid i think your stocked in that tank with 8 could maybe handle 1 more cichlid but i do not know what. i am into the top predators in the CA/SA cichlid like jags and dovii and JD. like say start one in the other thread and you will have your answer before you know it and watch out this site is addicting lol

Thanks for the info on the pleco and bichir, not something I knew about! my all time favorite cichlid I have ever kept was my 13-14in tilapia butterkoferi, I so wish you could keep them with other fish permenantly!!....I will look into letting the pleco go now I know about that though! I am not sure what to go for as my last one or two fish in there, so will find the CA/SA cichlid thread and try and get some ideas....:)
 
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