kenyis with firemouth cichlid
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i have that combo my tank is nomadicly agressive so it works...my african tank isn't you typical african tank though...i have the firemouth, 3 balas, 2 bgks, ropefish, silver gar, a lmb... i might be forgetting something else in there also...it worked for me...may work for you...my kenyi is an adult male at 5-6"... here is my set up for ex. my african tank
....i have since added a small large mouth bass to get a little bigger for my big tank
....i have since added a small large mouth bass to get a little bigger for my big tank100% no!!!!! i hate seeing S/C.American's with African cichlids,the PH is not the same so it is hard on your cichlid's....but then if you dont care?! do it have fun...ryeguy28;3444155; said:
CichlidsRool;3450809; said:
if you reaD THE POST BEFORE you would understand that i took them back to the store PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU POST
Awww... why did you take them back? I have a Firemouth in a 40g with 5 Kenyis 1m 4f, 4 lemon drops 2m 2f, 4 peacocks 2m 2f, and 5 corys. There is no fighting really, what is even more interesting is that the corys if anything will bully the cichlids on occasion when they are annoyed enough. I also feed them Tetra color, feeder fish, and any fresh marine plant life available at the local pet store. I found that they all became less aggressive/territorial with controlled overcrowding. Added a second B.M.C. filtration unit and there isn't even a problem with cleanliness. pH is set around 7.9/8 with the crushed coral bedding, none of the fish seem to be having any problems what so ever, other than the fact the love reorganizing the gravel at night.
I actually have a Kenyi in my SA/CA tank. He was way too aggressive in the AF tank so I removed him and put him in the tank figuring it would never work. He has been in the SA/CA tank for over a year now and has no issue and is actually a lot less aggressive although there is the occassional spat.