Looking for Cichlid suggestion

[tyson5711]

Right now I have a couple of juvenile severums in a 75 that I'm keeping at 74-75F because I also have a few dojo loaches in there. I plan on moving the cichlids out of the 75 to a 125 soon but was looking for another type of cichlid I could keep with the dojos for a while. I planned on doing 2-4 Keyhole cichlids as I had seen some folks keeping them with success around the 74-75 F mark.

First, would keyholes be ok long term around those temps? fishbase says yes but looking for practical knowledge.

Second, if so, what is a larger single cichlid I could keep with the keyholes and dojos. Dojos currently are about 4-6 inches in length and I plan on getting whatever cichlids I have as juveniles so hopefully the dojos will be max size by the time the cichlid gets some size on it. Some cichlids I had looked at were heckelii, altifrons, satanoperca, or perhaps an EB jack dempsey. Doesn't have to be one of these, just some that have caught my eye. I only want one of these cichlids so if it's a shoaler that needs more than 1 I'm not interested. This is for a 75g after all. I would prefer it to be larger than the keyholes though.

Any suggestions would be great. I know dojos are not a common choice with cichlids but I'd like to see if I can make it work. Something not super aggressive. They've been doing great with the severums they are with but I don't like keeping the sevs in those temps.

 

[tyson5711]

Let's make it a bit simpler

I'm looking for a relatively peaceful cichlid, that can be kept in a 75 around 74/75F long term. Will be kept with a small group of keyhole cichlids.

 

[DarylMac]

I've got An idea for a medium/larger sized cichlid that you could keep with keyholes - the problem is the temp. I don't know if they'd be fine long term at that temp.

But if they were a Chocolate Cichlid would be fine temperament wise (most likely).

 

[tyson5711]

Thanks! I had looked at the chocolates but was a bit concerned with the temps I was seeing. Looked like they needed something a bit higher like high 70's low 80's.

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

I thought chocolates did okay at slightly lower temperatures like many other south americans. I could be wrong, duanes is the man for this question.

 

[The Mother Confessor]

According to my seneye, my american tank fluctuates between 21.5-23° (71-73° roughly). From day to night. It gets cold at night here in the winter.

See my signature for my stock list.

All my fish are happy, very active and thrive. I find it helps to keep aggression down, oxygen up and helps stop breeding.

I wouldn't worry too much. Fish are amazingly adaptable, and as long as they are happy and not huddling in hot spots, they are fine! In the wild, temperature varies wildly due to high winds, cold snaps, depth of water, winter, high cloud cover etc.

Unless you are planning to breed, don't worry about keeping it cool. Trial and error. You know your fish.

 

[tyson5711]

Thank you for the insight. Though I'm not brave enough to keep some of them I was interested in possibly doing a jack dempsey. I'm not interested in breeding but it may be nice to keep a pair of something in there with the keyholes. Don't think I'd want to do with with Jacks though. And I'll have severums in another tank so prefer not those. Temperament wise (and trying to keep temps in the back of my mind) just trying to find something that would be ok with the more timid keyholes.

 

[DarylMac]

If you want something electric blue to mix with keyholes you're much better off getting Acaras then Dempsey's.

Especially a pair.

I had a timid pair JD's murder some large male Convicts when they spawned

 

[tyson5711]

Not sure if I want anything electric blue or not. Just a decent single fish, or a decent pair that will cohabitate with a group of keyholes in a 75 at around 74-75 degrees (might creep up to 77 in the summer months)

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

Jeff Rapps has Andinoacara "Choco". An undescribed beautiful Green Terror/Blue Acara like fish that are peaceful and stay small. Would do well in your tank with your stock.