Midasman's Creamsicle Midas
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See this thread, some valuable info:
Please read before asking if you have a Midas or Red Devil
There have been a lot of threads lately from people asking if their fish is a Midas (Amphilophus citrinellum) or Red Devil (Amphilophus labiatum). A lot of these threads have pics of juvenile or sub adult fish. Trying to determine the identity of an adult fish is difficult enough, but...
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Thanks for the info!. Are midas cichlid better off solo instead of community tank?? I was think of add one juvenile Midas with the rest of my juvenile Oscar, GT, jd
I'm no expert by any means but it seems like this is something that has a 50% chance of working given the right conditions.
I'm currently attempting something similar in a 125 with an oscar, a hybrid, and a devil. So far I have not had any aggression issues at all, but I dont think one is out of the woods until after a year in or more.
Theres a lot of factors involved but in general like many cichlids yes.
If you start them all young together, with a reset tank ( no established territories yet) you have a much better chance of success.
For example, years ago I used to keep an oscar with some angelfish in a 90 planted tank without any issues. They angelfish would actually swim with the O and wait for him to eat first and crunch the bigger pellets so they could go after the smaller bits.
I had no caves in that tank but plenty of visual line breaks from plants. Also I never fed live fish as to not reinforce the fish=food correlation. Lots of bugs were fed tho.
You are ultimately at the mercy of the fish's temper to there are things you can do to minimize the chance and perhaps not promote aggression.
This answer has been answered multiple time in this thread. It basically boils down to, if you do it, do it at your own risk...You’re dealing with some potentially very aggressive fish. All of the fish in your tank have the ability to grow up to be killers. Not just the midevil. If you are going to do it, right now as juveniles is the best time to do it. I’d read up in the archives about amphilophus and how aggressive they can be. Also, you will need a really big tank for that group as they get older.
Been a while but here's an update. He's doing excellent. has all the signs of a future stunner!
Currently around 5-6", developing a nice sloped head, and nice overall body shape. Creamsicle pattern remains as expected.
Currently around 5-6", developing a nice sloped head, and nice overall body shape. Creamsicle pattern remains as expected.
