Other fish in african lakes...

[sainthitch]

Assume you have a tank ranging from 125 to 600gallons....is there any other fish that are interesting from the lakes that would go well with the cichlids? Im just trying to decide...if i make this 600g in the basement, and i go full afrian biotope...is there other schooling fish or species and what there requirements are. I want to get it right the first time. I say 125 only because that is what i currently have and if i have to grow the other fish to be able to live with the cichlids.

Thanks for the help guys.

 

[mike dunagan]

y would u need anything else... u can do this with cichlids

 

[sainthitch]

well im not saying i would need anything else, i wa just curious if there were other fish that were interesing from the african lakes. Make it into a full biotope. Maybe large schools of tetras for instance( i know they would get eaten, just an example) but other interesting fish if im moving to a 600 gallon. I want to make sure i build this tank so it will suit all the fish in the tank as well as my personal tastes of course.

 

[BigTim15]

I am not sure but i remember seeing somthing from Malawi that was called a dolphin fish or somthing?? I saw it on planet earth and they get huge...Sorry, I know it isnt what you are loooking for but just thought i should add it in

 

[NotoriousSway]

I am not sure but i remember seeing somthing from Malawi that was called a dolphin fish or somthing?? I saw it on planet earth and they get huge...Sorry, I know it isnt what you are loooking for but just thought i should add it in

Those are large predatory fish that use electrical pulses to find its prey (peacock, haps, Mbunas) like Knife fish.

 

[Coryd55]

Go dive at Malawi or Tanganyika.

 

[gomezladdams]

Mastacembelus ellipsifer

 

[sainthitch]

thanks for the help guys...i will look up more about the lakes. I just thought it mightbe cool to recreate an african lake in its ull entity...with the main fish being the cichilds.

 

[tezr]

The Congo Dolphins (mormyrops kanume) have very small mouths and feed mostly on small worms and such are are no threat to your fish. I know they are found in Lake Victoria not sure about the other Rift Lakes.

Lamprichthys tanganicanus is a schooling Killiefish.

Lots of Synodontis catfish.

 

[mr_cool_guy]

I am not sure but i remember seeing somthing from Malawi that was called a dolphin fish or somthing?? I saw it on planet earth and they get huge

what a great show, very good camera shots. that episode was on lakes and rivers or somthing.

Lots of Synodontis catfish.

yep syndos, there your best bet, and there are different types to.