Parachromis w/amphilophus

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Yeah, I totally get that-

I was hoping mixing two pairs of different feeding niches and swimming level would be plausible. More to think about and maybe my tang setup will grow on me in that time.
 
RD. said:
If I was to attempt this, I would be thinking more along the lines of some very tough target fish, not dither schools, catfish, or plecos. Personally if it was me, I would stick to one pair, keeping one end of the tank set up for breeding, and the other end designed with escapes if things get out of hand, as they often do with most of the species that you have mentioned. This is why many breeders of CA cichlids keep dividers in place, it's not for aesthetic reasons, it's to prevent casualties.
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When you specify targets over dithers could you give an example of what you mean, are we talking silver dollars or siquia, sajica, rainbow cichlids or am I. Issuing the mark.
 
Dithers are used to calm and bring shy fish out in the open. Target fish are used for just that, targets of aggression - which help solidify pair bonding in the aggressors. So any aggression is directed at the targets, and not each other.
 
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Gourami Swami said:
Yeah, this kind of setup could be done, but not really in a 125.
This guy has a pair of Midas and a pair of Managuense, but they are in a 500 gallon tank.
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Also keep in mind that while there is a "pair" of each species, they are only pairs in the sense that there are two of them; like a pair of socks.

At least that's the case with parachromis which I believe the author of the video says are brothers on one of his videos, if I recall correctly.
 
CrazyPhishMan said:
I do also have a crowded CA community in a larger tank.
Which is why I'm thinking of downsizing my tang setup, love the calvus and comps but think fronts are kind of a let down.
But once again this is all speculation from and avid follower of the site and someone eager to learn more about fish keeping- as I've only kept smaller CA pairs to date.

So, spitballing, you have a 125 it's been running over a year, hard water around 8.0 out of the tap- and you want two pairs of CA cichlids- and are have plenty of dither schools, catfish and plecos you can move around.
What two pairs would/could you keep.
Nics+blackbelts?
Carpintis + lyonsi
Suggestions?
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Carpintis and a smaller target cichlid would work, idk about Lyonsi. You just need to have enough cover for both pair to have their own established territory.
 
A lot of people say convicts work well as a dither/target. But avoid a breeding pair as their aggression can be to much.
 
I bet you could get away with two smaller species like archocentrus and hypselecara/copora (whatever their genus is these days). Maybe a pair of dempseys and salvini or thoughts might work as well. Sals might be a bit on the aggressive side but might work. For dithers, a group of Mexican tetras would make for a very natural setting.
 
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