Polleni Cichlid?

[D-Train]

Are polleni cichlids like other african cichlids? do they need lake salts? can they be kept with CA/SA cichlids?

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

They are from Madagascar. I have kept mine with not-so aggressive CA/SA cichlids and there haven't been any problems.

 

[artemis1]

Are polleni cichlids like other african cichlids? do they need lake salts? can they be kept with CA/SA cichlids?

They'll do fine with most CA/SA cichlids. Really depends on the kind though.

 

[Bderick67]

Yes the paratilapia polleni and bleekeri have water requirements closer to that of central americans then that of the rift lake cichlids. I have kept my 9" polleni with a few different sa/ca set ups. Mine eventually has to be moved to it's own tank though, he is very territorial and either beats on someone or ends up getting beat himself.