rainbow tankmates

[Matt181]

hi all, yet another question i know!!

i am getting a 50 USG tank soon and want to put a rainbow snakehead, a delhzi bichir and another tank mate.

i want a CA/SA cichlid (currently have another thread going in that forum) but was wondering what you guys kept with yours?

i definately do not want a group of snakeheads!!!

Any suggestions welcomed
Matt

 

[danny]

how about a orange pike cichlid ive got one,they can be a little bit aggressive ,but if you grow them together they should be fine

 

[Matt181]

thanks

how big do they grow? what strata of the tank do they live in?

thanks
Matt

 

[danny]

all of it

 

[Matt181]

thanks

size?

thanks
Matt

 

[golden cobra]

you can keep bichir`s with dwarf snakeheads ,i think leopard bush fish make nice tank mates but i would stay away from central american cichlid they can be extreamly territorial and will pick on your other tank mates

 

[Matt181]

thanks

i will have a look but could you give me any info that isn't found on a standerd care sheet?

thanks
Matt

 

[stotty]

how about a orange pike cichlid ive got one,they can be a little bit aggressive ,but if you grow them together they should be fine

I think an Orange pike might no be a good one my one could be a right and they get quite big. This is my one with my TSN when he was small but as you can see he is comming out for a punch up. Rainbows are not a big tough SH and can't take a kicking in like the bigger ones.

 

[Matt181]

O.K thanks will give them a miss!!

thanks
Matt

 

[danny]

open another tank