Red Devil compatibility

[Htat]

My red Devil 10” with 2 females Texas 3” and 5” for almost 9 months

 

[Htat]

My red Devil 10” with 2 females Texas 3” and 5” for almost 9 months

 

[Achilles1763]

My rules to set up an agressive ciclhid community are:
( it usually works out)
1 - big tank
2- big filtration
3- lots of fish. I mean a lot..if you have a 150 gal, i´m talking about 10 or more..
4- if you have a super agressive fish, make sure you have more than 1 in the tank and make sure they dont pair up....3 of the sames especies is good.
- big agressive fish get in the tank later, very young, just big enough to not get eaten by the less agressive wich shoul be reaching maturity...
5- heavy or no decor. (if you choose no decor,go for a very crowded tank)
6- dont raise a fish alone and try to give him a tankmate after a long time.
7-dont buy any adult fish
8- when buying very agressive fish, choose the females.
9- avoid reproduction.

I guess every know all this but sometimes we ignore it...especially when we're at the lfs, dying to take that beatiful male jag home..

This is bloody good advice and worked for me with my fahaka/snakehead/CA cichlid tank (I know all the ‘wrong’ things) it’s fascinating to try but you do need to be prepared to remove fish if the aggression goes a little to far. So it’s not cheap as it’s LOTS of fish to buy, water changes are intense, feeding is amazing to watch but expensive and it’s is totally fascinating but a constant source of stress! Lol... I absolutely love my version of this set up but it is not for everyone and isn’t a safe option to say the least.