red head geos tankmate
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There are about 1000 different species of African cichlids, some would work, some would not. You need to be a bit more specific. Some Africans come from soft water, some from hard water.
Many of the soft to neutral water varieties would work, although some may be too aggressive.
If your Geos are an aquarium strain that has been brought up in normal water conditions of your area, some of the hard water Africans may work, but then again, some are too aggressive, some not.
Your signature suggests (?) you may be from Long Beach CA, I just googled the LB water quality report, and it looks like your tap water parameters are perfect for rift lake African cichlids, I'd venture to say you could have the non-aggressive kind with your Geos.
Cyprichromis might work, but any of the mbuna would seem to me, too aggressive.
I have kept Madagascans with Geos successfully, but they are not really Africans.
Many of the soft to neutral water varieties would work, although some may be too aggressive.
If your Geos are an aquarium strain that has been brought up in normal water conditions of your area, some of the hard water Africans may work, but then again, some are too aggressive, some not.
Your signature suggests (?) you may be from Long Beach CA, I just googled the LB water quality report, and it looks like your tap water parameters are perfect for rift lake African cichlids, I'd venture to say you could have the non-aggressive kind with your Geos.
Cyprichromis might work, but any of the mbuna would seem to me, too aggressive.
I have kept Madagascans with Geos successfully, but they are not really Africans.
Probably a good idea. I've kept both and temporarily even had to mix a few of my red heads with a few peacocks during a ten day power outage after the derecho storm. Based on temperament alone, not a good mix for the red heads in most cases, in most setups the geos would be too easily intimidated by most Malawis. Mbuna (and most Victorians) and red heads, no way.
Water's not necessarily the issue. My red heads spawn regularly and produce healthy fry with pH in mid 7s, moderate hardness, and water temps that have been 79-81, depending what other SAs I've had in the tank. Aside from minor temperature differences, these are the same conditions in which I used to breed haps and peacocks and just slightly warmer than I've typically kept my breeding Kapampa fronts.
Water's not necessarily the issue. My red heads spawn regularly and produce healthy fry with pH in mid 7s, moderate hardness, and water temps that have been 79-81, depending what other SAs I've had in the tank. Aside from minor temperature differences, these are the same conditions in which I used to breed haps and peacocks and just slightly warmer than I've typically kept my breeding Kapampa fronts.
If we're talking about tank raised fish water chemestry is not an issue. Personnaly I don't like mixing these fish for several reasons overall astetics and general temperament of the Africans not being the least of which. Setting up another tank is a good idea.