What do you guys think about housing a festae pair, rtm pair, freddy pair, black nasty pair, and maybe a umbee male/ A. Istlanum in a 10*6*2.5 tank? I know it would be hard, and if that wouldn’t be possible do you guys think about having a festae pair, rtm pair, and black nasty pair in a divided tank the same size?
Sa/Ca Cichlid Community tank
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In the same tank all together I would say no, mainly just do to the fact that regardless of the size tank these fish will always be fighting over territory, food, and mating rights. These are all large and extremely aggressive/territorial fish species. I would imagine nothing but chaos in the tank once one or more of the pairs decide it's time to breed.
It's would still cause a lot of stress between the fish. Just because they can't physically harm eachother doesn't mean they won't try to. Honestly it would be best to seperate pairs between seperate tanks.
I have kept all the above, except the umbi, and istlanun.
I would never try them together in the same tank, although a 10" ft tank is large, its not just about tank size.
All the above are loners, not community type cichlids.
That's kind of a waste of a 10' tank to essentially divide it into 3 smaller tanks. I'd say go with a setup that allows you to take full advantage of a tank of that size, truly a unique opportunity. That said guapote Mel has had some success housing many large agressive cichlids in a 600 gal & 1000 gal setup. Check out his YouTube.
I actually have another 10 footer that I Have peacock bass, rays, and an aro in, so I wanted to have large cichlids too.