Salvini tips?

[vjayshutterbug]

Just picked up this salvini.....about 2-2.5 inches....I'm pretty sure it's a female? Right now it's just by itself with a group of sturdy tetras and a featherfin catfish in a 75.
Would I be able to add another cichlid? Tips? Suggestions?

 

[..puSkar..]

Just picked up this salvini.....about 2-2.5 inches....I'm pretty sure it's a female? Right now it's just by itself with a group of sturdy tetras and a featherfin catfish in a 75.
Would I be able to add another cichlid? Tips? Suggestions?

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If it's nit hiding and settled in , I won't add anything . If it is not settled and keeps hiding You may add some more cichlids ( sturdy ones like a convict) , but don't just add 1 .
Eventually as it grows it'll take up the whole 75 gallon but for now you could add some more to get it going.

 

[vjayshutterbug]

If it's nit hiding and settled in , I won't add anything . If it is not settled and keeps hiding You may add some more cichlids ( sturdy ones like a convict) , but don't just add 1 .
Eventually as it grows it'll take up the whole 75 gallon but for now you could add some more to get it going.

Thanks! Great advice.

 

[Toiletcar]

I agree, wouldn’t add cichlids. Tetras, livebarers, or barbs etc would be good. Only other tip is lots of water changes. They can get bloat or HITH if nitrates are too high.

 

[Ogertron3000]

I haven’t had any luck keeping them with other cichlids, they were just too aggressive.
Mine did okay with Colombian tetras and serape tetras, anything from the cichlid family got shredded.

 

[Rtc/tsn]

Depends on gender of the fish, in my own personal experience I’ve had a female salvini live with blackbelt cichlid, jack Dempseys, rtc, arowana and more. I never had a single problem with aggressive behavior.

 

[A201]

You could add a male Salvini.
Keep Tiger Barbs or big Tetras to pick off unwanted fry.
Build a substantial hardscape, one big enough to block line of sight. My Salvini isolated themselves behind a big limestone rock, where they regularly nested. They didn't really bother tankmates.
Here's a pic of the Salvini pair I once kept.

 

[..puSkar..]

There's a third salvini or is it a reflection ?

 

[A201]

That's just a reflection. Notice the Skirt Tetras behind the Salvini pair.

 

[Kolton13]

Depends on gender of the fish, in my own personal experience I’ve had a female salvini live with blackbelt cichlid, jack Dempseys, rtc, arowana and more. I never had a single problem with aggressive behavior.

The luck you had with no aggression from the salvini is beyond my comprehension of words.