Sun cat with cichlids?

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Anyone ever keep sun cats and cichlids together? Are they fast growers?

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They're actually pretty slow growers but in large tanks they can be kept together. I have one that just got to 6" in my 240 living with a 8.5" male festae and quite a few other aggressive fish. I have another one that's about 5" in my 135 with a 6" Carpintis, 5" Cuban and a few smaller cichlids. They both do very well, eat like pigs and very rarely even get nipped fins. They are pretty shy though and they tend to hide throughout the day. If you decide to go ahead and put one in with your cichlids, make sure there's a lot of places for the cat to hide.



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I've kept mine with the less aggressive cichlids like severums.

They are actually unbelievably grow slowers. Mine is one of the bigger ones around and he's about 9 inches, but I've had him for 5 years and he was about 3 inches when I got him. They grow that slow despite the fact that he eats like a pig and they have good water quality.
 
I have a beast 11" and thick in with my large aggressive cichlids. 5 years, he is very tough, will defend his turf against my 11" zonatus and very aggressively. Really good shot of him on my thread day one video

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00rollins said:
I have a beast 11" and thick in with my large aggressive cichlids. 5 years, he is very tough, will defend his turf against my 11" zonatus and very aggressively. Really good shot of him on my thread day one video

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Awesome! I hope mine gets that size. Mine have only taken a few months to get from 3" to now 6" but they seem to have slowed down now.


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yeah same here mine also raced through and are at 6 now but have slowed down really
 
Thanks guys I picked up a 4" sun. Its in my 95 with 3 festaes and two Texas. Mine is very active at day and night. Seems to holding his own and defends him self very well.

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00rollins said:
I have a beast 11" and thick in with my large aggressive cichlids. 5 years, he is very tough, will defend his turf against my 11" zonatus and very aggressively. Really good shot of him on my thread day one video

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Pics? I never a growen sun cat.

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This is a snapshot from the video, I'm at work with no good pics. If you want to see him good check out the video in this thread
http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=500251
Crappy video of first day in the new setup but the suncat is out n about.


http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=504779
This is a newer vid thread if your interested in the updated look, sun cat is in his cave with a closeup, but better free swimming in the crappy vid
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