Tank mates needed for african cichlids!

[theexoticbichir]

I do not know what to house with my african malawi cichlids. I want to house a bichir with them (senegal bichir) but I dont know if they would bully him or if he would eat them. I would also like to house a eclipse catfish with them. Would that be okay? I might want to house a crayfish with them, Would that be a good idea?

Tank setup:
55 gallon
decorated with live rock and java fern
natural gravel
4x kennyi's
2x johanni's
3x peacocks
1x acei
2x auratus

Im looking to upgrade to a 75g soon so I could have more room.

 

[BillyBlanco]

I think the Peacocks and Acei will be hounded to death.

2 auratus... well if its 2 males they will fight to the death. male and female... female will be hounded until it is dead... you need 3 females at least with a male.

same thing with johanni

kenyi might be okay if you have 3:1 ratio

dominant kenyi or auratus might dispose of every fish in the tank.... roll your dice but the odds are against you.

 

[Brian_Indiana]

I think your Peacocks and Acei are not going to have a happy life in that tank. You have some mean guys in there compared to those two.

 

[piggy67]

You can mix them but not with that small of a tank, i do it but with a 240gal and lots of hiding places......def not crays, they will be a snack either as soon as you put them in or while molting..If you intend to mix species you need a big tank to do so.

 

[boldtogether]

I think the Peacocks and Acei will be hounded to death.

2 auratus... well if its 2 males they will fight to the death. male and female... female will be hounded until it is dead... you need 3 females at least with a male.

same thing with johanni

kenyi might be okay if you have 3:1 ratio

dominant kenyi or auratus might dispose of every fish in the tank.... roll your dice but the odds are against you.

^Agreed^
Auratus are demon fish from hell. Seriously.
Johanni only slight improvement.

 

[signde]

mbuna are too schizo for peacocks. don't do it.

 

[theexoticbichir]

I think the Peacocks and Acei will be hounded to death.

2 auratus... well if its 2 males they will fight to the death. male and female... female will be hounded until it is dead... you need 3 females at least with a male.

same thing with johanni

kenyi might be okay if you have 3:1 ratio

dominant kenyi or auratus might dispose of every fish in the tank.... roll your dice but the odds are against you.

I decided to move my cichlids up to a 300g that I got from a neighbor. They are all doing great so far, but I gave my peacocks to my friend who has them in his tank. I have not had any problems with anybody killing or wounding anybody so far. I have a majority of females and only a few males. The kenyi's are a 3:1 ratio because I didn't want any problems. Thank you for your answers, they helped me make my cichlids happier!