tankmates for my 125 aggressive vieja x pair

[koltsixx]

me?

No, you offered the op advice, good advice in my opinion by suggesting the SD's. Syddakid only tried to tear down my answer, not help the op. It seems to me there would only be one reason to do that.

Also I doubt all cichlids are captive bred in neutral parameters. Though I could be wrong, but some how I doubt it. Even if a fish lives in parameters that don't mimic it natural environment, they don't usually thrive well enough to breed in such conditions.

 

[syddakyd]

i am the op bro, lolz

 

[koltsixx]

Okay now I feel a little stupid. Still am I not correct on the salt content of Lake Malawi? Also do you really think people suggest not keeping them together for a reason, besides just aggression?

 

[aclockworkorange]

I thought only tang cichlids were freshwater that had the requirements you describe. Oh well in any case its funny how instead of correcting me and helping the op you singled out my answer. Hmmmm, wonder why guess you weren't trying to help the op like I was, it almost comes off as though your interest is only in feeling superior. That's why I used comments like as far as I know instead of definitives. Still I could be wrong, just tell me why you didn't give the op help but correct me if your only reason is to help fellow hobbyists out. How ever I'm sure you'll agree there is a greater concentration of salt in Malawi water then CA/SA water correct? So what do you call this saltier water? I checked it out all over the place even though its not as brackish as say the water that Chromis live in its still salty. So what's wrong with calling it brackish to someone when I wasn't going to pick at everything and be exact. I figured it was easier to say brackish. Also enlighten me what do you call water with a higher salt content than fresh, but not as high as say where Mono's and Chromis live? So I can properly refer to it next time.

99% of cichlids are fresh water fish. There are a couple Asian cichlids (and there are only a couple Cichlid species found on Asia) that are brackish, and some species of central American cichlids like Vieja maculicauda that occasionally venture into brackish water but they are not "brackish." Tangs are not cichlids.
African cichlids from rift lakes live in a higher ph/kh/gh but they are freshwater fish.

Personally I wouldn't keep Africans with CAs but it's not impossible. Honestly I would just keep your pair alone.

 

[koltsixx]

99% of cichlids are fresh water fish. There are a couple Asian cichlids (and there are only a couple Cichlid species found on Asia) that are brackish, and some species of central American cichlids like Vieja maculicauda that occasionally venture into brackish water but they are not "brackish." Tangs are not cichlids.
African cichlids from rift lakes live in a higher ph/kh/gh but they are freshwater fish.

Personally I wouldn't keep Africans with CAs but it's not impossible. Honestly I would just keep your pair alone.

Lol! Tang cichlids equals Lake Tanganyika cichlids, often those who keep them refer to them as tangs. I'm well aware of the saltwater tang fish thank you. Check the African cichlid forum and see for yourself that Lake Tanganyika cichlids are often times referred to as tangs. Also look up lake Malawi and see for yourself it has a higher salt content than any freshwater body of water other than estuaries so

 

[aclockworkorange]

Dude, african cichlids are NOT brackish. The rift lakes used to be saltwater, but over time freshwater has diluted it to the point where it is nowhere near brackish water. Quit giving advice on fish you obviously know nothing about.

 

[Water]

Dude, african cichlids are NOT brackish. The rift lakes used to be saltwater, but over time freshwater has diluted it to the point where it is nowhere near brackish water. Quit giving advice on fish you obviously know nothing about.

+1..

 

[koltsixx]

Funny your giving advice and don't even know Lake Tanganyika cichlids are called tangs in the African forum and yet your giving advice. Also I googled the info freshwater has a concentration of 1.2-2.6mg/l while the lake has 21.0mg/l unless several African cichlid cites, Wikipedia and Google are incorrect. But then again maybe you do no better than those who've actually been there and collected the fish.

 

[Water]

Funny your giving advice and don't even know Lake Tanganyika cichlids are called tangs in the African forum and yet your giving advice. Also I googled the info freshwater has a concentration of 1.2-2.6mg/l while the lake has 21.0mg/l unless several African cichlid cites, Wikipedia and Google are incorrect. But then again maybe you do no better than those who've actually been there and collected the fish.

Just stop. You didn't even make yourself clear to begin with.

 

[koltsixx]

Hear I'll make it clear look up what the world defines as the parameters for brackish water, you know scientists who created the word and definition as to what content of salt part per million a body of water must have to be considered brackish and then get back at me. You can argue they can thrive without salt, but not what the lake Malawi is and its considered brackish. Your the ones not making sense I'm citing facts not my opinion. I researched and provided cites to back my claims. You just keep going on saying your opinion, too bad no research went into said opinion. Nuff said.