It's how experts or supposed to be experts will tell you anything to secure a sale smhIncreasing numbers works to a degree w African Cichlids, particularly from Lake Malawi, but not CA fish.
The “experts” advising you clearly don’t know what they are talking about. Adding more fish is not the answer to dealing w aggression in Central American cichlids tanks.
These fish do not become less territorial in greater numbers. Asduanes has mentioned many times on this forum, a lot of CA cichlids have huge solo territories.
How big is your tank anyway? Depending on tank size, you need to reduce your number of Texas to either a pair, or 1 male wet pet.
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I consider a 6ft tank, 100+ gallons or more, to bo only large enough for a single mated pair of Herichthys (whatever species).
I collect cichlids in nature, and as said, the territories that these new world cichlids exist in, are very large.
In a stretch of river, such as the one below, I might only collect 6 or 8 new world cichlid, and this is in millions of gallons.
The way African cichlids live in the rift lakes, is totally different than the way space in allocated in Central America.
At times in nature non territorial species like tetras, out number cichlids by 50 or more to 1, and this if the norm
But at maturity, cramming cichlids into a puddle size tank (the way many inexperienced aquarists do), is a problem just waiting to happen.
The video above, is the way space is naturally allocated.
I collect cichlids in nature, and as said, the territories that these new world cichlids exist in, are very large.
In a stretch of river, such as the one below, I might only collect 6 or 8 new world cichlid, and this is in millions of gallons.
The way African cichlids live in the rift lakes, is totally different than the way space in allocated in Central America.
At times in nature non territorial species like tetras, out number cichlids by 50 or more to 1, and this if the norm
But at maturity, cramming cichlids into a puddle size tank (the way many inexperienced aquarists do), is a problem just waiting to happen.
What are the dimensions of your tank? LxWxH? Then we can tell you exactly how many gallons it is.
If you have a pair that spawns in there do you have another tank to move the other 4 fish to? Otherwise in becoming a grandad, you will also be attending several funerals and an aquatic ICU
If you have a pair that spawns in there do you have another tank to move the other 4 fish to? Otherwise in becoming a grandad, you will also be attending several funerals and an aquatic ICU
The principle is true for African cichlids but could not be further from the truth w Central American cichlids
