Umbee Ascension!

[superman818]

I have an 8 inch Umbee that has grown and killed or tried to killed every cichlid he has outgrown. I've had him now for sometime with
a 14 inch Red Devil and a 8 inch Blue Flowerhorn. All other cichlids have been removed because of the Umbee. He was best of friends
with the Flowerhorn until recently when he caught up in size. They really beat each other up. The Flowerhorn won the fight but it
really only seems temporary. I've separated them to heal, which they have. This all happend in my 250 gallon aquarium.
Funny how I went from a community cichlid aquarium of 12 to only 3 to separating them in to other aquariums.
Talk about tank buster. LOL. I seems like I always end up with 5 or 6 tanks when it comes to cichlids but I won't have it any
other way. Just wanted to share my recent experience.

 

[ChiPerf]

Nice! I might suggest adding some other dithers to the mix to take the attention off one specific fish. I know when one of my aggressive fish starts on a rampage it helps there are a bunch of fish to spread out the aggression a bit. Obviously you need to try it out and have good filtration, but it might work.

 

[sbgbuddy]

I find the umbee to be probably the most aggressive cichlid I've keep. Mines like 12" and he has to be kept alone not Evan with a pleco or it's dead. Not harassed constantly but killed!


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[rwellbaum]

nice fish!

 

[mrmann]

Umbee looks very nice!

 

[superman818]

I'm probably going to put the Umbee back in the 250 with my Red Devil. I figure not to have many problems until he goes past 14 inches. The Flowerhorn is going to be on his own. They hate each other now so the cohabitation experiment is over. I would try Dither fish but I hate wasting money.

 

[Aquatik]

Umbee and red devil= fail ,obviously!

 

[Aquatik]

Gorgeous umbee I forgot to mention!

 

[superman818]

No my Red Devil is harmless. I've always been able to put small or larger cichlids in with him. Unless he is challenged he doesn't care.
I figure I won't have to worry about it until he get closer in size to the Red Devil. My Red Devil is one in the Avatar. I've had him for 7 years.

 

[trace]

No my Red Devil is harmless. I've always been able to put small or larger cichlids in with him. Unless he is challenged he doesn't care.
I figure I won't have to worry about it until he get closer in size to the Red Devil. My Red Devil is one in the Avatar. I've had him for 7 years.

So what about when your aggressive umbee challenges him? I'm sure a 7 year old red devil has a lot of bulk on the umbee so you will probably end up with a hurt or dead fish. Just give the umbee a home of his own he deserves it!


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