Yellow Perch with cichlids???

[tunerX]

The gill will heal. Mine eat pellets, krill, and european night crawlers. I feed him pellets as a staple and krill/worms twice a week. It took him a couple days to eat the pellets.

 

[ewurm]

I don't think this will work out in the long run. Perch are colder water fish, and not as aggressive as most cichlids.

 

[twhittle]

Well, he's in my 125. So far so good, but you know how that can go.

 

[Mikeberg]

Give him some place to hide and he should be OK.
Mike

 

[twhittle]

He has lots of cover. So far the larger cichlids are ignoring him.

 

[tunerX]

Thats good. 9 out of 10 times it will work.

 

[demjor19]

I don't think this will work out in the long run. Perch are colder water fish, and not as aggressive as most cichlids.

i'm w/ you on this one. i tried keeping several small perch in tropical conditions w/ no tankmates and lots of live plant cover. they did well for about 2-3 days then suddenly died. the DO content will more than likely be too low, but maybe you'll get lucky. wait and see i guess

 

[tunerX]

I have had perch in 80 degree water for a long time (the longest has been 6 years). Its not that perch are coldwater fish, its that they have the ability to live through multiple seasons because they are so hardy. Skipping a couple seasons doesn't kill the fish. I would have looked at a different cause for death.

 

[xspainx69]

The gill will heal. Mine eat pellets, krill, and european night crawlers. I feed him pellets as a staple and krill/worms twice a week. It took him a couple days to eat the pellets.

Do you think Bloodworms will work?

 

[twhittle]

You might have better luck if you start your own thread on the topic.