What Cichlid Would You Suggest, For My 135 Community ??

[phil_ip]

My tank has just finished cycling, and so far in my 135 gallon (72.5", 18.5", 24) I have these fish:

*1 Red Oscar
*1 Green Terror
*1 Pike Cichlid (cr. frenata) sp.
*1 Featherfin Catfish

What other cichlids could you suggest for my tank?

[demon_surfer]

i have no personal experience with them but i understand that Jack dempseys and perhaps a single convict wouldnt be at about the right level of aggresion.

if you arnt too worried about aggression you could try severums, flowerhorms, bloodparrots, tiger or jaguar cichlids. though i think they may be a bit to agressive

a red devil is probably out too....hmmmm.... www.tangledupincichlids.com has a huge list of Neo- Tropical cichlids in his picture gallery sorted (as far as i know) by up to date scientific names.

[cichlidgirl57]

;) i have a red oscar and albino oscar with a jd. get along great. have not had a problem from the start about 1 year. They are currently in 75 gallon and hoping to upgrade to give them more room, but they are so interesting to watch. Each has their own personality. The albino is the lead girl. She is the larger of the other 2... ? may not be a girl...lol..Not sure.

[osmond91]

I have jd's and a pike cichlid and a greeen terror they all seem to get along fine a little fight here and there but no major problem's

how big is yor pike??

[phil_ip]

Pike is approx. 4-5 inches

[NWfishman]

I would add a Uaru Cichlid to stick with the South American Cichlid theme you got going on.

[dbcb314]

no not an uaru. they are not aggressive and like to school. plus they are sensitive like a discus. thats what i was told anyway

[GEV83]

You might have fights going on but maybe a Texas. I would say a Red Terror but that might be little to much for the tank. A jack depsey would be cool. You could go for a breeding pair of Oscars or GT's. I dont know HTH.

[scott]

dbcb is correct uaru are called "the poor man's discus". They are very peacful and like to school and are found in the same habitat as discus. They are also, to my knowledge, the only other cichlid to excrete a mucus from themselves to feed their young. Not that this has anything to do with your tank.
I think the texas/JD/GT would be the easiest fish to aquire but there are alot of other fish out there if you look. However if you ended up with a breeding pair of GT you would have a war zone, so you might want to stick with the texas or JD. You however might want to wait and see how these fish mature. I have heard that pikes get very aggressive and reach almost two feet in length. Fourteen inches on the oscar and almost another foot on the GT. I am not familiar with the catfish. A twelve inch plus fish can cover six feet pretty quick when it is not happy. http://community.webshots.com/photo/65464926/65466402CumEaY The heater in this picture is supposedly 17 inches.

[dbcb314]

id go with the dempsey

[mel]

Hi I have a 6 foot tank.
I have a red Oscar, 1 Female Lombardi,
2 Green Severums, 2 Zebra Convicts ,and Electric Yellow,
and 2 tiger barbs.
I think they all get along fine.

But the Lombardi is definatley the Boss.
That will be till Oscar grows bigger..
Lol...

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[ChilDawg]

Mel, until you get 50 posts, you are technically a Junior Member.

[AikidoGuy]

Severum. and.. if your in NJ I know where you can get a nice one for nada! :D