alright i just bought a JD chchlid and a African chchlid today from petco(they are both babies about 2-3in long as of now),my tank has been cycled and it is a 30gal tank(yes iam aware the JD becomes much larger) and next week iam getting a 55Gal tank from a friend of mine to put them both in there or just the JD?(Btw i also have a gold fish who is healthy as all can be in the tank with the 2 chchlids)now my question is this...the african chchlid occasionally goes after the JD like chasing him and at times nipping at him and the JD does nothing back such as chasing of nipping at him he just swims away from the african chchlid BUT neither of the chchlids do anything to the gold fish,is this normal? why is the african doing this? should i return the african? i dont know what to do? help!
need a little help
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That is because the african cichlid and the JD are not compatible, especially in such a small tank. Return the african, goldie needs to be in a different tank, and move the JD to the 55g asap.
Africans although smaller have way more of an attitude problem. Also despite them being the same size you got a more mature African with a JD. Some africans are just out right nasty. Thats why there either kept solo or kept in over stocked african tanks to spread out the agression. JD's are kinda mellow and laid back when small there tudes come in later on. The only reason why they don't mess with the goldfish is because there focused on each other and the goldfish is to big to be considered a meal. I would not house them together in the new tank. SA/CA cichlids shouldn't be mixed with Africans IMO.
Do you know what kind of African? It is not really advised to mix old world and new. The goldfish is a cold/temperate water species and should be in a tank kept at a much lower temperature than your tropicals. Could you post pics of your fish?
If it is a rift lake cichlid, they have different requirements(hardness of water,ph, different dietary need) and they can be very aggressive.
If it is a rift lake cichlid, they have different requirements(hardness of water,ph, different dietary need) and they can be very aggressive.
here are some pics:
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http://img254.imageshack.us/i/bluefish.jpg/
i called petco up and they told me to give them a day or so and see if the just get used to eachother,shud i do taht or just return the african 2m?
http://img580.imageshack.us/i/jackvx.jpg/
http://img254.imageshack.us/i/bluefish.jpg/
i called petco up and they told me to give them a day or so and see if the just get used to eachother,shud i do taht or just return the african 2m?
will do first thing in the morning, now can i put another JD in with this JD i have in there now?(btw iam getting a 55Gal tank next week,and starting to cycle it,than removing the JD from the 30 gal into the 55 once i know that water is safe enough for him)
another thing,should i put the african in a separate tank for now untill the morning?..i have a 1gal tank but has no filter or heater
