Rainbow shark w/ cichlids ?
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Ive got an oscar, a african zebra cichlid, kenyi cichlid, electric yellow cichlid, jewel cichlid, jack dempsey, and green terror.
Depends on what kind of cichlid. Rainbow sharks aren't fond of the high pH most african cichlids are kept at, but they'd do fine at the lower pH that many SA/CA cichlids thrive in.
As far as getting along goes, my rainbow sharks have gotten along with every fish they've been housed with, including Firemouth & Jewel cichlids. Whether or not more agressive cichlids would take kindly to the shark however, would again depend on what kind of cichlids.
As far as getting along goes, my rainbow sharks have gotten along with every fish they've been housed with, including Firemouth & Jewel cichlids. Whether or not more agressive cichlids would take kindly to the shark however, would again depend on what kind of cichlids.
The african rift lake cichlids really don't go well with the new world cichlids. What size tank is this?
In a 55, I'd recommend holding off on the rainbow shark for now. Once the SA's are in the 125, you might consider adding one to it.
Or, if you have space and suitable tankmates in the 125 now, stick a rainbow shark in it so he has a chance to get to a good size before his plus size roomates move in.
Or, if you have space and suitable tankmates in the 125 now, stick a rainbow shark in it so he has a chance to get to a good size before his plus size roomates move in.
I guess I can throw in my experiences on this. I have a red tail shark(very similar to a rainbow shark), in with my mbuna. I know, I know, it's not suppose to work, but somehow it does. I've had the shark for a while now and he's almost 3". This guy doesn't take crap from anyone and actually chases my more submissive mbuna all over the tank. Pretty much all my mbuna are or are near adult size so their aggression shouldn't increase. Mostly my shark minds his own business and cruises around looking for food. He's an AWESOME fish and it seems to be working.
Umm rainbows and red tails can handle themselves quite nicely when it comes to aggressive tankmates. I have a very small red tail and my gold ram who has quite an attitude herself runs away from him. The only thing you have to worry about is other "shark" species. I have a bala shark who is 3 times the size of the red tail and the red tail terrorized the bala until I added a bunch of plants near the red tails cave and then he calmed down a bit. But they can definitely handle themselves. Just be sure to only keep one at a time, I tried 2 and it was quite a messy situation.
