I've read that these guys are pretty feisty, but some websites say they are ok with small peaceful tetras or small peaceful surface dwelling fish. I have 9 forktail rainbowfish in my 20g tall and was going to add 3 peacock gudgeons for the bottom. However, my water is extremely hard and alkaline and from what I have gathered, the gudgeons dont do well in that kind of water. I was told to look into shellies as a substitute and, while they are all adorable, I like the gold coloring with the blue sheen of the gold ocellatus the best.
The rainbows are mostly surface swimming. They only very rarely swim down to the bottom half of the tank. They are small, about 2-2.5" and very active.
Can anyone tell me if there's a chance they would get along well enough since they occupy different zones of the tank? the tank is 16" tall and the rainbows generally stay in the top 6". That would leave a full 8" of bottom area for the cichlids plus the 2 inches of sand.
The rainbows are mostly surface swimming. They only very rarely swim down to the bottom half of the tank. They are small, about 2-2.5" and very active.
Can anyone tell me if there's a chance they would get along well enough since they occupy different zones of the tank? the tank is 16" tall and the rainbows generally stay in the top 6". That would leave a full 8" of bottom area for the cichlids plus the 2 inches of sand.