Hello All!
This is my first post on Aquaria Central and I recently bought a 5 inch adult Cichlid from my nearby Petco store and I was wandering if anyone could tell me exactly what type of Cichlid it is. Petco just labeled my new fish as an "African Cichlid" and I would like to narrow that down. I don't have a pic at the moment because my sister has my digital camera, but the Cichlid (which I believe is female) looks just like an Electric Yellow Cichlid, but does not have any black at all on her fins. So, I am not sure if she is an Electric Yellow or not. She is a very beautiful fish, eating her Tetra Cichlid Flake Food like crazy, and swimming all over my 46 gallon acrylic tank, which as of right now she is the only resident in (I cycled my new tank with some swordtails, but removed them before putting my new Cichlid in).
I have read online that when keeping Cichlids you should always keep around 8 or more to reduce aggressions. I do not want 8 Cichlids in my tank because I think that would overcrowd my tank. I would not mind having say 4 Cichlids in my tank, but I would like an expert opinion on that. I am happy with just the one Cichlid I have, but would like to add 1 or 2 more fish if keeping only 4 Cichlids in a tank is not a good idea. So, if anyone knows of any other tankmates that would be compatible I would appreciate any suggestions. I really like the Pictus Catfish or Red Tail Shark, but do not know if they would be compatible with my Cichlid.
In the tank at Petco that I bought my Cichlid out of there were only three Cichlids in the tank (all full grown I believe) and I never witnessed any aggressions between the Cichlids while I was watching them. The tank could have been no bigger then 10-15 gallons and so, it would seem that keeping 4 Cichlids in a tank might work, but would like some input on that.
Thanks for your help!
Ronnie
This is my first post on Aquaria Central and I recently bought a 5 inch adult Cichlid from my nearby Petco store and I was wandering if anyone could tell me exactly what type of Cichlid it is. Petco just labeled my new fish as an "African Cichlid" and I would like to narrow that down. I don't have a pic at the moment because my sister has my digital camera, but the Cichlid (which I believe is female) looks just like an Electric Yellow Cichlid, but does not have any black at all on her fins. So, I am not sure if she is an Electric Yellow or not. She is a very beautiful fish, eating her Tetra Cichlid Flake Food like crazy, and swimming all over my 46 gallon acrylic tank, which as of right now she is the only resident in (I cycled my new tank with some swordtails, but removed them before putting my new Cichlid in).
I have read online that when keeping Cichlids you should always keep around 8 or more to reduce aggressions. I do not want 8 Cichlids in my tank because I think that would overcrowd my tank. I would not mind having say 4 Cichlids in my tank, but I would like an expert opinion on that. I am happy with just the one Cichlid I have, but would like to add 1 or 2 more fish if keeping only 4 Cichlids in a tank is not a good idea. So, if anyone knows of any other tankmates that would be compatible I would appreciate any suggestions. I really like the Pictus Catfish or Red Tail Shark, but do not know if they would be compatible with my Cichlid.
In the tank at Petco that I bought my Cichlid out of there were only three Cichlids in the tank (all full grown I believe) and I never witnessed any aggressions between the Cichlids while I was watching them. The tank could have been no bigger then 10-15 gallons and so, it would seem that keeping 4 Cichlids in a tank might work, but would like some input on that.
Thanks for your help!
Ronnie