No. Keep them separated. I do not recommend mixing Africans with CA/SA cichlids. Their temperament and other requirements are far different. How big is the Midas cichlid? Keep it in a 55g on its own. Midas can be belligerent.can a baby midas cichlid survive in a 75 with some africans?
There are few africans that tollerate the lower ph and softer water that sa's thrive in. Most are the malawi's and the western region fish like the jewels. Keeping these fish together seems to work well. Just don't try to add a flowerhorn at any size. Aside from trying to eat what they can fit in their mouth..they seem to kill fish just because they can.I have a 2 inch Midas in a 125G tank with 14 full grown Mbuna 5-6 inches (african cichlids) a 14 inch Red Devil, 2 Jack Dempseys, a leperinus, a green terror, a 15 inch black shark, a red tail shark, and 3 convicts, and he is just fine. Midas are tough customers, he should be just fine. Some people feel you shouldnt mix CA/SA cichlids with african cichlids, In my personal opinion, this is a very archaic and dated way of thinking and or fishkeeping. Several people on this website myself included have been sucessfully mixing CA/SA and african cichlids for years.
Many CA cichlids do not thrive in soft water with lower pH Infact it is the oppositeThere are few africans that tollerate the lower ph and softer water that sa's thrive in. Most are the malawi's and the western region fish like the jewels. Keeping these fish together seems to work well. Just don't try to add a flowerhorn at any size. Aside from trying to eat what they can fit in their mouth..they seem to kill fish just because they can.
i promise you i am not a beginner. =D i've actually been into fish keeping for quite a while, just i haven't really needed that much help until now. :liar: hahaha. but like ya, i've become quite familiar with the behaviors of my mbuna cichlids, and i think that i can pull it off, but i really just want to know if i'm overstocking my 75gal? because i have heard that midas need lots of room and my africans get pretty territorial...The mixing of them can be done, but I don't recommend it for begining fish keepers and especially if you do not have additional tanks to hold problem fishies if the issue arises.