My SA Cichlid tank

[nickmcmechan]

...will have Angels, Rams, Agassizis and Pim Pictus in it....anyh thoughts?

 

[jm1212]

do you already have the pictus? they will outcompete the rams for food, so if you dont already have them then you may want to leave them out. plus they can get to 6 or 10 inches long.

 

[silentskream]

switch the pictus for corys

 

[nickmcmechan]

ok, was looking for something a little bit diferent from corys, what about something like the raphael?

(sorry, and no dont have the fish in yet, going in today!)

 

[Rbishop]

What size tank, nick?

 

[nickmcmechan]

hi bob, 55G tall bow front

(simple SA biotope, 6 bogwood, 60 Amazon Swords), peat in filter, pH = 6.4, gH / kH, very soft <20ppm)

 

[Rbishop]

What about some of the other syd's that are out there or other loaches....

 

[nickmcmechan]

yeah, like the nigriventitis, expcept its african, was wanting to stick with SA, but I am tempted with the upside down...

 

[Lupin]

What about some of the other syd's that are out there or other loaches....

But neither of these are from South America, Bob.

 

[lucky777ca]

How about some Oil Catfishes (Tatia perugiae)? I'm just not sure about their compatibility with cichlids (Apistogrammas, Rams and Angels). They are nocturnal and live in the Upper Amazon River, inhabiting the swift-moving waters. They are also quite rare from what I read. They are quite interesting too.

Links:
http://www.aquariumlife.net/profiles/south-american-catfish/honeycomb-tatia/100125.asp
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/catfish/centromachlusprugiae.php
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=367
http://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/tatia_perugiae.htm
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27938

Hope this is something that you might like. I would liked to get them, but they were quite expensive ($20 each) and I was a bit too slow making up my mind in getting them as they were sold out quickly.

Hopefully someone will be able to tell me if they are compatible with SA cichlids?