Jewel question

[erin14]

Can ONE Jewel go with my Mbuna? I know they're African and are a pretty tough fish so I thought it would do okay in my tank. There are Yellow labs, a johanni, electric blue, a socoloffi and a cobalt blue but more to come. What do you think...yay or nay? The Jewel I like is about 1.5-2inches big and the biggest fish in my tank right now is about 2.5 so they'd all be about the same size. Thanks.

 

[wataugachicken]

nay. even though they are from africa, they do not compare to the aggression of lake cichlids.

 

[scootrnerd]

nay. even though they are from africa, they do not compare to the aggression of lake cichlids.

agreed i have a jewel and would not mix him with rift lake fish. i think they require a different ph than lake fish also. not 100% though

 

[erin14]

Hmmmm...well in the tank at work there are 3 of them in with labs, electric blues and socoloffi and they seem to be doing okay...thats why I was wondering if they would work or not. Also, I've read a few peoples posts on the internet stating that they have jewels with their mbunas and they're doing okay too..but then I read on here that they shouldn't go together.... I don't know...they're so pretty though, its hard to resist. Any other opinions/experiences?

 

[Ruben Tolon]

in terms of water conditions and aggression/behavior, jewels are more similar to Neotropicals than to mbunas