I am purchasing a 125 gallon fish tank as decoration for my house. Can some please give me a list of fish that are compatible with Cichlids? I want to have as many different schools of fish as possible in the tank.
2006-08-25 03:46:05 · 7 answers · asked by Dee76 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Well, first these are very complicated fish and are very hard to put with other fish. Even if you have 2 different species of cichlid they might attack each other. So these are the fish I would suggest....I have had them and also have had pet stores tell me that these are the most compatible....this is just an example...lets say 5 cichlids....2 plecostomus...2 eel loaches...2 african frogs...4 blck tip sharks....1 upside down cat fish...2 slver dollars and 2 gold fish. But you don't have to get all of these fish...you could get more of them since your tank is so big. But I wouldn't have too many cichlids. If in doubt...go to your local pet store and ask them what fish to get.....I also forgot...I wouldn't fill your tank up all at once with fish....I would get only a couple or few at a time and slowly add more. Like wait a week and get more...just to make sure that your cichlids aren't going to kill the others. I really hope I helped.
2006-08-25 04:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by Love not hate 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cichlids aren't schooling fish. And you don't want Neo-tropicals unless you are getting rams, angel fish or Discus (but they need very pristine water conditions). With these cichlids you could have other types.
However if you want a lot of color and activity, get African cichlids preferably the lake Malawi Mbuna (or rock dwelling fish). Get groups of about 6 each (1-2m , the rest female). Then you can also have sydontis catfish with them as well and one kind of Lake Victorian cichlid. Depending on your choices you could probably have 40-50 cichlids in there of about 6-8 species. You have an excellent sized tank to start cichlids in. Also there are a lot of great cichlid forums out there that can help you with your stocking list (like http://www.cichlidforums.com/index.php?s=)
2006-08-25 06:51:56 · answer #2 · answered by SabrinaD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest Australian rainbowfish and bala sharks. They both school and are striking looking fish for a large tank. The sharks will get large, but the rainbows will only get about 4-5".
I wish I had room for a 125, I do have 4 55's though. Along with 4 30's, 5 29's and a host of 10's, 15's and 20's.
2006-08-25 07:50:02 · answer #3 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
African Cichlids are very aggressive and like to mess with other fish.... Oscars are pretty calm for the most part. I have 2 of them and they won't pick on or hurt any other fish. Convicts and Jack Demsey's are cool, but are aggressive too..... I have a 30 gallon tank with 2 African Cichlids, 2 Large Oscars, 2 Black Knife fish, and a Parrot fish.... They all get along. My oscars are getting wayyy to big, so I am thinking about selling or giving away all my fish and starting over... I like watching my Oscars eat up gold fish, but the more they eat the more waste they have, and I have to change the water very often or else it gets really dirty.... I want to start over with very colorful small non aggressive fish. Fish that won't get as big!
Be very careful which fish you put with Cichlids!
2006-08-25 07:45:55 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Stuart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want large numbers pf fish you should really look at something other than Cichlids. Cichlids in general aren't friendly community fish, and they don't school. Most of them don't get along well with each other. Basicly you should make sure you are getting the same type of Cichilds. Mixing African, and South American Cichilds often doesn't work. Also a lot of the rift lake cichilds should only be kept with one from the same lake. Once they pair, and mature up they can get very agressive.
You might want to consider Discus, or Angelfish if your water isn't to hard.
2006-08-25 05:15:18 · answer #5 · answered by Sabersquirrel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mediuim meat eating fish like oscars or a 7 spotted knife fish, parrot fish and any other cichilids who are not from the same breed like fire mouths or the ones that hold there young in ther moth done get snake head long fined pengusis or piranhas some strong bottom feaders will also be good like a sucking catfish.
2006-08-25 04:09:26 · answer #6 · answered by Ali F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are very few, however most bottom feeders will get on fine or larger fish of course.
2006-08-25 03:52:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋