Peaceful Cichlids?

Question

Im looking into getting a small peaceful cichlid like a ram(German Blue Ram/ German Gold Ram)! i have 4 guppies, 5 glolight tetras, 2 marble shrimp, one african dwarf frog, and a mystery snail! Is this ok? And any other types of cichlid or cichlid like fish would be good for my tank? Also if i get a male German Blue Ram and a Female German Gold Ram will they mix and be fine?



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Answer 1

rams are great peace cichlids. get a few of them so they don't feel lonely...
only problem is they're quite hard to take care of.. the ph, water requirement is pretty specific... if you're a beginner, i wouldn't get them..

a more hardy cichlid is the angel fish... they're pretty good.

Answer 2

The most peaceful cichlid available is one called a Keyhole cichlid, and this is your best bet.

No matter how you look at it though, all cichlids are territorial to a certain degree - Your Rams will be fine until your male and female start breeding, at which point they will start defending there territory with everything they have. The shrimp probably won't last, but the rest should be OK if your tank is big enough (at least 30 gallons).

Rams are pairing fish, but if you simply buy a male and a female they won't necessarily mix and be fine - one will very likely harass the other to death. The best way to achieve a compatible pair is to start with a few juveniles, grow them out, and let them decide on a pair (and then remove the remaining ones)

And whatever you do don't start looking into those africans mentioned above - I can't believe someone would be mean enough to recommend them for your peaceful community tank.

Cichlids are really rewarding fish to keep, but it's a good idea to research them first, as even the most peaceful can hardly be called community fish.

Answer 3

i do not comprehend who informed you that discus and angels at the instantaneous are not cichlids, yet they are absolutely cichlids (the nicely proper Enemy of reality isn't the planned lie; rather this is all those issues all of us comprehend to be real...which at the instantaneous are not.). i ought to tell that individual you do not want anymore of their suggestion. i do not comprehend if this can be a attempt or not, in spite of the indisputable fact that the mixture of fish you've there is not the proper for including new fish. until eventually that's a minimum of as hardy because the electric powered yellows, the fish you've will make existence depressing for something new like angels or discus.

Answer 4

HAPLOCHROMINES
First, we’ll look at the "haplochromines". Most of these fish were once included in the genus Haplochromis (and are still often sold under that name) but Haplochromis has since been broken up into numerous genera of manageable sizes.

The problem with these fish is that it is usually only the males that offer any color, and often only the dominant male at that. So in any aquarium of haplochromines, only one male can be expected to reach full color and breed.

My selection of "peaceable" haplochromines includes only those fish that will only intimidate each other, not actually kill each other. And their intimidation must be confined to members of their own species. Many haplochromine fishes will also intimidate the males of other species, resulting in a case of "hyperdominance"; where only one male cowers the rest of the tank population. Such fishes are to be left out of this tank. But do not expect this tank to be paragon of harmony – cichlids are just not like that.

So if they aren’t really all that peaceable and only one fish will show its color anyway, why include the haplochromines at all? Well, some of the most spectacular color among fishes is found among the Malawi haplochromine males, so they are well worth including.

The haplochromines we will look at are the peacocks, the utaka, the chisawasawa, and the piscivores.

PEACOCKS
The peacocks are fish of the genera Aulonocara and Trematocranus. They hunt sand-dwelling invertebrates with the help of pressure-sensitive tubes in the flesh of their jaws. Because they sift sand while hunting they should be kept in a tank with a sandy bottom. These fish will uproot any plants (inadvertently) that are not protected by an egg crate as they look for food.

All the Aulonocara are reasonably peaceable fishes (although Aulonocara jacobfreibergi might be a little bossier than the others) so I would recommend any of the Aulonocara species for this tank, but please get only one species per aquarium. The Aulonocara females are at best difficult to tell apart (often impossible) and crossbreeding is inevitable in a mixed-species tank. Also, be careful when selecting your specimens, and make sure they are not only of the same species but also from the same location. The various Aulonocara come in a bewildering array of local types that are usually described with either a location name, a descriptive name, or a pseudo-scientific name. Many of these may prove to be separate species or sub-species so keep them separate.

Some of the more colorful peacocks that are commonly seen are Aulonocara jacobfreibergi "Otter Point", Aulonocara baenschi (the sunshine peacock), and Aulonocara hansbaenschi "regal" (the red-shouldered peacock). Many other peacocks are available and can be chosen, but be careful with this group of fishes especially, as many crossbred or otherwise bogus fish have made it to market. The "German red peacock" is a suspected aquarium hybrid strain that I would avoid purchasing, despite their nice colors. The albino strains that are available are also suspected hybrids. I would also avoid any fish showing adult coloration while still small, as such a fish is either a stunted adult or a juvenile treated with hormones. To protect yourself against purchasing bastardized fish, do not buy any fish that is not properly identified with a scientific name and/or type locality and can not be referenced to a published photograph or description (other than a price list). The CAS library book Lake Malawi Cichlids in Their Natural Habitat, by Ad Konings, is invaluable in selecting and identifying peacocks.

UTAKA
The utaka are open-water plankton feeding fishes that include fish of the genera Protomelas, Copadichromis, and many others.

The most commonly seen Protomelas species is Protomelas taeniolatus. This is a highly variable species with numerous local races ranging in color from solid blue to blue suffused with orange or red. All these races should be kept separate and treated as different species (as they may turn out to be) because of the risk of crossbreeding. The commonly seen orangish morph is sometimes sold as the "tangerine tiger". The Protomelas species sold as the "red empress" (possibly Protomelas taeniolatus) is another recommended fish, but again, keep only one Protomelas variety per tank.

Another recommended utaka is Copadichromis azureus, sometimes sold as "electric blue II". Being just as colorful, but much gentler and less predatory than the original "electric blue" (Sciaenochromis fryeri), it is a highly desirable aquarium resident. A great deal of geographical variation exists among fish currently described as C. azureus, and the males range from an iridescent royal blue to a dark navy blue.