You have all been so helpful so far, and I thought I had everything figured out, but now my boyfriend has a problem with the fish I want to get and I want to keep him happy with the tank too. In my new 120 gallon tank I had decided to go with:
6 long fin rosy barbs
4 pictus cats
6 angels
1 albino shark or rainbow
to start with... but he loves cichlids. I do not know if there are any that can go with the fish I want? I heard maybe Rams could. He's mad at me since I returned a gold algea eater that was being mean to my other fish in my 29 gallon tank (had him for 5 months before he got mean) I didn't know it was his favorite fish in that tank until I told him it was gone. Dojo loach instead maybe?
Another quick question: In that 29 gallon I now have 5 diamond tetras, 1 rainbow shark (will move to the 120 gallon soon), 1 angel fish, 2 corys (going to get 3 more) Is there a way to squeek in a more colorful fish in there? All those are silver and black, no color.
Thank you!!!
2007-01-31 01:46:45 · 11 answers · asked by BoarderChik 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
I would like to get some serpae tetras in there somewhere still. I'm willing to change almost anything in the large tank except angelfish and pictus cats.
2007-01-31 01:48:39 · update #1
Alright alright!! I knew angels are cichlids but they just don't seem anything like the other cichlids I see.
2007-01-31 04:15:46 · update #2
Well, I'm a big fan of the dojo loach, I think they are the fish with the most personality. They'll dance for food, and they play and are very active almost constantly. They will also get into some funny positions, dojo's really have a lot of charachter. I think they are a great fish, and I would get 3 or so of them if the rainbow shark and angel are going to the larger tank, they like to be in groups, and they sleep and play together. I also keep severums (in a seperate tank, because they like different water parameters), and they are also really fun fish, not super active, but serious beggars for food, and they are a pretty calm cichlid. I think you could probable keep festivum cichlids or firemouth's in with the mix of fish you have. They are semi agressive s. american cichlids, and the firemouth has beautiful colors. They may bully your barbs a little. I would encourage you to think about doing something instead of the long fin barbs, and then you could get a couple of each of the ciclids mentioned above to go with your angels, which are also s. american cichlids. Maybe the 6 angels, 3 firemouths, 3 festivums, a couple of l series plecos, a raphael cat and/or bumblebee cat, and you've got a very active, interesting South American biotope tank. A 120 is fun, and presents many possibilities, but with a biotope, you see a lot more natural behaviour and interaction, for even though many of the fish we buy are tank bred, they do seem to respond better to habitat simulation. Anyways, good luck with your tank, and check out the south american cichlids and pleco's. They are beautiful fish, and my personal favorites.
2007-01-31 02:55:11 · answer #1 · answered by brandi91082 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because your tank is so big you might be able to get away with it, but Pictus catfish and Dwarf cichlids are not a good combination, and the little rams won't stand a chance if the Pictus target them.
As mentioned, Angels are already cichlids. Perhaps another option to please your boyfriend would be a couple of Severums, fairly laid back cichlids that look nice and would get along well with what you have. Be very careful choosing cichlids, there are indeed hundreds of species, and most of them are quite risky.
For the 29 gallon, the Rams or Apistogramma are very colourful cichlds worth considering.
2007-01-31 02:22:26 · answer #2 · answered by Ghapy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well angels are cichlid, but really don't look like it. Some of the "New World" (aka South American) cichlids are less aggressive, but the barbs are really too small for them. Maybe one of the Rams. Honestly it sounds like he likes the more aggressive fish. Maybe he needs his own tank.
As far as a replacement for the algae eater. The obvious replacement is a pelco. A common pelco will get rather large, but then he'd be good for the big tank. Also the dwarf breeds like the clown, bullnosed/rubberlipped, and bristlenosed pelco would be idea for the tank.
For more exotic look the various Farlowella are good. A Royal Farlowella is going to get too big, but again you've got a big tank to put it in.
On the downside the algae eating types are pretty low energy, and prefer to be active at night. Chinese algae eater are so endearingly hyper. So loaches might be a better bet. Kuhli (coolie), clown, and Dojo (weather) loaches are colorful, peaceful, and more active during the day. Note that Kuhli, and dojo loaches like to hide. Also the dojo, and clown loach get pretty big.
2007-01-31 03:44:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, first you already have some cichlids ... your angels :) For that kind of set up you need to stick with south american cichlids and smaller to medium sized ones. Things about the size on convict cichlids. There are literally hundreds of species that would work. Try searching the web for info on south american cichlids and also checking out a few speices guides at the pet shop or book store. With the variety available you can certainly find something that will fit and that he will really love.
2007-01-31 01:58:34 · answer #4 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clown fish! Such beautiful colouring. They are suitable for marine tropical along with a Yellow Tang fish! They are beautiful and a good contrast with the clown fish. For freshwater tropical a Sword tail is pretty and a Mollie fish is too. Betta fish have striking colouring and Platinum Angel fish are very pretty but they can be rather aggressive to your other fish from experience. Hope this helps.
2016-05-23 22:38:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As other's have said angels are cichlids. :-)
As for other cichlids you are going to have to stay with the most peaceful cichlids, otherwise your other fish will pay the price.
I would consider some of the dwarf south american species such as apistogramma's or even rams.
keyhole cichlids can also be kept with other fish, and even discuss would be ok. However I would worry about your angels and discus with your barbs.
Barbs can be very nippy and fish with long fins such as angels will take the brunt of their behavior.
2007-01-31 03:18:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a dwarf cichlid from south america like a Blue Ram.
Edit: Ah, ghappys' right about the blue rams getting eaten... sorry for the bad reccommendation...
2007-01-31 02:07:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
rosy barbs -can't put them with chilids
chilids are agressive/ make the tank very planted
get a small chilid
loach will work
yes i have 2 lyretail mollies, 2 platy's, 2 cherry barb, 2 blue danio, 4 guppies and all mated
-very pretty
2007-02-04 02:05:59 · answer #8 · answered by webprincess02 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should get rid of all the lame fish you have and get some cichlids.
2007-01-31 03:50:11 · answer #9 · answered by Kari R 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would just avoid cichlids alltogether, or get another tank just for cichlids.
2007-01-31 02:01:55 · answer #10 · answered by Twilite 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋