i have 2 electric yellows a bigger one and a slightly smaller one and then a firemouth there both still young in a 20 gallon tank with a gold gourimi and a red tail shark and a common pleco will the cichlids figth as they get older
2007-06-30 05:37:41 · 6 answers · asked by tkerbag 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
when all the fish are bigger ill be getting a 55 gallon and keeping the gourimi and the shark in the 20
theres lots of hiding spots
2007-06-30 05:45:38 · update #1
They will tear the Gourami apart (if it is not a Dwarf Gourami, it is going to get too big for your tank anyway). Also, you are keeping African Cichlids (Electric Yellows) and a South American Cichlids (Firemouth). Those two species have very different water parameters and should not really be kept together. I don't think the Shark will last either, because it can be a little timid around more aggressive fish.
Nosoop4u
2007-06-30 05:43:56 · answer #1 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They will fight. They also have different water requirements (the Africans prefer hard alkaline water, the firemouth soft acidic water) and all but the gourami and shark will need larger tanks as adults.
Common pleco grows 18", the firemouth should have a 30 minimum, the yellow labs should have probably a 50 for the pair (if they are a male and female).
2007-06-30 12:46:19 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fifty gallon tank would be great for your electric yellows,you could get a few more and have a group which would be best for them.
You could leave the fire mouth in the 20 or get another tank for it.African and American cichlids should really not be mixed as they have different requirements.
The pleco will get big and need a very large tank before long.
2007-06-30 12:53:25 · answer #3 · answered by Jackp1ne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, maybe not. If the Electric yellows are male and female, they may get aggressive when they mate and rear young. But it is a better mix than having more than one meeki and a single yellow. My yellows tended to get along well with other fish even with some aggressiveness. It does help to have some sort of shelter that the large male yellow can hole up in, they really like that.
2007-06-30 12:42:57 · answer #4 · answered by ibbibud 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they will become more tetorial and you should start to look into a bigger tank,
2007-06-30 12:41:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes they will
2007-06-30 12:42:00 · answer #6 · answered by always right 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋