Archivarium 2004

[Max]

OK this may sound like a stupid qustion but hear goes can American and African Cichlids be togehter in the same tank? If they are compatible could any of these be put together Altispinosa, Thread finned cichlid, Convict, Krib or Demasons Cichlid?
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[Irons]

No. Their behaviour, peronsalities, and agression displays are differnt. On top of that Rift Lakers the needed water parameter are COMPLETELY different. I believe there are at least 3 or 4 other threads in here. For more details you may want to search on that.
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Irons.

[Batman]

I am very experianced with african rift lake cichlids and the answer is a definite no. You MAY be able to keep africans with south americans while
they are juvinelles but the americans will take over the aquarium in no time. For new cichlids keepers, I wouldn't go with americans because they tend to be more aggresive. The lake malawi cichlids are easy to keep as long as you have the tank size.
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370 Gallon Marine FO
20 Gallon Hardy Inverts
55 Gallon Hardy Inverts
10 Gallon Planted
1 Chinchilla 1 German Shepherd
Assorted Reptile Species

[Cyradia]

[1_fly_pigeon]

You can try Kribs with curviceps and/or bolivian rams.
But make sure the tank is big enough with a lot plants(plastic or live)
for swimming away from whoever is dominant.


2 kribs
2 bol rams
2 blue rams
1 curvicep(lord of my tank)
5 dwarf rainbowfish
1 clown pleco
1 talking catfish****clean up boy('',)
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[Max]

Nobody get offended but I like the look of most of the american cichlids better than some others would any of the above americans be acceptable together in somthing around the size of a 38 gallon? If not I would like to do somthing with kribs any ideas?
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[1_fly_pigeon]

I have a 29g long and my fish are doing great.
Go for what you like and get what you want.
It's really about personnal preference.
I've tried different kinds of combination and what I have works for me.
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[SherryNE]

You could keep a pair of convicts in a 38 gallon, or possibly keyhole cichlids, kribensis (which are West African but act much like the South Americans).
If you are willing to put the time and effort into maintaining water quality, rams, apisto's, angelfish or discus would not be out of the question in that size tank.

[Max]

Can you keep anything else with a pair of convicts in a 38?
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[Cyradia]