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Old April 28th, 2008  
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Community Cichlids

I was wondering if there are any Cichlids that would be good for a community tank? I know a ton fight...
Right now i am trying Banded Cichlids/Severums... they have been pretty good...
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Old April 29th, 2008  
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Check www.cichlid-forum.com and look through the profiles to see the aggressiveness of different species.

Also, Allie and our other experienced cichlid owners can point you to the best cichlids for community tanks.
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Old April 29th, 2008  
Fish Mentor
 
There are plenty of peaceful cichlids out there that will be fine in a community tank. Can you give me a little more info about your setup so I can reccomend some: tank size, current stock, temperature, pH, etc.
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Old April 29th, 2008  
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Depending on what sized tank you have plenty of dwarf to medium sized cichlids to chose from out there.
Keyholes are least aggressive cichlid I've had yet.
Also these guys which I have yet to experience should be ok too.
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profile...ies.php?id=200

Here is another site that could help
http://www.elmersaquarium.com/c106co...y6severums.htm

Last edited by Allie; April 29th, 2008 at 07:23 AM.
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Old April 29th, 2008  
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I have all of my aquarium info up...

Yeah, I think I saw the keyholes at my LFS, they didn't look as nice..

The site elmer's site said the Severums were good. my only concern with them is their size...
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Old May 1st, 2008  
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You could always do angels in that size tank. You could also put in cupid cichlids if you can find any. They are supposed to be really peaceful, but I have never kept them myself. Some of the south american eartheaters that get about 6 inches would be nice. Just make sure that you don't get a species that gets too big because some get up to a foot long. Kribs are nice peaceful cichlids. Yellow labs are great too, but you should not mix them with non-african cichlids. Some of the apistogramma species are nice too. I love the cockatoo cichlids and the yellow face borelli. I know I just listed a lot of stuff, but cichlids are my fav and its hard to narrow it down. I hope this helps
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Old May 1st, 2008  
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Oh yeah! I forgot about angels! Hmm... don't they like acidic water? Mine is the opposite...

I still am trying to find out more about severums...
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Old May 1st, 2008  
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I"ve kept Severums, and a 39 gal tank is not nearly large enough for a pair of them. While fairly peaceful (for cichlids!) they do become aggressive at spawning time.

They can grow up to 10+", so a 39 is not large enough even for a single specimen.
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