There’s one more fish that African Cichlids can make great tank mates: other African cichlids. African cichlids are social fish, and they’ll often form hierarchies within their tank. If there are other cichlids in the tank, they will establish these hierarchies with them as well. That said...
In their natural habitat, Cichlids can survive for around 10 to 20 years. In a tank, the average lifespan of an African Cichlid is around 8 years. However, the exact lifespan depends upon the species. Some African Cichlids can also survive for up to 15 years in an aquarium. African Cic...
Friendly, personable, and just sort of relaxed, these fish can be really interactive with other fish in the tank – as well as with people they spot outside of the aquarium enclosure.Every now and again these fish can become slightly aggressive towards other blood parrot cichlids, though. ...
Compatible even with high-mess creating fishes such as Cichlids, Oscars, etc. Water to media contact guaranteed at all times to keep your tank healthy Cons Absorbs a lot of air, which creates a lot of bubbles in the tank Makes a lot of noise ...
The small shell-dwelling cichlids of Lake Tanganyika can make excellent additions to the community tank. While territorial, they tend to ignore fishes in the middle and upper levels of the tank. Since they need hard, alkaline water there’s no point keeping them in a soft-water community, ...
2. Cichlids Mostcichlid specieswill not make good mates for your betta. These fish tend to be pretty territorial, and the larger species can be very predatory too. There are some cichlids likeramsthat could make potential tank companions for bettas but even they would be risky. ...
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aquariums. These snailscome in colorful shells from white to dark-brown patchesand need at least 10 gallons of water in the fish tank to survive. They can grow up to three inches and have shells with a small trap door, also known as an operculum, that seals off the entrance for ...
Cichlids make good tankmates for this species and they can be kept even with the more aggressiveOscar fish,Flowerhornor Jaguar Cichlid. 11. Gold Nugget Pleco Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pardee/3058181764/ These Plecos are my second favorite Catfish species. Their name is suggestive ...