Cichlids, Any Advice On Keeping Them

[kennygater]

hi i have just bought myself a bigger tank and am thinking of keeping cichlids, any advice on keeping them would be very helpfull because i dont know alot about them. at the moment i have got a community planted tank
thanks

 

[kev_kb]

That depends what you want to keep Ken, and the tank size...

Did you want suggestions?

 

[kennygater]

That depends what you want to keep Ken, and the tank size...

Did you want suggestions?

its a jeuwl 350 trigon. and i would like some bright colourfull cichlids. suggestions would be great, and how many i could have. thanks

 

[kev_kb]

Well Discus spring to mind, but maybe your a bit inexperienced for them? Still if you research well you could keep them just fine. Or maybe a Severum? Take a look through the fish index and see what takes your fancy then see if it's suitable for your tank, you may end up going in a totally different direction!

 

[DanDanUK]

That depends what you want to keep Ken, and the tank size...

Did you want suggestions?

its a jeuwl 350 trigon. and i would like some bright colourfull cichlids. suggestions would be great, and how many i could have. thanks

Bright and colourfull i'd go with an african cichlids set up if that what your really after, on the 350 what's the dimentions ?

 

[kennygater]

i am thinking on keeping mbuna, can you keep them together, i will get back to you on the size, it is a bow front

 

[kev_kb]

You can keep different Mbuna together if thats what you mean? You'll probably get a better response in the African Cichlid section...

 

[SamUK]

yea you can but you really need to reasearch and kno what your putting in your tank because once the fish mature they get really aggressive.


they are worth the extra effort and definately have the colour your after!