Cichlids

[atmmachine816]

i dont konw much bout cichlids but really starting to like them but does anybody know if ther r any nice enough ones that could go in my tank?

 

[invader]

What size tank do you have and what are the fish in there now?

 

[atmmachine816]

ther in my sig ther all full grown except the rtbs and pleco

 

[pica_nuttalli]

surprise! your angels are cichlids!

 

[invader]

There really isn't any more room for fish in there, and a lot of those fish will eventually need bigger tanks. The clown loaches especially. If you 1. Got rid of the fish that will be getting huge or 2. Get another, bigger tank, then you could get cichlids... but as pica_nuttalli said, you technically have cichlids already!

 

[atmmachine816]

its a clown pleco and the guppies wil die soon so that frees up space and i was just wondering if dwarf cichlids get along wih angles

 

[atmmachine816]

wat other fish do u think will get to big

 

[aardvarkfromspace]

angels get large, and dont normally like tankmates... or each other for that matter... if you're talking about your 30g tank, and you already have angels in there, there wont be room for any other fish.

 

[atmmachine816]

every things full grown except the shark and pleco and the angles dont mind tankmates right now

 

[pica_nuttalli]

when you say "full grown", how old do you mean?

 

[atmmachine816]

i am not sure since they are my grandpas and i got them from him when he died but they are at least 10 years old probly closer to 12

 

[pica_nuttalli]

yeah, i'd say that was full-grown i'm amazed you've not had aggression issues between them; a 30g isn't that big.

but between the pleco, the RTBS and the angels, you don't really have room for any additional territorial fish. any cichlid you get is going to directly compete for space with one or more of these fish. although there are some gentle cichlids that one can special-order, even then they'll spark a competitive reaction from your current fish.

as for the "elonquin rasboras", pm a mod to move that thread to Characins. if i recall, that's something of a specialty fish and as such, the people in Characins are more likely to know some answers for you.

 

[aardvarkfromspace]

How big are the angels.. in inches.

 

[atmmachine816]

well my grandpa had 6 full grown angels and 3 corys in a 30 gallon tank and they were fine but the two that i have are two from that bunch of 6 and they are a mated pair thats why they dont fight but the male is about 5 inches and female 4 inches but the rbs might be gone today as he is beating up on my betta and i am going to exchange my pleco with either some otos or a bristlenose pleco

 

[pica_nuttalli]

why are you exchanging the pleco? oto's can be difficult to settle in and bristlenoses are larger than clowns.

and are you 100% sure that its the RTBS who's beating up your betta? angels are known fin-nippers too.