Cuckatoo Dwarf Cichlid

Madhousedavy

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a quick simple question any help would be brilliant!

i like the look of these fish and was wondering can they go in a community tank?

my tank has changed since i filled in my profile most are still there but some are not as i had a little stage where a few decided to die!
although i have recently bought two german blue rams so would they be ok in this tank.

ps i kno that kribensis can be aggressive but would they be ok in the tank or is that just too many cichlids in one tank
 
Juwel Rio 125:
1 male Betta (blue) <REMOVE>NOT TO BE KEPT WITH MALES OR FEMALES OF THE SAME SPECIES
2 female Betta (white/red & brown/red/blue
1 male black Molly <MOLLIES ARE BETTER OF WITH A SALT SOLUTION IN THE WATER
1 female Black Molly
1 male Dalmation Molly
1 female orange Dalmation Molly
1 male Swordtail (black/yellow)
1 female Swordtail (metallic green/white)
1 male Red Platy
1 female Two Bar Platy
1 Angel (think its a marble but not sure)
1 Rainbow Shark <BE CAREFUL WITH THE OTHER SHARK>
1 Red Tail Black Shark
1 Common Pleco <GROW BIG>
4 male Guppy (blue)
2 male Guppy (orange)
1 female Guppy (yellow)
1 female Guppy (orange)
1 female Guppy (black)
2 Kuhlli Loaches
8 Amano Shrimp
2 Cardinal tetra
a 1 month old yellow Guppy
16 guppy fry
5 Cherry Shrimp
1 Oto (very cool)
 
Hey Nelly, what is that list all about, and not the remembrance day bit, the fish list?

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For Madhousedavy
Apistogramma cacatuoides (cockatoo dwarf cichlid) can be kept with most other small peaceful dwarf cichlids like blue rams. However it depends on tank size. In a tank that is 3ft or longer then a pr of A. cacatuoides and a pr of blue rams will be fine.
I wouldn't put the common kribensis in with these fish unless the tank is 6ft or more.
 
a quick simple question any help would be brilliant!

i like the look of these fish and was wondering can they go in a community tank?

my tank has changed since i filled in my profile most are still there but some are not as i had a little stage where a few decided to die!
although i have recently bought two german blue rams so would they be ok in this tank.

ps i kno that kribensis can be aggressive but would they be ok in the tank or is that just too many cichlids in one tank

yes they can go in a community tank, but it would help if we knew what exactly was in your tank atm,
The rio 125 is 33G which isn't big enough to accommodate two pairs of dwarfs as well as dithers
 
holy crap that's too many fish for that size tank. Hey Madhousedavy, you should reduce the number of fish in your tank. The pleco gets too big and the rainbow & redtail shark will probably fight when they mature. The swordtails and platies will cross breed. And having all those male guppies with just a couple of female guppies is going to stress the females out. Livebearers are best kept as either all males, or all females, or 1 male and a group of females.
 
like i said guys since writing that list up it has changed a lot most notably the other tank i have bought since which has got a lot of livebearer fry in it.
im thinking of after a few months of it being a fry tank i will turn it into another community tank in which i will split them sharks up but for the moment they are getting along perfectly as there are a few ornaments in there and the only one that causes any trouble is the angelfish which i am planning on giving to my friend when they get rid of their pesky cichlid.

i have also since found that the common plec is not actually a common plec it looks like a bristle nose as it has a few 'stumps' between the eyes and mouth and a few fine whiskers but i am not too sure.

also remember i have split that list up so its more specific ie:

1 male black Molly
1 female Black Molly
1 male Dalmation Molly
1 female orange Dalmation Molly

instead of just saying 4 mollies

plus the khuli loaches tanke up no space at all as they hide in the ornaments (can these go in a fry tank) they are the smaller of the 2(?) varieties of khulies so their mouths are barely big enough to fit bloodworms

also thanks davo for answering the question i take it with the 2 rams i have i cant get the cuckatoos and using the converter at the top i found 125 was about 40 or so gallons and its about 3 ft long and a foot back
 
ok so what exactly do you have in the tank? 4 mollies, some khuli loaches and a possible bristlenose pleco. Anything else?
If that is it then you could have a pr of rams and a pr of cockatoo dwarf cichlids as well.

The khuli loaches are fine with baby fish and will help clean up uneaten food. Snails also do well in fry tanks.

To work out the volume of water in the tank
measure Length x Width x Height in cm
divide by 1000
equals volume in litres

When measuring the height, measure from the top of the gravel to the top of the water level. If you have big rocks or driftwood in the tank, remove them before measuring the height.

there is 3.785 litres in a US gallon and 4.5 litres in a UK gallon.
 
ok WOW!! :(

Just done that measuring and my tanks got 105l in it how did it lose 20l! -_-
23usg
28ukg

thats not good to boot i just got confirmation about the female bettas not going together with a male. (why dont fish shops tell you these things????)

in the tank there is:

RTBS
Rainbow shark (when they start to fight i will have to give one away :sad: )
an angel (yep that is already packing his bags to live with a friend in her tank)
3 mollies
2 platys
2 swordtails
6 guppies
2 german blue rams
1 male betta
2 female bettas (yep they gotta be split up from the male soon but for now theyre ok)
2 khuli loaches (going in fry tank when i next water change)
a few shrimps
a possible bristlenose (if it turns out to be a common plec then its to the friends too. dont worry they will welcome them they have 3 fish in their 400l tank 1 plec, a snake like thing and an angel).

i also have the fry tank that when the current fry are fully grown and been given away the tank will become a second community so the main set of fish will be split up. the fry was just an excuse to get a second tank now any new batches will need to fend for themselves or let nature take its course.

oh yeah the tank is slowly becoming a planted tank just not too heavily planted.

is this list ok bear in mind i realise, now, that i need to get rid off one or two but when that is done would this be ok and would i be able to get one or two more for this or the other tank when the other is set up.

thanks for the help have given
 
Otocinclus catfish are fine with livebearer fry.

Most tanks are sold as a size (ie:125) but that is usually more than what the tank holds. Some tank sizes are measured on the outside and this will give a different volume. It sounds better for sales if you buy a 125litre tank rather than buying the same tank but it only holds about 100litres.

Male and female Bettas can be kept together sometimes but it depends on the fish. Some males will kill females and others are fine with them. If there are lots of plants it helps and having a reasonable sized tank does too. If they aren't fighting they should be fine together.

The list of fish in your tank is probably about all you want to keep in it, even after you get rid of the angelfish and possibly a shark. Livebearers and algae eating catfish are messy fish that dirty up a tank really quickly. Adding any more fish will only add to the load on the tank and potentially encourage diseases.

I can't comment on the other tank because I don't know how big it is or what filtration and fish it has in, (other than baby livebearers).
 
the other tank has loads of livebearer fry in its a 40l tank its going to have about 10 cherryshrimps in it when i get them from 5teady and hopefully they breed and that but the fry will all be gone in 4 months so it can be set up as a normal tank then everything can be split.

thanks for clearing up the whole tank situation and the advice.
 
if you want to breed cherry shrimp in the 10g, then the only fish you can add to their tank would be the khuli loaches. All the other fish will eat baby shrimp and you won't get many (if any) babies to grow up.
If you only want a few young and don't mind most of them being eaten, then you could add the guppies to the 10g tank as well as the khulis. If the guppies are well fed they will be less inclined to eating the baby shrimp, but will probably still take a few of them.
 

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