Cutteri Cichlid
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snowflake311
Fish nerd
Yes it can be with a school of danios. They don't get that big so danios would be fine difters. They are from central America that's really all I know about them. I think they are a little like t-bars.
holidayinn
Fish Addict
Never heard of Dwarf Cutteri though. The tank should be fine, as mentioned above they are similar to Sajica, Cons, HRPs..same family.
dave_oddballs
ray and oddball keeper !!
cryptohero's cutteri are very nice cichlids, i keep 3, i need to get rid of one as the pair have layed eggs this morning, i came on here to start a threat about it, and saw this lol.
they aren't big cichlids, but they definitely aren't dwarf, i got offered a trio last week, which were at least inch in length.
i believe you could keep one, or even a pair in your tank, thy don't use an awful lot of space, 1 on its own would probably just keep its self to its self, a pair would claim a small area and more or less stay there. they are not half as attractive when kept alone, so i would recommend a pair, if you get them when they're at least 2" you will be able to tell male from female, with the male having pointed fin extensions to the dorsal and anal fins, if your lucky like me and you go to the fish shop, you may even see a pair already formed, i went and got mine, there was about 20 and saw these 2 chasing the rest from the corner, so i got them, it was a good few months ago, and i was getting bored of waiting, i took them out of a 3 foot tank and now the are in a smaller one with about 24 other fish, and they decide to lay eggs! talk about taking the mick!
but anyway back to the subject, yes your tank should do, they shouldn't touch any fish they don't see as a threat. i find you shouldn't keep them with dopey fish that just wonder round the bottom of the tank, like loach's, they was forever fighting with my red tailed botia because they didn't care and wasn't scared of them. i would of thought they would be fine with zebra danio's. a full grown cutteri would be quite easily capable of swallowing a danio but i don't think they would, other fish aren't in their interest, as long as you keep them fed, preferably bloodworm or similar then it will be all good!
oh forgot to say, cutteri are probably the rarest seen of all its family members, and you don't really see them often, so if you want them and can look after them, get a couple!!
they aren't big cichlids, but they definitely aren't dwarf, i got offered a trio last week, which were at least inch in length.
i believe you could keep one, or even a pair in your tank, thy don't use an awful lot of space, 1 on its own would probably just keep its self to its self, a pair would claim a small area and more or less stay there. they are not half as attractive when kept alone, so i would recommend a pair, if you get them when they're at least 2" you will be able to tell male from female, with the male having pointed fin extensions to the dorsal and anal fins, if your lucky like me and you go to the fish shop, you may even see a pair already formed, i went and got mine, there was about 20 and saw these 2 chasing the rest from the corner, so i got them, it was a good few months ago, and i was getting bored of waiting, i took them out of a 3 foot tank and now the are in a smaller one with about 24 other fish, and they decide to lay eggs! talk about taking the mick!
but anyway back to the subject, yes your tank should do, they shouldn't touch any fish they don't see as a threat. i find you shouldn't keep them with dopey fish that just wonder round the bottom of the tank, like loach's, they was forever fighting with my red tailed botia because they didn't care and wasn't scared of them. i would of thought they would be fine with zebra danio's. a full grown cutteri would be quite easily capable of swallowing a danio but i don't think they would, other fish aren't in their interest, as long as you keep them fed, preferably bloodworm or similar then it will be all good!
oh forgot to say, cutteri are probably the rarest seen of all its family members, and you don't really see them often, so if you want them and can look after them, get a couple!!
TheConstantGrower
Fish Fanatic
I really hate when the LFS pawns those danios off on people when they go in and get a set up. Its like red pill blue pill only with danios.
Sensibly, and morally (high death rates of fish in uncycled new-tanks) I'd have to say return them, cycle the tank, then go back to the lfs, if you still REALLY want them, get them, but i bet by the time the tank is done cycling you'll have a much firmer grasp on what fish you want to keep, and more importantly, what fish will enjoy your tank dimensions, and how much filtration you can provide as some of these fish can be messy, messy, MESSY.
Dont buy all your fish at once either, go in, choose your first fish, or maybe a pair, let them get established in the tank, see how the react to each other, their food, their environment. If it looks like these guys are going to rule the roost, perhaps not better to get anything more than a few filler fish.
Check out some of the links in old mans sigs, hes got good data for getting you on your way with a fishless cycle, making sure the actual physics of your tank and stand are in check (offset tanks can leak or even crack under uneven base pressure!). Help you with the water parameters such as PH, Hardness and even disease prevention.
Check out lots and lots and LOTS of data before bringing home a cichlid, not that any fish should be classified "better" over another, but you will see a HUGE difference between owning tetras, and owning cichlids or even one day if you get deep into it, marine/reef.
Good luck sir, post often, and in great detail (the more detail and pics we have, the more we can help) in the correct posting areas and youll get all the answeres you need!
Have a good one!
-TCG
Sensibly, and morally (high death rates of fish in uncycled new-tanks) I'd have to say return them, cycle the tank, then go back to the lfs, if you still REALLY want them, get them, but i bet by the time the tank is done cycling you'll have a much firmer grasp on what fish you want to keep, and more importantly, what fish will enjoy your tank dimensions, and how much filtration you can provide as some of these fish can be messy, messy, MESSY.
Dont buy all your fish at once either, go in, choose your first fish, or maybe a pair, let them get established in the tank, see how the react to each other, their food, their environment. If it looks like these guys are going to rule the roost, perhaps not better to get anything more than a few filler fish.
Check out some of the links in old mans sigs, hes got good data for getting you on your way with a fishless cycle, making sure the actual physics of your tank and stand are in check (offset tanks can leak or even crack under uneven base pressure!). Help you with the water parameters such as PH, Hardness and even disease prevention.
Check out lots and lots and LOTS of data before bringing home a cichlid, not that any fish should be classified "better" over another, but you will see a HUGE difference between owning tetras, and owning cichlids or even one day if you get deep into it, marine/reef.
Good luck sir, post often, and in great detail (the more detail and pics we have, the more we can help) in the correct posting areas and youll get all the answeres you need!
Have a good one!
-TCG
dave_oddballs
ray and oddball keeper !!
where does it say the tank isn't cycled? don't jump to conclusions, they asked for info on a fish so give them the answer if you have it.
TheConstantGrower
Fish Fanatic
It didnt say much of anything, said "im new", so i gave some standard, "new" advice. No offense was intended.
dave_oddballs
ray and oddball keeper !!
ok i assume he already has the danio's in a tank as they are asking if the cichlid can go with them, im not saying your wrong, just it didn't say anything about the tank not being cycled.
maybe they should come give us more information on the actual tank before we give definitive answers!
maybe they should come give us more information on the actual tank before we give definitive answers!
by cycled what do you mean? I have been running nutrafin aqua clear and i did a 3 day cycle of nutrafin cycle, ran the tank for a week before adding my danios. Just recently added cutter cichlids, got 1 bala shark but getting another and 2 silver dollars. Sorry i think i made a mistake, the tank is actually bigger the i said. Its 48wide 12deep and i beleive 20 high. The tank has been running for 2 weeks now. ill send pics soon thanks.
TheConstantGrower
Fish Fanatic
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Cycling is when we add ammonia to the tanks before there are any fish, this usually takes about 4 weeks (or longer) to do properly. Doing this allows for the tank / media, to produce lots of beneficial bacteria, so when you DO add the fish, the bacteria needed to support their waste is already in place, you do a water change (75%) to eliminate excess Nitrates before the big move. Many fish die because of being placed in an uncycled tank, the bio load is just too much for the new media, and the fish die from toxic levels of nitrates and ammonia's.
You have a bit of a leg up because of the danios already having been in there for 2 weeks getting the cycle started, so lets hope that works out. I recommend 2 - 3 times weekly 25% water changes due to the fact that the fish are still small (im assuming they are juvis). But you can be the judge of that as soon as you start taking tank readings. And during cycling, at least for a new user, that's daily.
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heres a link to a good fishless cycling how to.
http
/www.fishforum...esource-center/ Its got it all, and then some! 
Its not armageddon you haven't broken the world in half and stingrays wont be hunting you when your on vacation, but fishless cycling is the way to go!
Have patience, and the rest will follow.
-TGC
Cycling is when we add ammonia to the tanks before there are any fish, this usually takes about 4 weeks (or longer) to do properly. Doing this allows for the tank / media, to produce lots of beneficial bacteria, so when you DO add the fish, the bacteria needed to support their waste is already in place, you do a water change (75%) to eliminate excess Nitrates before the big move. Many fish die because of being placed in an uncycled tank, the bio load is just too much for the new media, and the fish die from toxic levels of nitrates and ammonia's.
You have a bit of a leg up because of the danios already having been in there for 2 weeks getting the cycle started, so lets hope that works out. I recommend 2 - 3 times weekly 25% water changes due to the fact that the fish are still small (im assuming they are juvis). But you can be the judge of that as soon as you start taking tank readings. And during cycling, at least for a new user, that's daily.
__________________________________
heres a link to a good fishless cycling how to.
http
/www.fishforum...esource-center/ Its got it all, and then some! Its not armageddon you haven't broken the world in half and stingrays wont be hunting you when your on vacation, but fishless cycling is the way to go!
Have patience, and the rest will follow.
-TGC
River Dog
Fish Crazy
I think they would live with danios until they breed, then all bets are off. My pair seriously took over a three foot by two foot area of my six foot tank, fighting with large cichlids like my synspilus and others. You could be ok as the danio's pose no threat as Dave said. But I would definitely err on the side of caution if I were you. I have my pair in a similar size tank to yours now, and they are living with around sixty fry.
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