Eyebiter compatibility?

[Samsbichir]

I have a 100g running on an fx6 with 1 hujeta pike, 1 senegal bichir and 7 silver dollars. Im wondering if i can add an eyebiter into the mix...ibe never kept african cichlids before so i would be thankful for any advice!

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[Sege]

Simple answer: yes. an fx6 pumps out 925 gallons per hour. That would be more than enough to filter your tank plus 3 more. (Btw, love the idea of a senegal bichir in there as well.) If you want to get away with an eyebiter, I would put it in a separate tank, if you have one big enough, that faces your 100g. Just for a couple of days. After that, you should be able to add it to your tank, but if it is being aggressive, repeat the process. I did this with my gourami (I know, big difference) and it was a world of a difference to the fish.
You have plenty of space, so I wouldn't worry about that, just make sure that you have plenty or tall rocks and maybe a cave, so that the fish can reclaim territories over time.
I hope this helps.

~Sege

 

[Byron]

No, period. The rift lake cichlid Dimidiochromis compressiceps is not a community fish with what you already have. Keep it on its own, and given its size of 9-12 inches it needs a very long tank, 6 feet not being really adequate. It likes to swim, so open space too. It is an ambush predator. Aside from all this, the water requirements idffer; rift lake fish require moderately hard or harder water, the opposite of silver dollars that need soft water, and the bichir is closer to soft than the rift lake.

Byron.

 

[Samsbichir]

Well...looks like i cant have an eyebiter then...thanks for the advice!

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