Question About Cichlids

[GobyMaster]

Would the following fish coexsist peacefully in a 11 1/2 foot long tank?

Ram (Papilochromis ramirezi)
Firemouth Cichlid (Thorichthys meeki)
Double Full Red Cockatoo Cichlid (Apistogramma cacatuoides)
Orange Cockatoo Cichlid (Apistogramma cacatuoides)
Black Stripe Dwarf Cichlid (Taeniacara candidi)
Suriname Geophagus (Geophagus surunimsis)
Altum Angelfish (Pterophyllum altum)
Discus (Symphysodon aequifasciata)

Or would they constantly fight among each other?

GobyMaster

 

[england]

11.5ft....id say yes...maybe little probs with fires but 11ft to hide

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

Should be fine. I agree, firemouths may cause some problems, but the rest would be fine.

 

[vancouver]

I'm going to say no... I don't see firemouths being nice to most of those fish.

The discus would especially suffer.

 

[GobyMaster]

Okay, so if Firemouths get chucked off the list, it'll be fine?

GobyMaster

 

[vancouver]

I think it's going to be hard to keep the discus happy/healthy will all those other fish in there..

It might be possible, but it's going to take a lot of checking water parameters and doing a lot of water changes..

Have you kept discus before?

 

[GobyMaster]

Would guppies get eaten by the Altums?

GobyMaster

 

[vancouver]

Angels have been known to eat guppies.

 

[GobyMaster]

What about Dwarf Otos?

GobyMaster

 

[vancouver]

If it can fit into the angels mouth, there is a chance it will be eaten.

 

[darknirvana217]

I'd have to say no too. Discus are very sensitive fish that like to be kept in groups with other discus. Angelfish tend to be fin nippers and the firemouths can be really territorial sometimes. Your best bet is to leave the discus and angelfish out of your tank. Geophagus also like to be in their own groups, so I'd say leave them out as well.

 

[poopsydrew]

So is this a tank you are actually getting or thinking of getting? How many gallons is it? What are the dimensions? Call me skeptical.

Drew