Rainbow Cichlid

[Crazybob]

hey guys, we have rainbows at my lfs and i was wondering how aggressive they were. i would be putting them in with a green terror, and orange pike, and three spotted pictus cats. thanks for the help

 

[england]

"The Rainbow Cichlid is an ideal fish to keep and breed for the beginner
safely placed in tanks containing certain livebearers, tetras, and other fish usually not easily placed in the cichlid aquarium"
sounds to me like these fish are very placid cichlids so id imagine they wouldnt stand up to certain fish like terrors,pikes
also how bigs the tank?

 

[severum boy]

They would be mashed by the GT. I wouldent put them together, not even in a large tank.

 

[wolf83]

i have a rainbow cihclid. he is semi-aggressive, bullying my black paradise fish and cory cat. he never nips, just nudges them away from the sword. also, he is very fond of grazing on the leaves of the sword plant. my rainbow is semi perosnable, but hides alot. overall, a boring cichlid really. coloring aint that great either.