Some Help Please

[PufferFishRule]

Ok..i recently discoverd my new friends 6 african cichlids...alll dif types...now my question(s) is...how often do they need to eat?
what other types of fish can i mix with them..perhaps some bottum fish...cats? i know the plec's do ok but cats and other bottum end fish? i know they are cichlids but what type...i have no pics but i can describe them decently i have a 29gal with gravel substrate and some lava rock , 2 fake plants...fake log....and a funny lil froggy thing ornament please keep in mind i will be moving them to a 55-75 gal tank soon as i establish myself in my new home

1- Purple/yellow dark colored...peacock?
2- Purple and yellow finned
3- Bright Yellow
4- purple or blue with zebra stripes
5- skinny/long somewhat blue/purple with stripes not zebra
6- solid white with bright red/pink eyes


can someone tell me what they are...they are beautiful fish quite active....

 

[Snake42490]

maybe try looking at some of the fish that are listed on http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/cookie_cutter_55g.php

good luck!

 

[dthoffsett]

how often do they need to eat? I generally feed mine twice a day. Make sure you're feeding them food for african cichlids. There are some good staple foods out there that say they are specifically for african cichlids, and spirulina flakes/pellets are a good addition as well.

what other types of fish can i mix with them..perhaps some bottum fish...cats? Most synodontis species of catfish do very well w/malawis. However, I would wait until you get them in the larger tank before adding any more fish. Also, wait until you identify them, as they need to be in groups.


1- Purple/yellow dark colored...peacock?
There are several different peacock species here's a link http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/category.php?cat=3


2- Purple and yellow finned

http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1460
3- Bright Yellow
http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=713
4- purple or blue with zebra stripes
there are several species with this coloration http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/category.php?cat=2
5- skinny/long somewhat blue/purple with stripes not zebra
Possibly http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=760
6- solid white with bright red/pink eyes
An albino of some sort, possibly http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1786

Hopefully that will get you started. And please move them to a larger tank as soon as you can, you're looking at world war 3 once they hit sexual maturity in that small of a tank. Good luck.