Terrortories For Centeral And South American Cichlids?

[Spike_ea_2k6]

do they need terrortories as ive seen loads of videos and they just have ordiments and plant no rockery?

is this a must have for them?

 

[t1tanrush]

Most CA/SA tanks are bare, they get large and need the swimming space. Rocks just get in the way tbh, and plants will get ripped up...

 

[celaeno]

Most CA/SA tanks are bare, they get large and need the swimming space. Rocks just get in the way tbh, and plants will get ripped up...

don't they get bored? what about large flower pots for caves and a golf ball or two to play with?

 

[vancouver]

Any specific type of cichlid you are talking about?

 

[Gatorbait]

With most aggressive cichlids, if you have just one in a tank you can have plants but they'll rearrange the tank to their liking.

With multiple cichlids, try with plants etc but if the fighting gets to be too much rearrange etc to find what suits those you have. Sometimes you'll have to take everything out for a few days and retry.

Try to always have something in there unless you're breeding.

 

[t1tanrush]

Most CA/SA tanks are bare, they get large and need the swimming space. Rocks just get in the way tbh, and plants will get ripped up...

don't they get bored? what about large flower pots for caves and a golf ball or two to play with?

Sure, but pots (unless the tank is large enough) will infringe on the already small space the fish lives in. Golf balls are good though, because they are surface. ;*)