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What size tank are convicts in? Any other residents? Could you put in a divider until the pair seems more compatable?

I don't think I would put a ram with a parrot cichlid :/

I use a large diameter syphon tube and syphon them into a bucket.

I have a group of six that I got last weekend. They are small. Breeding is several months away. I also got six of the mixteco blue. I think both will be nice fish. I have heard that they need a veggy based diet and are prone to bloat. Good luck with yours.

I have a group of six that I got last weekend. They are small. Breeding is several months away. I also got six of the mixteco blue. I think both will be nice fish. I have heard that they need a veggy based diet and are prone to bloat. Good luck with yours.

Unless you really want to save some of the fry, I would leave them with the parent fish. They will eventually be eaten by the other fish, but your severum pair will probably spawn again in 3-4 weeks. This experience, by your pair, will make them better parents in the future and strengthen the...

Peacocks are from lake Malawi, of course. Silly me! :wub:

Thank's for the tips folks. The lacustris, I understand, likes a high PH. How would they do in a tank of young Tangankikan peacock cichlids?

Hi folks. I've never kept rainbow fish before but purchased a pair of Chilatherinia sentaniensis and a pair of Melanotaenia lacustris this past weekend. They each have their own 33 gal. breeder tank but they are not very active. They eat but just kinda hang in one spot most of the time. I...

Hi folks, I just joined this forum. I'm a long time fish keeper ( cichlids mostly ) but I like everything. I'm hoping for some tips on a couple of different kind of rainbow fish I purchased last weekend. I don't see a forum for these critters. Where would I best post my questions?