new world cichlids

[tdins_2]

my 70g tank will be finished cycling soon and i have chosen 2 or 4 firemouths and i want other cichlids i was told that new worlds and african dont get along but i want colorful fish that resemblr the colors of labs or electric blues but will get along with firemouths or what r other very colorful fish that could be in the tank

 

[Alien_spawn]

German Blue Rams are nice looking also known as Dwarf butterfly Cichlids

have a look at my old post there is an pic of one

http/fish.orbust.net/forums/index.php?sh...showtopic=20836

 

[thecichlidaddict]

Whether you go with 2 or 4 of them can make a difference on what else you can keep. In general new world fish don't have the bold colors of Africans, but there are many with plenty of color and unique markings as well.

 

[nick.w]

i have a pic of a festivum cichlid and they are a very nice colour of blue much like some african cichlids

 

[Dwarfs]

kribs .

 

[Dwarfs]

they aren't blue but , how about some kribs . there others in the pelvicochromis family though not as available.

 

[CFC]

Kribs are a west african species not new world, they only get to about 3" and may get bullied by the firemouths. I would suggest one of the more peaceful central american cichlid species such as Cichlasoma nicaraguense or Cichlasoma spilurum for tankmates for firemouths.

 

[Dwarfs]

I know where kribs come from too ,it was just a suggestion , They behave more like new world cichlids than africans mentioned above and are colorful besides . I've kept them with fire mouths and many other species of fish as well without any serious problems , I've had red tail sharks do more damage to each other. Tank size matters , cfc you you seem extremely knowledgable , I posted A question a few days ago , how about trying to help me out ? , instead of jumping on my back when I offer some advice from my more than thirty years of expieriance in this hobby , to other people . how about it . Advice from one person to the next is almost always different , what works for one doesn't always work for the other .Ask 10 people the same [fish]question ,and you will probably get 10 different answers . No one person has all the answers .Fish are highly adaptable animals , and thats why !!!! They probably adapt to things better than people . "Why can't we all get along " . " Sorry for misleading anyone ".

 

[CFC]

Im sorry if you felt my post was intended as a dig at you, i assure you it was not, you would be suprised just how many people do not realise that cichlids come from more areas than jsut the large african lakes and central america. As you have said tank size does really make a difference with cichlids but as we already know that it is a 70 gallon tank i feel that it is not enough room for a pair of kribs to be able to survive with a possible breeding pair or trio of much larger firemouths.

I apologise for missing your question but obviously i cannot be here 24 hours a day and do miss posts from time to time especially if it has been busy, if you would pm me a link to the question or bump it to the top of its forum so it gets noticed ill take a look and do my best to answer it.

 

[thecichlidaddict]

A pair of firemouths with a pair of Nicaraguensis can be done in a 75 gallon tank.

 

[lucky62]

I know  where  kribs  come  from  too ,it  was  just  a  suggestion , They  behave  more  like new  world  cichlids  than  africans  mentioned  above  and  are  colorful besides . I've  kept  them with  fire  mouths and  many  other  species of  fish as well without  any  serious  problems  , I've  had  red tail sharks  do  more  damage to  each other. Tank  size  matters , cfc  you  you  seem  extremely  knowledgable  ,  I  posted  A  question  a  few  days  ago  ,  how  about  trying  to  help  me  out ? , instead  of  jumping on  my  back  when I  offer  some  advice  from  my more than  thirty years  of  expieriance  in  this  hobby , to  other  people .  how  about  it  . Advice  from  one  person  to  the  next  is  almost  always  different , what  works  for  one  doesn't  always  work  for  the  other .Ask  10  people  the  same [fish]question ,and  you  will  probably get  10  different  answers . No  one  person  has  all  the  answers .Fish are  highly  adaptable  animals , and  thats why  !!!! They  probably  adapt  to  things  better  than  people . "Why  can't we all get  along " . " Sorry for  misleading  anyone ".

I made that comment when I was brand new here , still kinda new . I joined the forums to get some info about fish I had not yet kept , and to help my son with his fish [ my son is now dwarfs , has been for a while ].

so
anyway I didn't realize how easy it can be to mislead people , but it is .


CFC , I apologized to you in a PM several weeks ago , but I would like apologize to anyone else , that may have taken offence .


I'VE BEEN IN THE HOBBY A LONG TIME , and I have my opinions .

Sometimes it's hard to word them so they don't sound like facts .

***Sometimes I may forget to mention where a fish comes from ****

I have also had some good success in in my fish keeping technics . Anyway , sorry I got off on the wrong foot , and for using this post for an apology . I couldn't think of a better place .

SO tdins 2 , WHAT DID YOU END UP GETTING ?,

 

[tdins_2]

i ended up getting 4 yellow labs and a altolamprologus calvus and a brichardi and a clown knife