Nicaraguans In Groups

[lloyd]

Under any circumstances could it work to keep a group of nics together in a fish tank.

whether it be all males, all females, giant fish tank etc

i would love one day a to own a csutom built fish tank almost as wide as it it is long 4 by 3 foot or 5 by 3 foot that only homes a groups of nics.

i no they are jnown to get "temperamental" when they get older but i am sure i have saw some where on the net in the past someone who owns a group of adults. not sure where and i might be mistaken as it wasnt in the past few years

 

[Wills]

I have seen videos of groups being kept together - in sufficiently big tanks I dont see why a few pairs and possibly a few spare females.

You would need spare tanks though to separate any fish that gets bullied - or pestered females.

To be honest though I would like to see a bit more length on that tank than 4 foot - 5 foot is probs minimum length for males ideally you would want a 6 foot length - males are big fish.

Wills

 

[lloyd]

ok chhers will. any advice on other central americans that would apperciate living in a group?

 

[onidrase]

ok chhers will. any advice on other central americans that would apperciate living in a group?

bolivian rams, angelfish, discus, rainbow cichlids, and keyholes all come to mind

 

[Wills]

Good suggestions above - but if your looking for true Centrals maybe things like Cryptoheros species and relatives would be good - if you could get a number of Nanoleutus that would be a great tank

I would get a rarer species though as you will get a lot of fry.

Others that could work would be things like Neets, or Thorithys species. I would also look at a group of Hoplo Cats for the bottom and some kind of Central Tetra like Blind Cave Tetras (Mexico) or Red Eye Tetras - not 100% Central but related species are. Some Sword Tails would be good tank mates as well

Wills

 

[lloyd]

ok chhers will. any advice on other central americans that would apperciate living in a group?

bolivian rams, angelfish, discus, rainbow cichlids, and keyholes all come to mind

thanks for the reply but i have set my heart on central americans tbh.

Cheers wills stil not decided on tank mates yet. i like the idea wild swords but i was gonna decide once i finally chose the cichlid.

remember i spoke to you a few months ago central americans and there tank mates, i still havent decided since then.

i have kept fish most my life (im only 22 so not that long) and have never dabbled in central americans really but im well and truly getting hooked now. my favourite a thorichthys types especially thorichthys aureus but not sure if keeping more than one pair could work. Nanoleutu species are very nice though.

 

[Liam2368]

something a bit different like Amphilophus rostratum Tetragonoperus Chalceus or Archocentrus spilurus. They have some blue eyes in a lfs and they look quite stunning. Nics would be hard because i believe they are very picky when it comes to pairing up so it could just be a open battle ground.

 

[Wills]

something a bit different like Tetragonoperus Chalceus

Have you seen these in Hull?? I picked some up from Wharf yesterday but I think my choc has eaten one.... where are they?



With groups of cichlids, most cichlids are reasonably gregarious and will form structured hierarchies in large enough tanks. There are some great videos around of CA cichlids in the wild and they are quite crammed in but the obvious difference that we have to manage is the room to escape so you cant cram them in like Africans but you can treat them like pairs of any species you might just get the pairs swapping in some instances. I do think spare tanks would come in useful in this situation though.

Wills

 

[Liam2368]

The chalceus i have not seen in the shop but can be ordered in. One of the LFS's basicly primted me some sheets off of what they can order in and they was on there along with tetragonopterus argenteus iirc.

something a bit different like Tetragonoperus Chalceus

Have you seen these in Hull?? I picked some up from Wharf yesterday but I think my choc has eaten one.... where are they?



With groups of cichlids, most cichlids are reasonably gregarious and will form structured hierarchies in large enough tanks. There are some great videos around of CA cichlids in the wild and they are quite crammed in but the obvious difference that we have to manage is the room to escape so you cant cram them in like Africans but you can treat them like pairs of any species you might just get the pairs swapping in some instances. I do think spare tanks would come in useful in this situation though.

Wills

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[lloyd]

something a bit different like Tetragonoperus Chalceus

Have you seen these in Hull?? I picked some up from Wharf yesterday but I think my choc has eaten one.... where are they?



With groups of cichlids, most cichlids are reasonably gregarious and will form structured hierarchies in large enough tanks. There are some great videos around of CA cichlids in the wild and they are quite crammed in but the obvious difference that we have to manage is the room to escape so you cant cram them in like Africans but you can treat them like pairs of any species you might just get the pairs swapping in some instances. I do think spare tanks would come in useful in this situation though.

Wills

thats a bit of a trek from hull isnt it

 

[Wills]

A bit but to be fair the shops round here I either dont stock the fish I want, I dont trust, over charge or will give disease... at least at Wharf none of the above apply lol...

Plus the way I justify it to my partner is.... its closer than Pier (Wigan) haha!!

 

[lloyd]

thats a good point. im leaning heavily towards Amphilophus rostratus now after doing loads of googling. they remind me of geos which i love.

might start a new thread on them and see if any one here have ever kept them

 

[Liam2368]

the good thing about Amphilophus rostratum is that they are from the same lakes as nics so you could have both in your and go for a lake Nicaragua theme.

 

[lloyd]

the good thing about Amphilophus rostratum is that they are from the same lakes as nics so you could have both in your and go for a lake Nicaragua theme.

yeah i read they were. have you ever kept them. i think there really stunning in their own way especially when kept in a group

 

[micko]

I've currently about 50 nics in a tank, they are fry though so obviously there are no issues.
I'm sure your aware although they're not that aggressive they are territorial.