question about chichilids

[Fishy89]

are there any type of chichilids that stay under 5 inches, and are peaceful?

 

[Fishy89]

ne1?

 

[Dwarfs]

You could check out the" Blue Acara " mine got to about 3 and a half inches , in 2 years before I traded them away. If you get a mated pair they get a little aggressive .As do most cihlids . Mine spawned in a community tank[ 70 gal] . Some other Acaras are also pretty good , as well as some of the Geophagus esp. "Jurapuri" mine was about 5 " . you could also look at "rams "," curviceps " or " african butterfly cichlids"a.k.a hemichromis thomosi [palmatochromis{? spelling} thomasi] sometimes called the "Dwarf Jewel Cichlid " only alot more pieceful . hope this helps . maybe not with guppies or neons, you could use a larger tank .

 

[smileandnod]

Apistogramma stay small, but have varying levels of aggression depending on the sub species or genus or whatever it is.

If I am not mistaken though, all cichlids will get agressive if they are spwning, or defending young.

Ian.

 

[nick.w]

ive bin looking on the internet and they all said a blue acra grows to 8 inches one said 5 is this true???

 

[Fishy89]

i dont know im the one asking the questions.

 

[Doggfather]

how about keyhole cichlids, they grow to 4.5 inches?

 

[juanveldez]

key holes would be a good choice..... and then also Blue Acaras do also get over 5 inches.