african cichlids

[supaflyz]

Im thinking about moving all my angel fish and buying some cichlids.  I have kept them before.  I was wondering do they get along with the rainbowfish?  Im probably going buy some peacock or some frontosa.

[eklikewhoa]

Re: african cichlids

Both will probably work with the rainbows.....some people use them as dithers so if you aren't too attached to them I don't see a problem trying it out.

I will say that fronts like/need the space to swim and feel comfortable...aren't the angels in a 40 something gallon?

[edkrueger]

Re: african cichlids

I really wouldn't put any thing but cichlids with cichlids. Those rainbow fish will probably be torn to shreds by the peacocks.

[Hanson77]

Re: african cichlids

Praecox Rainbows will get eaten.  My buddy had a trio of them that got knocked out one by one.  Pretty much cichlids with cichlids and that's about it.

[cichlidsooner]

Re: african cichlids

Red tail sharks do well with cichlids have had frontosa and peacocks with them, loaches as well. What kind of peacocks you looking for?

[armthehomeless]

Re: african cichlids

I've had Boesmani, Australian,  Irian, and Turquoise Rainbowfish in with peacocks and various other african cichlids (mbuna, fronts, julies, leleupi) without a problem. I would not recommend putting the smaller rainbowfish in with them however. Be sure you have a large enough tank with open areas for the rainbowfish to escape to if they feel threatened.

[supaflyz]

Re: african cichlids

Well my tank is a 150 but I dont have a lot of rocks.  I would probably buy about 10 more pieces of holey rock.  I dont know what kind of peacock they were, but I saw a couple of picks.  One of them had an orange body, one with red, and one with yellow.  They caught my attention because of the colors.  I guess I will have to sell my other fish since they dont get along.  Could the peacock and them elecrtic yellow lab get along?

[armthehomeless]

Re: african cichlids

Yup... I had lots of yellow labs and german red peacocks together in several different tanks.

[Hanson77]

Re: african cichlids

Peacocks work well with the Electrics.  Arm is right, as long as you didn't go with something that stayed relatively small you should be ok.