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Question will : i just bought some african cichlids how large will they get? i just bought 12 african cichlids and put them in my 75 gallon tank with my new rena xp4 filter (rated for 265 gallons) i was just wondering how large the little guys will get? Best Answer:

Answer by catxcatxx
it depends what kind of cichlids you have!!! there are pretty much hundreds of species. ID your cichlids first then you'll know!

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Question ~Kevin <>< : What African Cichlids can I put in my 55g? I'm soon going to buy 55g tank and I want to put some Africans in it. My pH is in the high sevens and I have hard water as well. If you know any good cichlids for this setup feel free to post. Thanks I was also wondering what substrate I should use. Best Answer:

Answer by Parachromis
Rather than throw out all the species,I'll just post a link to suitable,compatible,mixes http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/cookie_cutter_55g.php .Look mainly at the Lake Malawi and Mbuna set-ups as your pH is more in line with those.

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Question no. : I just got an ell and my African cichlids are biting its back fins.? I got an eel that is about 6 inches long and my African cichlids are biting its fins on the back. I changed the tank around and when they bite his fins the eel trys to get into the rocks. Will this stop? And I do know they are fin nippers. The cichlids are 1-2 inches. ok I took it out of the tank and put it in my 15 gallon.

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Answer by Ambz
I would take the eel out. Cichlids are aggressive fish, and only get along with others of their kinds. My gourami was only semi aggressive, and he killed my German Ram. Cichlids are much more aggressive, so either remove the bully, or the bullied.

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Question floridasun5 : I want to get more fish. What will live with my african cichlids? I currently have 2 electric yellows, 2 aeri blues and a chinese algae eater in my 55 gallon tank. I'd like to get at least another pair of cichlids, but what others will leave peacefully and in the same water conditions as my africans? What about rams? Please make some suggestions that I can look into. Thanks. Best Answer:

Answer by Jon V
Sevrums are fairly peaceful fish, and Blue Acara as well. I have the yellow labs and yellow peacocks togeather in a 20 while my 55 cycles up for my new cichild community. I have limited knowledge in chichilds which is to say I know they for the most part need hard water, and each species by groups, african/south american/asian have thier own special needs. I don't have that knowledge off the top of my head, but I have read many articles just googling about cichilds in the past, and frequently I have read about sevrums and blue acara as peaceful community cichilds. I'd pass on one other little piece of advice though, if possible, return that chinese algea eater. When that fish gets bigger and older, they are quite known to attach themselves to other fish and doing so, many times it kills the other fish. Make sure you have a good rock/cave set up and your cichilds shouldn't get too territorial if they have good areas to hide in. I can't wait to get mine up and going myself. Wish I had more input but that's all I have at this point. Email 8 in the Corner, that man knowns more about cichilds then anyone else I know. JV

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Question trumph : Can I mix a Parrot Cichlid with African Cichlids?
I have a 46 gal tank with 5 small african cichlids, would they get along with a parrot cichlid?

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Answer by gizmo
I wouldn’t reccommend it since Africans are much more aggressive

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Question Joel : How many African Cichlids can I put in a 60 gallon tank?
By African Cichlids I mean the general ones from the pet store.
Peacock and electric yellow are the species

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Answer by cowbla1
It depends on the foot print of the tank, it has to be at least four feet for them to escape other fish. If it is 4 feet than you could have either 4 species with 4 each(less aggressive) or 4 of three differnt species (aggressive)You will also need lots of rock top make cave as well

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