Multuple cichlids tank 150x50x50

[szkodnik]

Is it posible to keep two species of west african cichlids in one tank ?

Will any of them go well together :

- Pelvicachromis sacrimontis/pulcher
- Hemichromis lifalili/bimaculatus
- Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi
- Anomalochromis Thomasi

Tank will be planted and filled with wood with Congo Tetras and blue kilil as diters.

Regards

 

[Mike Wise]

Just my opinion. In a tank this large it should be possible if properly decorated. My choice of the 4 species are Pv. sacrimontis/pulcher + A. thomasi. IMHO the Hemichromis species are too aggressive when breeding and take over even larger tanks than yours. Ps. nicholsi is best kept in more alkaline water than the other species.

 

[Larry Rogers]

IF THE TANK IS LARGE ENOUGH YES. You must provide for the idiosyncrasies of each species kept. I have bred as many as six species in an eight foot by 2 foot tank three feet deep successfully. The problem becomes cleaning and extracting surplus fish. If you have to break it down to clean effectively you have started over again. Fish traps wil help with removing fish but you will have to lay it out to be cleaned with minimal disruption.