Afternoon all!
I've made some decisions on my 240l tank and I would like keyhole Cichlids, however, as per usual the internet varies on its advice. Should these fish be kept in a group, or a pair? Most site suggest they are gregarious whilst young but not so much once they are adult. Is it critical to keep them in a group when younger? Ideally I'd like a pair, but they're probably un-sexable at the age the shops will have them (happy to be corrected!). I also don't like the idea of buying a group to take back at a later date, I get too attached.
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Keyhole Cichlids or Angel's
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I always keep cichlids in pairs ( unless Malawi’s, Haps etc )
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I really like Keyhole cichlids.
If wishing to breed then get a small group (maybe 5) and allow them to pair up naturally.
If wishing to breed also provide a flat stone for a breeding site.
Here's one of my photos from 2016 showing eggs on a flat stone.
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If wishing to breed then get a small group (maybe 5) and allow them to pair up naturally.
If wishing to breed also provide a flat stone for a breeding site.
Here's one of my photos from 2016 showing eggs on a flat stone.
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All the best
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Pair it is, cheers guys!
I wouldn't intend to breed them, as I wouldn't have an outlet for the fry but I would like them spawning as it would suggest they are in good condition.
Your fish cement that it's what I want! How do you sex them, and is it obvious at a young age?
I wouldn't intend to breed them, as I wouldn't have an outlet for the fry but I would like them spawning as it would suggest they are in good condition.
Your fish cement that it's what I want! How do you sex them, and is it obvious at a young age?
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Young cichlids can be a little difficult to properly sex but males develop a more extended dorsal fin.
Pair; female above, male below
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After a bit of a battle with HITH that I thought I'd beat, I lost my last discus today, which is a shame as I had a new home lined up if he recovered.
I can't bring myself to go to discus again at the moment, maybe in the future bit after the few months I've had with them I don't want to continue with them, as lovely as they are. I've two ideas of what I'd like to do next, as follows:
Angelfish - I seen some beautiful angels at my local MA a few weeks ago labelled blue angelfish (they weren't blue ). I'd love to have a big school of torpedo shapped tetras (20-30) as I've never kept them before - rummys, cardinals etc (not neons!). Will the angels eat these fish? Can I also keep another bottom dwelling dwarf cichlid with them, Apistos or Bolivian rams? Completed with a few plecs and a Cory bomb.
Keyhole Cichlids - same questions as above. Will they snack on small tetras and can I keep another dwarf cichlid with them?
I can't bring myself to go to discus again at the moment, maybe in the future bit after the few months I've had with them I don't want to continue with them, as lovely as they are. I've two ideas of what I'd like to do next, as follows:
Angelfish - I seen some beautiful angels at my local MA a few weeks ago labelled blue angelfish (they weren't blue ). I'd love to have a big school of torpedo shapped tetras (20-30) as I've never kept them before - rummys, cardinals etc (not neons!). Will the angels eat these fish? Can I also keep another bottom dwelling dwarf cichlid with them, Apistos or Bolivian rams? Completed with a few plecs and a Cory bomb.
Keyhole Cichlids - same questions as above. Will they snack on small tetras and can I keep another dwarf cichlid with them?
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Cardinals can potentially become a snack for Angels.
Keyholes are generally safe with smaller tetra and can be kept with other dwarf cichlids such as Apisto
All the best
Keyholes are generally safe with smaller tetra and can be kept with other dwarf cichlids such as Apisto
All the best
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Thank you, I suspected that would be the case, I wonder the same with Rummys. I love angels, but I think I'll get a pair of keyholes and some nice Apistos. Then to decide, Cardinals or Rummys. Which schools better?
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Rummy-nose tetra school together wonderfully, a bit like synchronised swimming, whilst Cardinal tetra school more loosely.
A nice shoal can be impressive (30+)
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