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	Putting Yellow Lab in a community Tank
Trojan_man Enthusiast Posts: 204 Kudos: 191 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2004	I have a beautiful bright yellow 3" Yellow Lab cichlid and want to put him in a community tanks full with tetras and a pair of altums angels. Would this work out peacefully?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	IMHO I really don't think it would. Although yellow labs are peaceful as far as the cichlid world goes they are still a bit too much for the community mix. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Yellow Labs are quite peaceful with other Cichlids, but i don't recommend them in a community tank. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Cichlid Keeper Big Fish Posts: 368 Kudos: 466 Votes: 304 Registered: 17-Aug-2003	I have to agree with the others. It simply would not be a good thing to do. Yellow labs thou considered to be peaceful when compared to the temperament of other cichlids,it is still considered to be semi-aggressive when compared to other standard community fish. So it probably just isn't going to be a wise thing to do.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	Besides their water parimeters are completely different 8.0 v. 6.5
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
kidsmom Enthusiast Posts: 182 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Sep-2003	I had a yellow lab and he seem to be fine with the other fish in my tank red tail shark, and gouramis but I when added an angel fish the lab went crazy. Within the next few days the angel fish had no fins, the yellow lab was always chasing the angel. In the end the lab had to be removed from the tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	The yellow lab will love the neonsand I'm sure that isn't what you are aiming at heidi michelle _____________________________________________ So it was no surprise the day she learned That her Texas man would not return "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Trojan_man Enthusiast Posts: 204 Kudos: 191 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2004	Thanks Kidsmom about the Angel tips, all I was most worry was my altums angels, those two really hurt my bank.:#( Last edited by trojan_man at 30-Apr-2005 21:56
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	A good rule is to not mix african and american cichlids. though there is a couple exceptions.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52


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