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Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	Hi, Iam going to have 2 Zebra plecos and panda corys,black skirts and barbs in my 74g tank. What kind of cichlids will be the best to buy? Thanks, Robby I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Johnny the Oranda Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 237 Votes: 82 Registered: 01-Mar-2005	Keyhole cichlids are good, of course small cichlids that wont eat your fish. Maybe a yellow dwarf cichlid or a rainbow, depending on the size of your tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Rams would be a good choise, but i don't know if they'll be Ok with Barbs. 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 12:02
smilingpiranha Banned Posts: 160 Kudos: 130 Votes: 7 Registered: 02-Jan-2005	keyholes wud b perfect 4 the tank, i no from my currnet tank that keyholes and barbs live in harmony, as i have 14 tiger barbs and 4 keyholes smilingpiranha
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	I agree with the above that keyholes would be one of the best as they are some of the more "peaceful" typ cichlids. Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	What type of barbs are you getting? You could get angels, festivum, Laetacara curviceps or L. dorsigera, rainbows, rams (either type), or of course keyholes. Many people, including myself, have found severums, blue acaras, and firemouths to be peaceful; I've kept both in community tanks. Last edited by Theresa_M at 25-Mar-2005 09:58 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
jaloco Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 65 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Mar-2005	i say go with severums, angels or festivums. they are peacful with the size fish you have and get a little bigger than keyholes, if a little bigger is what you want.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
SydneyPlecFan Fingerling Posts: 32 Kudos: 18 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Feb-2005	As long as you have small caves for shelter, you could try any of the Apistogramma's, or another choice would be Bolivian Butterfly's ( these are a very pretty fish ). If you want something a bit more agressive you could try Neematopas Neetropolus, but don't let them breeed or they will attack anything on site.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
fishiedude Fish Addict Posts: 503 Kudos: 195 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2002	Yes, severums are peaceful, but don't mistake them for a good fish to put with small community fish. If they other fish are small enough to fit in the severums mouth, you can pretty much kiss them goodbye...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
poissonrouge Hobbyist Posts: 94 Kudos: 105 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	you could get a single firemouth. whatever cichlid you settle on, however docile they are in general, are likely to cause problems in a tank with small bottom-dwellers if you allow them to breed. other ciclids whihc might work are sajicas, festivum or some of the smallerr geophagus species
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	Id go with a Sev or a few festivums and then maybe a couple of smaller bottom dwelling cichleds. I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
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