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Decided to take home a couple of the rainbow cichlids at work, only been a few hours and theyve coloured up nicely. The female is still hiding a little , but the male hung in there for a photo or two.

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Great pictures and beautiful fish!

-Vincent

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Wow git......that's a beautiful fish! There are so many pretty fish in this world......I never knew.

wow i like these fish can they be put wit an oscar! i love the color and could they be put with community fish and whhat size tank and how big are they and what are they wit!!!!! lol!

I would imagine an oscar would probably beat them to death, but they can be used in community where the average fish size is about 3 inches or more, although they may start fights when breeding. This is the sort of fish that would do well in larger tanks with a few peaceful cichlids like the gentler acaras, generally a bit understocked with lots of places to call their own just in case territoriality starts when breeding. When theyre not breeding though, they are very peaceful. Theyre more the sort of fish youd have with green terrors , firemouths etc in a 6 foot tank, and in that company theyd be the junior fish.