[Thinking of getting into african cichlids]

mhm so I'm thinking maybe more towards south american cichlids now so I can have one or two plecos, is it right the lower ph is better for plecos and south americans?

[Thinking of getting into african cichlids]

Thanks ryanjury once I get everything sorted I'll get in touch

[Thinking of getting into african cichlids]

Oh yeah I was just judging on what it says in my test kit leaflet.

I've found a couple of species I want from a website that lists them, not sure if you can even get them or not as aquarium fish but..

A. hansbaenschi

C. moorii

P. demasoni

S. fryeri (Maleri Is.)

Heres the website http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/african_cichlid_genus_gallery.php

[Thinking of getting into african cichlids]

Your first post states African convicts.

You need Ph of about 7.2 or higher. I wouldn't recommend wood as it alters that

You'll need filtration of around five or six times the tank volume per hour and heavily stock and feed them. As for what species, decide what your favourites are and post what you think and you'll get help on what goes with what due to there temperament and behaviours.

be 8.2 for africans. My PH atm is around 7.2....

Isn't it meant to

[Thinking of getting into african cichlids]

Getting rid of convicts and going to get african cichlids...

[Thinking of getting into african cichlids]

ah cool thanks. What other fish can I keep with them?

[Thinking of getting into african cichlids]

I'm going to get rid of my pair of breeding convicts and use the 250l for probably, african convicts. What sort of tank do they prefer, at the moments there is some gravel, a big piece of drift wood and a big bell. Would this be suitable?

[Suggestions for small community fish please]

I keep cherry barbs with my neons and BN. they look really cool, you could get them for your other small species.

[Hello from CHCH]

Hi and welcome. If you are lucky, some of the convict fry will be eaten. The problem with convicts is they are prolific, and vicious, breeders.

Yeah I have been told they are the rabbits of the aquatic world, oops. Oh well I think I have someone to take the bunch of young ones I have now, I might look at selling the breeding pair to someone who wants to breed them for live feed then turn the tank into a community tank.

[Hello from CHCH]

Hey I'm a new hobbiest from Christchurch. Have had a tanks for around 6 months now, I have a cheap 35l small tank with built in trickle filter and hood light which houses 6 neons, 6 cherry barbs a bristle-nose and a couple of snails. I also have a 250l tank with a breeding pair of convict cichlids I brought for the tank and now have around fifty 1inch babys I don;t know what to do with. .