bulldogod Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 can i put a kenya cichlid in with angel fish????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 not really no , sorry the kenyi is far to aggresive for angels, also like differant water conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 not really no , sorry the kenyi is far to aggressive for angels, also like different water conditions. They are African Cichlid and should ideally be kept with other Cichlids Best if you start a cichlid tank ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 I vote #3 for no. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Well, why dont you just take the kenyi out to dinner for a treat? The Angel would of course circumvent the need to take the kenyi for a meal. :lol: I say the answer is a definite NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... Kenyi are vicious little Bu....ers... :evil: P.S...I loathe "Rift Lake" Cichlids at the best of times... :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Well, why dont you just take the kenyi out to dinner for a treat? The Angel would of course circumvent the need to take the kenyi for a meal. :lol: I say the answer is a definite NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... Kenyi are vicious little Bu....ers... :evil: P.S...I loathe "Rift Lake" Cichlids at the best of times... :roll: Stop beating about the bush Errol tell us what you really think :roll: 8) :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 HI Paul They may be pretty, they may be different; and that is the point; Rift Lake Cichlids are the most vicious fish I have ever had. :evil: I was one of the first in NZ along with (I believe) Warick Jost formerly of Manurewa Club to import; as was, Psuedotropheus auratus, now melanachromis. :roll: I imported 1 box of fish, about 650 from memory.They looked stunning, bred easily and were easy to look after; but the damned things were so vicious even among themselves that I was pleased to get rid of the last of them into a tank of Formalin. To this day I have not kept a single Rift Lake Cichlid. If you like them:.................Keep them. I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 HI Paul They may be pretty, they may be different; and that is the point; Rift Lake Cichlids are the most vicious fish I have ever had. :evil: I was one of the first in NZ along with (I believe) Warick Jost formerly of Manurewa Club to import; as was, Psuedotropheus auratus, now melanachromis. :roll: I imported 1 box of fish, about 650 from memory.They looked stunning, bred easily and were easy to look after; but the damned things were so vicious even among themselves that I was pleased to get rid of the last of them into a tank of Formalin. To this day I have not kept a single Rift Lake Cichlid. If you like them:.................Keep them. I don't. Hi, as a matter of fact i'm just breaking down my cichlid tank , decided to give the malawi's a miss for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 I think some "Rift Lake" species are far more layed back than others I think if you have a passion for Rift Lake Cichlids then go for it! To date, we have never lost many fish through aggressiveness, the only thing we did lose infact were some Demasoni, as we had 6 together, didn't have the numbers up enough, that was a while back now. I think it comes down to having your tanks balanced in numbers In the way of Tangs, we had some Comps that thinned each other out... But I don't think one could go as far as saying that Rift Lake species in general are vicious.. I think it depends on individual species.. And there are some pretty nasty non African species of Cichlids out there and some Angels can often be lumped into that group :lol: :lol: But in the case of Kenyi and Angels.. I agree with the guys... YEEEIKES definately not a good combination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 lol ive kept a heap of cichlids and in all honesty the "rift lake" cichlids have been pretty laid back ive managed to keep all sorts of things in with them with great success.. Unlike when I used to keep angels! All in all they're great and my fav but as afrikan says each to their own and keep what you want.. Oh and yeah im another for no angels and Kenyi together sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutOfAfrica Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 So how long ago did you import the African's into the country then? OOA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Hi All. If that question was for me; the answer is 1972 -3- 4. In fact as I recall they were the first to come into NZ. Truth to tell, they came from "POON'S TROPICAL FISH FARM" in Singapore. They were in the SAME SHIPMENT ORDER THAT I FIRST BROUGHT IN, as was Pelmatachromis thomasi, but they were out of Sierra Leone. The opposite side of the country to the Rift Lakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Angels are overrated, boring & not that pretty either {IMO} Rift Lake Cichlids are the most vicious fish I have ever had. They are pussy cats compared to some Aussie natives, eg; Mangrove Jacks... or some of the American Cichlids, festaes, cichla..... People tend to keep Africans over Americans as of stocking numbers in tank, aggression.... P.S...I loathe "Rift Lake" Cichlids at the best of times... :lol: They are easy to keep. Can't see what your problem is? Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogod Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Cool, thanks for the feedback, I am trying to sell one and someone asked about keeping it with angels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutOfAfrica Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Auratus in the 70's - this would have been a VERY exciting adition to the hobby back then . People would have been amazed at their spawning and parenting habits back then I would expect I spawned them way back when they were Pseudotropheus too - oh how things have changed . Still one of my favourites actually. OOA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 There is nothing wrong with ANGEL'S........... :lol: They have a bad reputation as bigger fish. ANY LARGE FISH is by nature, aggressive; they don't grow that big by being pussies all their lives. In nature it is SURVIVAL OF THE FITEST and RIFT LAKE CICHLIDS ARE BY THEIR NATURE AGGRESSIVE. :oops: I HAVE READ ABOUT THEM OF LATE AND SOME SPECIES ARE ONLY ENDEMIC TO A SQUARE KILOMETRE OF LAKE SHORE. That on it's own would make you pretty agro keeping out any intruders. Angel's just move upstream a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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