Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: RichE on October 16, 2013, 10:56:48 PM

Title: Misc cichlid tank
Post by: RichE on October 16, 2013, 10:56:48 PM
Anyone do a "misc" cichlid tank?

I have a bunch of misc fish and I was thinking of just putting them in a 75 and just let them do there thing. I will just feed them and do water changes

In the fish hobby is this fround apon?
Title: Re: Misc cichlid tank
Post by: TrailerParkFishTanks on October 16, 2013, 11:06:46 PM
its your tank you can do what you want with them, if your not breeding them you can try to put whatever you want in a tank together. plus its your hobby for your enjoyment. do your thing bud. people put centrals and southies in with africans and stuff all the tume. i dont think anyone will look down on you if you consolidate your misc fish to one tank. even if they do who cares its your hobby.
Title: Re: Misc cichlid tank
Post by: djlamonica on October 16, 2013, 11:14:58 PM
I have done this from time to time just fish I like but dont have mates/groups/want to breed I had some mbuna, tropheus, angles, plecos, eatheaters, severums, fronts, festivum, synspilum, all sorts of stuff in a 90 at one point and it actually worked well and looked pretty awesome.
Title: Re: Misc cichlid tank
Post by: linuxrulesusa on October 16, 2013, 11:32:05 PM
I have done this from time to time just fish I like but dont have mates/groups/want to breed I had some mbuna, tropheus, angles, plecos, eatheaters, severums, fronts, festivum, synspilum, all sorts of stuff in a 90 at one point and it actually worked well and looked pretty awesome.

No tiger barbs?  I thought all your tanks had tiger barbs. :) 
Title: Re: Misc cichlid tank
Post by: djlamonica on October 16, 2013, 11:58:29 PM
yup tiger barbs as well, loaches as well.
Title: Re: Misc cichlid tank
Post by: four_by_ken on October 17, 2013, 08:45:31 AM
Look up my thread on my 140 gallon.  Didnt intend on it being a misc tank from the start... but ended up that way.

Lost my first fish from aggression in it just this week.  Other than that... been a great tank.

There are all kinds of fish in this tank.  Anything breeds... the fry becomes food.  I do TRY to stay away from females in the tank.
Title: Re: Misc cichlid tank
Post by: four_by_ken on October 17, 2013, 08:46:42 AM
http://michigancichlid.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=2060.0

I need to update... I added a lot more holy rock since the last update.