Michigan Cichlid Association
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: E.Y. on August 21, 2015, 09:37:55 AM
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Hello all. My name is Evan.
I inherited a tank from one of my patient's that passed and I'm concerned about the fish that are stocked in it. The tank is a 60 gallon. I cleaned it and set it up in my office. It is a 60 gallon with a pool filter sand substrate, Texas holey rock aquascape, and I have two Penguin 350's.
The tank is stocked with a whitish-blue African with two white spots on it's anal fin, a all yellow African with two yellow spots on it's anal fin, a cuckoo catfish, standard pleco, and two blood red parrots. The parrots have been with the tank for a couple months before I took possession, but I'm concerned about their timidness. They hide behind the holey rock 24/7 and don't even come out to feed.
I'm thinking about donating them and possibly the pleco to a local LFS, but I just wanted to get another opinion. I would like to get some colorful Africans, but I'm worried about the current Africans I have in their now. I don't know their sex and I don't want to add fish that will possibly bully them to the point of death.
Thanks for reading.
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Pictures of the Africans? We can ID them for you, if they aren't hybrids.
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I'd be concerned with the size parrots can get and the aggression with them vs the other Africans you have, in the future.
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Thank you. I have pictures on my phone so I will upload them tonight when I am on my home computer. Identification of the African's would definitely be helpful, though I'm worried they are just hybrids.
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Here is the best pictures I could get of the Africans. The yellow one was feeling shy. I also included a picture of the tank if there is anything I need to change or other constructive criticism.
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Sorry. I figured out the multiple uploads now...
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Looking like a couple of the zebras. Cobalt/pearl & Red , Which would be Metriaclima callianos & estherae
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Thank you for the help with the identification.
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Not a problem