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tmgrash · 01-13-2007, 05:26 PM

He is a South American Chiclid (that I believe ranges into extreme South Texas) thats prefers soft water as opposed to the electric yellows that are from africa and prefer harder water. He will eventually get 6-8" and will eat your tetra and probably kill your loach. He will likely do fine in hard water for awhile but will probably develop Hole in the Head disease eventually. If you plan on keeping both African and South American Chiclids it is probably better to fair on the side of softer water.
Often it is best to try and keep fish that have the same requirements as each other together. He will do fine on the same food you feed the yellows.

Good Luck
Travis

01-13-2007, 05:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
tmgrash Astrea Snail Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alvin, Tx Age: 30 Posts: 42 Karma: 21	Well... He is a South American Chiclid (that I believe ranges into extreme South Texas) thats prefers soft water as opposed to the electric yellows that are from africa and prefer harder water. He will eventually get 6-8" and will eat your tetra and probably kill your loach. He will likely do fine in hard water for awhile but will probably develop Hole in the Head disease eventually. If you plan on keeping both African and South American Chiclids it is probably better to fair on the side of softer water. Often it is best to try and keep fish that have the same requirements as each other together. He will do fine on the same food you feed the yellows. Good Luck Travis _________ -125gal,, Odyssea 4x96 2 actinic 2 12000k with 12 led moonlights, Odyssea 1000 return pump, SCWD powered by Odyssea 1000, Coralife Super Skimmer 125, 250 lbs sand, 121 lbs of live rock, galaxia, green polyp leather, xenia, frogspawn, goniopora (oops), bubble coaral, hydnophora, multiple polyps and zoas, Yellow tang, mandarin, yellow tail damsel, cleaner goby, lots of snails, 6 blue leg hermits, 2 peppermint shrimp. -55gal soon too come reef