Hemichromis sp. "Moanda"

[Nebraska_cichlids]

Can you guys tell me anything about Hemichromis sp. "Moanda"? Toyin put some up for sale on AquaBid, and they look gorgeous. I'm a little worried about aggressiveness, though. What other species can be added to the tank? Will a 30G or 40G tank be sufficient, once a pair has formed?

 

[tjudy]

Toyin has had them for a while. He started getting them in a year ago. The reputation is that they are not very aggressive, at least not for a jewel fish. THey do not get very large either.

 

[Simon Morgan]

I had a pair that would not tolerate any other cichlids in the tank. They were given a 48x18x15 with some large silver dollars and a few synodontis.

They bred like crazy but eventually the female was exhausted and died.
Make sure you give females a rest between spawnings!
I still have the male - he is the only cichlid in a community tank and is really peaceful and quite tame.