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Is there any disadvantage to mixing cichlids from different rift lakes? I have my heart set on shell dwellers, while my wife loves the look of the electric yellows. Most of the information I've found on the net indicates that electric yellows are rather peaceful fish, but a compatibility chart shows them (labidochromis in general, not e. yellows in particular) as incompatible with shellies...
I can probably console her with some bright yellow n. leleupi, but my understanding is that they're predatory, and not as peaceful as some of the other fish we're considering.
Now if just I could find some cyprichromis locally... I'm sure she'd give up her dreams of electric yellows in favor of a small school of blue flash
I know, the obvious answer is : Two tanks! But at the moment finances are tight and we just bought a "large" tank (5'x1'x2' ~75 gal).
I can probably console her with some bright yellow n. leleupi, but my understanding is that they're predatory, and not as peaceful as some of the other fish we're considering.
Now if just I could find some cyprichromis locally... I'm sure she'd give up her dreams of electric yellows in favor of a small school of blue flash
I know, the obvious answer is : Two tanks! But at the moment finances are tight and we just bought a "large" tank (5'x1'x2' ~75 gal).