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Curby
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| | Subject: Malawi Cichlids Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:21 pm | |
| Does anybody keep these with plecs if so how do they get on??? | |
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816johnv
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| | Subject: Re: Malawi Cichlids Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:14 pm | |
| not to sure about this one mate i wouldnt keep them together i think the Cichlids would be a bit aggressive towards them. | |
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Curby
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| | Subject: Re: Malawi Cichlids Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:12 pm | |
| - 816johnv wrote:
- not to sure about this one mate i wouldnt keep them together i think the Cichlids would be a bit aggressive towards them.
i thought that also but then i though hhmmm them spikes my bn has are pretty dangerous when he gets mad...  | |
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816johnv
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| | Subject: Re: Malawi Cichlids Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:48 pm | |
| - Curby wrote:
- 816johnv wrote:
- not to sure about this one mate i wouldnt keep them together i think the Cichlids would be a bit aggressive towards them.
i thought that also but then i though hhmmm them spikes my bn has are pretty dangerous when he gets mad... that is true mate there spikes would protect them but fighting all the time would only stress the plec IMO | |
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Pleco Paul
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| | Subject: Re: Malawi Cichlids Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:14 pm | |
| I use to have a species tank with Yellow labs in (managed to breed them too!). So I use to go on a lot of chiclid forums to get more info on them and on every site there was always mention that the Bristlenose pleco is about the only pleco that would be safe in a tank of chiclids since most plecs just stay static on the tank glass and the chicilds would peck there eyes out  But with the Bristlenose having the bristles the chiclids are a curious species and so don't bother them! That's what I gathered from the chiclid forums anyway  | |
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Curby
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| | Subject: Re: Malawi Cichlids Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:32 pm | |
| may not be worth the risk then i suppose.. :| | |
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816johnv
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| | Subject: Re: Malawi Cichlids Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:55 pm | |
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Curby
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| | Subject: Re: Malawi Cichlids Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:13 pm | |
| - 816johnv wrote:
- i wouldnt risk it
defo not ...after i saw my platty having a go at my L182's eye's i wouldnt risk it atol now...  | |
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Kurosaki J
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| | Subject: Re: Malawi Cichlids Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:25 pm | |
| High Guys , I tried the malawi and plecs combo for about 6 months and then gave it away as the cichlids
are straight out mean little snots. The L001 was was receiving fin damage on a daily basis , the B/N were fine
but weren't breeding at the time, and just the comotion between the cichlids themselves doesn't create a nice
atmosphere.
People also state the water parameters for cichlids versus plecs is also different( south africa versus south
america) so to get the best out out of your cihlids u need water different to what a plec prefers.
They will live in the same water so it is not impossible.
Cheers J | |
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