cichlid and a gouraami

[wilsonriverfish]

I got a big 5 inch severum cichlid new today and also a small 1 inch convict. The gouramis are beating up on the convict should I but the convict in my ten gallon guppy fry tank or leave hime in the 70gallon. Also the severum cichlid is very mellow and I saw the serpae tetras nipping his fin with no retaliation on his part. Is he going to defend himself?



70 gallin with
1.blue gourami
1.three spot gourami
2.serpae tetras
1.common pleco
2.Hatchet fish
3 mystery snails
3 crabs red claw
1. new severum cichlid
1. new convict cichlid
2.swordtails
1.chinese algae eater
1.adult guppy
7 small guppy fry
I have a new fluval 405 with 1 real plants and 7 fake plants with rock and imitation driftwood for hiding places
also a
10 gallon with
6 guppy fry

 

[FroggyFox]

this is the risk you run when putting cichlids together with community fish...it just doesn't work well.

I'd say within a month or so those two cichlids will have killed or eaten most everything else in the tank...(mostly the guppies and the tetras) You really ought to re-evaluate your stocking list...

 

[wilsonriverfish]

i dont know though the tetras are kinda mean!

 

[FroggyFox]

Trust me...in the world of cichlids...tetras are butterflies. Even the mean ones.

 

[wilsonriverfish]

what about everything else the severum looked interested in the crab i think he even nipped. Also can he see the fry they are about 2 weeks old

 

[wilsonriverfish]

Well its been over 24 hours and those cichlid are getting bullied up on. The convict wont even come out the tetras are beating up on him.