Electric Blue Acara

[troy tucker]

IMO> 2 or 3. If they work out great. If they don't you can sale them to Ken... Ken

[ptran]

Those electric blue blue acaras are very popular. You can sell them easily if you decide you don't want them.

LOL. Yep, resale value. Another good reason to keep them.

[Ken B]

The acara at the LFS are about the same size as the majority in my tank. My parrots who are excellent tank bosses, and the one acei are the largest.

I'm thinking hard about trying it. I could probably take the acara back if they did get too bullied. I would make sure that I could take them back. I think I'll go ahead and clean and set up my QT tank just in case I decide to try it. Do you all think I should go with 3 or 4?

Those electric blue blue acaras are very popular. You can sell them easily if you decide you don't want them.

[ptran]

Yep. I think 4 would give a good chance that 2 will pair up.

[Beth777]

The acara at the LFS are about the same size as the majority in my tank. My parrots who are excellent tank bosses, and the one acei are the largest.

I'm thinking hard about trying it. I could probably take the acara back if they did get too bullied. I would make sure that I could take them back. I think I'll go ahead and clean and set up my QT tank just in case I decide to try it. Do you all think I should go with 3 or 4?

If your tank is already calm you might be fine with the acaras. Try it! That is how you enjoy the hobby and how you learn for yourself.

[Ken B]

If your tank is already calm you might be fine with the acaras. Try it! That is how you enjoy the hobby and how you learn for yourself.

[Beth777]

I may not have a good understanding of more active and less active. Active makes me think of fish zooming around the tank a lot with frequent squabbling, and less active makes me think of fish that pretty much just hang next to their cave. To me, my tank is pretty calm, now. It was real chaotic there for a few weeks after adding some new females, but it seems to be back with everyone just moving around slow and smooth. There are quick short chases but no one is being singled out any more.

I am raising some blue acara fry in 8.0 ph and they are doing well so your ph shouldn't be a problem. When you mix african and new world you could have a situation where the more active africans make the less active new world cichlids nervous. So that is a factor to consider.

[Ken B]

Ken, I remember you have a separate tank for your pair right? Or were they in with other SA?

I only have have the fry. I don't have the parents. Look up frusterdateds electric blue acara. He gave me the fry of the first spawn and I am raising them. I wish I had the parents. And they would have their own tank so they can make more babies!

[ptran]

Ken, I remember you have a separate tank for your pair right? Or were they in with other SA?

[Ken B]

good point. in the wild, yes their pH is lower i agree. but if they were born/raised here then they probably have adapted to the higher pH levels.

i kept SA/CA with africans before around 8.0 pH without issues, but there were usually the larger varieties (like JD and green terrors). the acara are smaller and could be a hit or miss.

I am raising some blue acara fry in 8.0 ph and they are doing well so your ph shouldn't be a problem. When you mix african and new world you could have a situation where the more active africans make the less active new world cichlids nervous. So that is a factor to consider.

[Beth777]

Don't I know it, sushi! LOLOL

No you don't have to kill them. Just leave the momma in the tank, and the gang will take care of the fry problem.

[Beth777]

They really didn't like me having the kuhli loaches and emerald cories. Especially the cories with the socolofi. They didn't attack me, but they weren't happy about it.

Really! It's your tank. Who am I to tell you what to put in it. What's the worst thing that could happen? You could loss a fish or two? We never like that but it could go the other way too and every one works out.

[ptran]

Yes, they're like that on one of the cichlid forums. If my acei and lab do spawn I would be told to immediately kill the fry

No you don't have to kill them. Just leave the momma in the tank, and the gang will take care of the fry problem.

[Beth777]

Yes, they're like that on one of the cichlid forums. If my acei and lab do spawn I would be told to immediately kill the fry.

Obviously I'll try some crazy mixes but I would want to be told that I'd be making a big mistake if I did such and such...

some people are real stickers to bio-types, and never mix. must have this sand, must have these rocks, etc. some will discourage mixing africans with CA and SA. its your money and your house

i only discourage things if it is bluntly wrong to try and place two species together. like hey i want to put neons with my africans...no the neons will die. otherwise if you like them, and the fish can feasibly work, you can try what you want[/QUOTE]

[ptran]

People have had success with breeding them in Houston water, so I don't think water is a problem.