I hope it works for you too. I also think every situation is unique and your experience can be different. It would consider trying to change the decorations when you add the new fish and possibly add more hiding spots. Personally when I want fish to be long time tank mates I like to get them together as soon as possible. This way if they fight they are smaller, less powerful and not as aggressive. I feel they could be more tolerant of each other in the long run.
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That is a good point. The cuban cichlid i have is about 2in right now and the Texas and red devil i want to put in are like 5in. Im worried the cuban wont be able to fend them off if they decided to attack him and im trying to let him get some bulk up before i introduce them to the tank. Ive had him for about 2 weeks and he seems to be getting a little size
That tank has changed drastically. Now i have the cuban with a jewel, convict, firemouth, green terror, and some chalceus. I can send pictures when im home
Thats my other tank. Currently housing x1 green severum x1 gold severum x2 geophagus x1 chocolate cichlid x1 ghost knife x9 Buenos aires tetra x1 synodintis catfish. Currently is getting cleaned excuse the dirty appearance. 
What are these fish like kept solo are they human interactive and do they use the whole tank?When I think about putting a certain cichlid species in a cichlid community, I look at how it lives in nature.
If it lives in an area with other cichlid species, chances are favorable that it might accept being in a community.
But if that cichlid is geographically isolated, there may be less chance of a community possibility.
Mayaheros beanii is one of those, it is basically the only cichlid in its north western Mexican habitat, and it often shows that evolutionary isolation by not playing well with others.
Nandopsis haitiensus is another prime example.
In Cuba, N tetracanthus is also not found with other cichlid species, there may have been other cichlids at some time millions of years ago, but the possibility that tetracanthus was able to outcompete, or drive others to extinction, may be why it is the sole survivor. So although there may be possibility of a copacetic community outcome, odds may be less so.
I kept a pair of tetracanthus in a 125 gal, there ....they would allow no othercichlids alive in that size tank . Maybe it was because they were a pair.
A friend kept a pair in a 220 cichlid community, but no other cichlids seemed to dare enter that side of the tank, even though the others were larger, so it my work. But.....If it were me, I'd have another tank at the ready if things go south as a contingency plan.
I iimagine it might be possible to keep tetracantus in a cichlid community temporarily until mature, but once they pair up and put on some size, I doubt it.
Mine ended up with a 125 gal to themselves, after killing (or trying to kill) all other cichlids.
And they always maintained an air of wildness, never becoming as complient or dog like the way most domesticated or tame oscars do.
Maybe if raised with only human interaction, and isolated stimulation and no other fish in the tank.
Mine ended up with a 125 gal to themselves, after killing (or trying to kill) all other cichlids.
And they always maintained an air of wildness, never becoming as complient or dog like the way most domesticated or tame oscars do.
Maybe if raised with only human interaction, and isolated stimulation and no other fish in the tank.
