shaune Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 i was wondering if my malawi eye biter is good with my peacocks? or should i put him in another tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayolormade Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 i was wondering if my malawi eye biter is good with my peacocks? or should i put him in another tank? i had an eyebiter and it should be ok. you might find that he hangs out at the top of the tank. he is very fast so not to many will pick on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishal Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Yes it would be ok to put your eye bitters with peacocks I have kept them with many other African cichlids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaune Posted January 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 thanks guys? will he suppress there colors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burbot Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 thanks guys? will he suppress there colors? Probably not, they are different enough that it shouldn't be an issue. Just make sure you keep him well fed, they are called eyebiters for a reason, yummmm. Cheers :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishal Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 I have never ever seen a "eye bitter" actually go and bite out other fishes eyes I think its kind of a dumb name for them lol. The only thing to be notified about is that there is no doubt that it will end up the king in the tank though as mine always were. They wont bother anything unless someone tries to out rule him but most fish know they don't have much of a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Like all things regarding stocking African cichlids, it can & often does all boil down to the individual behaviour/personality of the fish. D. compressiceps are more than capable of becoming hyper dominant in a tank, which could most definitely suppress the color in your male peacocks. My experience with open-water predator species, including but not limited to D. compressiceps, is that if they do become aggressive it's usally very aggressive, as in sub dominant fish losing body parts. Outside of A. jacobfreibergi, most peacocks don't stand a chance against a full grown male D. compressiceps that decides to get nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.