AJanzen Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 So in the next month or two we're going to be converting our 90G into a cichlid tank. My girlfriend has her heart set on some Blue Dolphin Cichlids. Wondering how many would be comfortable in a 90G and what other cichlids would be suitable tank mates for them. Thanks for the info in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyasa Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Blue dolphins (cytocara moorii) can get quite large. You could start out with a group of 4-6 juvies but eventually you will likely only want to keep a pair in a 90 gallon tank. I have a pair in my 5' 120 gallon tank with my frontosa. The male is ~ 7" and the female is about 5". They are beautiful fish. You could keep them with most Malawi haplochromines that aren't too large or aggressive. They also compliment yellow fish nicely. I keep an Aulonocara baenschi in this tank. Yellow labs (Labidochromis caeruleus) would also go nicely with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geleen Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 I agree. I also have some smaller catfish (african) at the bottom and for the top of the tank some rainbow fish as the dolphins stay in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicklid Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 I have a 90 as well with 1 blue dolphin (it was small when I first got it). I also have in the tank 1- 6 bar frontosa, 1 yellow tail acei, 1 eureka red peacock, 1 blue neon chiwindi, 3 clown loaches, 3 bristlenose plecos, 1 dragons blood peacock, 1 laser cat and about 5 various mbuna and all is happy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Synodontis luccipinnis would be a great addition!!! When they're in groups, they are constantly cruising around and fun to watch!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radar60 Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 I have in my 125 gallons tank, with my blue dolphin, Frontosa, yellow labs, blue ahli ( fryeri), some time they go after each other but never fight.My fish are between 3 and 7" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punman Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 I did yellow labs and blue dolphins. For the dolphins you could do a male and two or three females although I find them hard to sex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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