Thank you everyone for your input it's greatly appreciated. My Rapheal and upside downs are doing very well displaying big bellies lol. Ive decided to wait a few months in hopes that the fish grow larger before introducing anymore tank mates.

Tank size is the most important thing.

My Platydoras have been together with central American cichlids more than with south American ones. I think it would be over 20 to less than 9 years. Keeping them for 29 years does imply I did not so bad with them, in other words they are not very sensitive ...

Tony4143 wrote: 14 Feb 2018, 13:35 Welcome to PC I personally had my stripped raphael eat my tetras so good luck with that one lol.
As Martin said what size is your tank??
-Tony

70gallons

I really wanted a cichlid that i could purchase at my local pet shop but they stock african cichlids and i think some south american cichlids blue acaras and some rams.

Been looking through apistogramma trying to find one with most color

I have a 70 gallon tank but is pretty empty with only a marble sailfin pleco and two upside down cats and a stripped raphael. I want somthing that will be out during the day.

Hello i am new to this forum but i was wondering what type of fish i could keep with my stripped raphael catfish and my two upside down catfish all are about two inches in length. I was thinking about chichlids but not sure as they tend to be aggresive and possibly a few pictus cats. What are your ...