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can i add anything more?

23 11:43:40

Question
QUESTION: hello, i have 2 tinfoil barbs 2 blood parrot cichlids and a jewel cichlid in a 44 gallon tank.. is there anything i can add more to the tank?

ANSWER: Hi Alex,
 You might consider adding some catfish.

-- Ron
  rcoleman@cichlidresearch.com
  Cichlid Research Home Page <http://cichlidresearch.com>


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QUESTION: can i add a electric lab or anything exotic and beautiful as that ?

Answer
Hi Alex,
  I would not recommend it.  Electric yellows come from East Africa and require hard, alkaline water to prosper whereas your other fish prefer softer, more acidic water.   

-- Ron
  rcoleman@cichlidresearch.com
  Cichlid Research Home Page <http://cichlidresearch.com>