Vishal Panchal - 2009-04-11 I have a pair of Salvini Cichlids. They are doing fine with the other fishes I have like the Danios, Blue Morph Cichlids, Serpae Tetra, Tiger Barbs, Botia Robusta, Pencil Fish, and Buenos Aires Tetra. One of the salvinis I have is around 3 inches, it's a bit aggressive but doesn't really harm other fishes. I would recommend it as a community fish though.
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dale long - 2011-12-31 I have had two breeding pairs of salvini, if I were you I would remove all of the non cichlids to a new tank. 3 inches is still a baby, if you get a breeding pair,at 5 or 6 inches. They will surely mess your community tank up. I have 150 gal. tank with a pair of Salvini, 2 convect, 2 Texas cichlids, 2 firemouth, 2 dempsey, and 5 offspring of the Salvini. The only reason I think I get away with this is, #`1 tank size #2 lots of hiding places #3 more than 1 or 2 other fish to pick on. Don't get me wrong I love my Salvini, but you need a big tank and luck [as I have had].
Rohith - 2010-10-10 About a month and a half ago, I bought a new 3'*1 1/2'**1 1/2' tank for my flower horn, and I got 3 Salvinis as complimentary fish from the tank maker. I did not have any other tank to keep them, so I partitioned the tank using a mesh with the Flower horn on the other side... One day, I saw a Salvini being attacked by the other two. Then, I browsed on the net to find out about their sexing, following which I found out that there was one female and two males, one among which was being attacked. I gave that away and the male and female had become a pair and bred in that tank beside the Flower horn. The fry hatched successfully, but then was eaten by the parents, sadly... Then I bought a separate tank for the breeding pair but the male injured the female badly, so I had to separate the pair using the mesh, 2 weeks after which I removed the mesh. They have successfully paired up again and are now showing signs of breeding! They also display brilliant colours at times of breeding! All the best to all salvini owners!
Joanne Smart - 2009-11-04 I had a pair of Salvini's in my community tank and they did ok for a while. Then I woke one morning to find that one of my Danio's had lost its tail. It sadly died and I removed the Salvini's into their own tank and they could be no other culprit. Be VERY careful with these fish in a community tank. They may seem ok but will get VERY aggressive at mating time and you may lose fish.
jonas jumaquio - 2009-07-09 I recently found out what type of cichlid I have. I have a breeding pair of Salvini cichlids and they are fun to watch. When they are doing the mating dance thing, they kinda kiss each other so hard that they get pushed back and you can see that the impact makes their mouths flaky. I once put a crayfish in with them and they didn't stop attacking it until the crayfish hid and stayed under one of the castles and never got out(poor guy). I found the crayfish one day, all hard and dead. Don't know if they actually killed it but it died. Salvini cichlids are territorial for sure.
kelvin - 2007-08-28 hi, i have bread salvins for 2 yrs. beware, very aggresive when they are mating and when the eggs have hatched. i recommend not to keep with any other species of fish as they will gang up on the other species, i've tryed it. lol
RAJESH - 2007-08-23 I have almost 15 pair of Salvini, but they haven't killed any of my other fishes in the aquarium, which is morphs, blood parrot, and firemouth. I have a 4 foot huge tank. They are a bit aggressive, but have not killed other fishes.
Kevin - 2007-08-05 An experienced keeper of Mbunas and Peacocks I decided to venture into something different. Enter the Salvini. At 2 1/2" each, my bonded pair definitely will not tolerate others of their kind in their space. They are not too keen on the cories that share their tank, but they are getting along okay. The African Butterfly that patrols above them seems to be their friend as they eat side by side with no aggression from either. I really like these fish and would recommend them for anyone looking for something different. They are not delicate and it is fun to watch the pair interact. I cannot wait for them to breed.
KEVIN JACOBS - 2007-08-02 I just acquired a pair of Salvini. I purchased the male about a week before the female. A mistake easily fixed by confining the dominant male to a small area of the tank for a few days. Now the pair have bonded. They share the tank with an African Butterfly and two Cory cats. They don't mind the butterfly but they are not too keen on the cories. The only other thing they don't seem to like is me. When I get too close too quickly, they defend their tank! I love them. They are beautiful showing full color at 2.5" in length. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants something different.
When spawning the Salvini Cichlid becomes intensely attractive, sporting a very deep yellow with black markings!
I have a pair of Salvini Cichlids. They are doing fine with the other fishes I have like the Danios, Blue Morph Cichlids, Serpae Tetra, Tiger Barbs, Botia Robusta, Pencil Fish, and Buenos Aires Tetra. One of the salvinis I have is around 3 inches, it's a bit aggressive but doesn't really harm other fishes. I would recommend it as a community fish though.
I have had two breeding pairs of salvini, if I were you I would remove all of the non cichlids to a new tank. 3 inches is still a baby, if you get a breeding pair,at 5 or 6 inches. They will surely mess your community tank up. I have 150 gal. tank with a pair of Salvini, 2 convect, 2 Texas cichlids, 2 firemouth, 2 dempsey, and 5 offspring of the Salvini. The only reason I think I get away with this is, #`1 tank size #2 lots of hiding places #3 more than 1 or 2 other fish to pick on. Don't get me wrong I love my Salvini, but you need a big tank and luck [as I have had].
About a month and a half ago, I bought a new 3'*1 1/2'**1 1/2' tank for my flower horn, and I got 3 Salvinis as complimentary fish from the tank maker. I did not have any other tank to keep them, so I partitioned the tank using a mesh with the Flower horn on the other side... One day, I saw a Salvini being attacked by the other two. Then, I browsed on the net to find out about their sexing, following which I found out that there was one female and two males, one among which was being attacked. I gave that away and the male and female had become a pair and bred in that tank beside the Flower horn. The fry hatched successfully, but then was eaten by the parents, sadly... Then I bought a separate tank for the breeding pair but the male injured the female badly, so I had to separate the pair using the mesh, 2 weeks after which I removed the mesh. They have successfully paired up again and are now showing signs of breeding! They also display brilliant colours at times of breeding! All the best to all salvini owners!
I have 1 Salvini with 2 Jack Dempsey's, 2 Green Terror's, and a Frontosa. He is very territorial but also sociable. Good Fish.
Kiran 12.11.07
I had a pair of Salvini's in my community tank and they did ok for a while. Then I woke one morning to find that one of my Danio's had lost its tail. It sadly died and I removed the Salvini's into their own tank and they could be no other culprit. Be VERY careful with these fish in a community tank. They may seem ok but will get VERY aggressive at mating time and you may lose fish.
I recently found out what type of cichlid I have. I have a breeding pair of Salvini cichlids and they are fun to watch. When they are doing the mating dance thing, they kinda kiss each other so hard that they get pushed back and you can see that the impact makes their mouths flaky. I once put a crayfish in with them and they didn't stop attacking it until the crayfish hid and stayed under one of the castles and never got out(poor guy). I found the crayfish one day, all hard and dead. Don't know if they actually killed it but it died. Salvini cichlids are territorial for sure.
i bought a pair, and they did breed. it was interesting and now i have like 100 or more little fish in my tank, which is great.
hi, i have bread salvins for 2 yrs. beware, very aggresive when they are mating and when the eggs have hatched. i recommend not to keep with any other species of fish as they will gang up on the other species, i've tryed it. lol
I have almost 15 pair of Salvini, but they haven't killed any of my other fishes in the aquarium, which is morphs, blood parrot, and firemouth. I have a 4 foot huge tank. They are a bit aggressive, but have not killed other fishes.
An experienced keeper of Mbunas and Peacocks I decided to venture into something different. Enter the Salvini. At 2 1/2" each, my bonded pair definitely will not tolerate others of their kind in their space. They are not too keen on the cories that share their tank, but they are getting along okay. The African Butterfly that patrols above them seems to be their friend as they eat side by side with no aggression from either. I really like these fish and would recommend them for anyone looking for something different. They are not delicate and it is fun to watch the pair interact. I cannot wait for them to breed.
I just acquired a pair of Salvini. I purchased the male about a week before the female. A mistake easily fixed by confining the dominant male to a small area of the tank for a few days. Now the pair have bonded. They share the tank with an African Butterfly and two Cory cats. They don't mind the butterfly but they are not too keen on the cories. The only other thing they don't seem to like is me. When I get too close too quickly, they defend their tank! I love them. They are beautiful showing full color at 2.5" in length. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants something different.