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Well, I talked to the owner at my lfs last weekend, and he said there was no reason why the Checkerboards and Sids couldn't share a tank. So I went ahead and moved the Sids, keeping their previous tank running just in case. However, the move has worked out better than I expected. Things got a little...

See, that's the odd thing. From everything I've seen, both fish require similar water conditions (soft, slightly acidic, Ph 6.0-7.5, temp 72-82) and yet I have a general, non-specific "this would be a bad idea" feeling. I'm hoping someone can tell me WHY it would be a bad idea, or tell me that I'm j...

I need to move my 9 sids to a larger tank, and was wondering about compatibility with Checkerboard Cichlids (dicrossus filamentosus.) There are 2 Checkerboards in a 29 gallon tank, currently with some Neons that will be moving elsewhere. I would like to put the sids in with the Checkerboards, but I'...

The community tank was 55 gal, 1 Angel, 3 true SAE, and 7 Congo tetras. The QT tank was a 20H, and the sids would alternate between playing with each other, schooling with the 2 new SAE, or picking on the Cories. One reason that had occurred to me for the problem in the community tank is the fact th...

Hi All- Been lurking here for a while, and finally got around to registering to post this question. I keep seeing Sidthimunkis recommended for community tanks as a small, peaceful loach. However, I had 2 in a community tank with an Angel who I thought had chronic fin rot. I picked up 6 additional 'm...