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Compatibility Report

Can Electric Yellow Cichlid Live With Weather Loach?

GuideMyTank compatibility analysis for Electric Yellow Cichlid and Weather Loach.

Planning verdict

caution

Conditional

Only plan this pair if every listed condition can be met, and have a separation plan if stress or aggression appears.

Data confidence
high
Assessment source
Structured data model
Data completeness
100%

Blocking risks

No automatic safety blocker was found.

Conditions and cautions

  • Preferred temperature ranges differ, but the broader care ranges allow a narrow managed compromise.
  • pH ranges have limited overlap.
  • One species may be semi-aggressive and require planning.
  • Specialist tank style requirements need careful matching.

Supporting factors

  • Both species have compatible schooling or group behavior.
  • No predation risk detected.
  • Tank size requirements align.
Electric Yellow Cichlid profileWeather Loach profileMethodology and limitations

Why This Pair Received Its Verdict

Electric Yellow Cichlid and Weather Loach receive a conditional verdict from the current structured assessment. Electric Yellow Cichlid is recorded as semi-aggressive with an aggression level of 5/10; Weather Loach is recorded as peaceful with an aggression level of 1/10. The recommendation is based on the combined water, space, behavior, grouping, and predation checks below rather than on species names alone.

  • Preferred temperature ranges differ, but the broader care ranges allow a narrow managed compromise.
  • pH ranges have limited overlap.
  • One species may be semi-aggressive and require planning.
  • Both species have compatible schooling or group behavior.

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Water Parameter Overlap

Electric Yellow Cichlid has a recorded temperature range of 73–79°F and pH range of 7.8–8.9. Weather Loach is recorded at 50–77°F and pH 6.5–8. Their shared planning window is 73–77°F for temperature and 7.8–8 for pH. A shared aquarium must stay inside the overlap rather than merely touching each species’ outer tolerance.

Aquarium Space and Adult Size

Electric Yellow Cichlid sets the larger listed base aquarium requirement at 55 gallons; the other listed minimum is 55 gallons. Weather Loach is the larger adult by the recorded maximum, reaching 12 inches, compared with 5 inches. These figures are starting constraints, not a stocking-capacity calculation, because the complete group sizes and bioload still matter.

Behavior and Social Requirements

Electric Yellow Cichlid is a moderate species associated with the mid zone and moderate flow. Weather Loach is active, uses the bottom zone, and has a low flow preference. Electric Yellow Cichlid should be planned as a group of at least 4, while weather loach should be planned as a group of at least 3. The aquarium must support both social structures without forcing either species into insufficient space.

Husbandry Fit

Electric Yellow Cichlid is recorded as a omnivore with intermediate care, while Weather Loach is a omnivore with intermediate care. Their listed preferred tank styles are rockwork and planted. Feeding access, cover, open swimming room, filtration, and observation should be planned around the more demanding requirement rather than averaged between the two species.

What Would Change the Decision?

Use these pair-specific boundaries before treating the verdict as an acceptable stocking plan.

  • Do not proceed unless one stable temperature and pH range can be maintained for both Electric Yellow Cichlid and Weather Loach; acclimation does not correct an incompatible long-term range.
  • Treat size, predation, and fin-damage warnings as stop conditions. Extra plants cannot reliably make an unsafe predator-to-prey or fin-target pairing safe.
  • Use broken sight lines and multiple retreats, then separate the pair if either species shows persistent chasing, hiding, clamped fins, or loss of feeding access.
  • Recalculate space using the full adult group sizes—not one specimen of each species—and reject the plan if either species must be understocked socially to fit.
  • Prepare a cycled backup or separation option before introduction; individual behavior can be less predictable than species-level records.

Aquarium Planning Checklist

  • Keep temperature within 73–77°F.
  • Keep pH within 7.8–8.
  • Use at least the larger 55-gallon base requirement before accounting for the complete stocking plan.
  • Electric Yellow Cichlid should be planned as a group of at least 4; weather loach should be planned as a group of at least 3.
  • Provide a separation plan and monitor feeding, stress, chasing, damaged fins, and access to preferred habitat zones.

Final Recommendation

Only plan this pair if every listed condition can be met, and have a separation plan if stress or aggression appears.

Sources and Data Provenance

These references support the underlying species records used by this assessment. They do not necessarily evaluate this exact pair together.

  • fishdb.sinica.edu.twcare · medium confidence
  • fishbase.secare · medium confidence
  • thesprucepets.comcare · medium confidence
  • en.wikipedia.orgtaxonomy · medium confidence
  • en.wikipedia.orgtaxonomy · medium confidence
  • en.wikipedia.orgtaxonomy · medium confidence
Read the full methodology and limitations
Report quality
supported
Analysis version
2026.09.1
Species data updated
Jul 2, 2026
Review status
Structured automated assessment

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