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goldfishgeek
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I am "redoing" the 35G

I would love two pairs of Keyholes and some guppy dither fish (babies as live food sorry)

is it do able or should I just have one pair? or some other type of dwarf cichlid?

it is in the process of becoming a heavily planted tank.
(pay cheque allowing)

gfgxx

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I like these cichlids so I have a couple links for you.

One site said a 20g is good for a pair, another said a 30g is the minimum place to start.

My suggestion would be to get one pair, or try and get one male and a couple females, then see which ones pair off. Rehome the one left out, as you will need the tank space once your pair breeds. They will parent raise too.

Here's some extra info for you

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile64.html
http://www.wetpetz.com/keyhole.html
http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Cleithracara%20_maronii.html

It's hard to find female keyholes in my area which sucks as I wouldn't mind getting a pair.

Good luck !
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Keyholes are awesome fish.
I have 4 in my 75g tank, 1 breeding pair and
2 extra males.
They are amazing.
I would bet you could sneak 4 in there
with no problems whatsoever.
They are super super peaceful fish,
and are capable of some amazing color changes depending
on their mood.
They really should be more readily available, they
are great fish.
I still havent been able to figure out how to tell
the genders apart.


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I used to have 2 Keyholes in my 30G. Judging by their super peaceful trait, 2 pairs should not be a problem in 35G. BTW I have mollys with babies in the same tank. My Keyholes never touched the molly babies.
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wow thanks for the good information DaMossman.

and So very Sneaky and Ricky - that would be music to my ears, but I went to the LFS and the three they had in looked AWFUL. I can't tell you how disappointed I was.

they were shivering and all very dark - so stressed? The guy had treated them with something and oh dear. also one looked misshapen - very round not oval.



will keep looking.

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Keyholes are rather timid in new environment. My 2 keyholes showed stressed color and hid most of the time during the first 2 weeks. Once established, they're delightful to watch.

Perhaps you can visit your LFS a couple of weeks later to see if they are doing better. Otherwise, you can always wait for a better batch. Good luck!
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