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	15 Gallon Breeding?
Enzo1947 Fingerling Posts: 25 Kudos: 30 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-May-2004	Is there any cichlid that is small enough to fit into a 15 gallon yet also a prolific breeder? I know convicts can breed like crazy but a 15 is too small. How are rams at breeding in a 15g?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	Rams are great in a 15 gallon, you can also do shelldwellers. Theres not too many cichlids that would breed in a 15, so rams and apistos are the best choice.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Rams could fit but they take a bit more work to get breeding, you could go with the following- brichardi - rams - kribs - shelldwellers
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	full grown brichardi would need about 30 gallon for a pair or trio, the same with the other neolamprologus leleupi, daffodil pulcher, helanthius, etc.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Anti Fishman Banned Posts: 478 Kudos: 402 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	Shellies, apistos, rams, and kribs.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	I am breeding brichardi in one of my 15 gallons and they are doing fine. Both the parents are about 4".
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	For me, the easiest dwarf/small cichlid is the krib. Its a really fascinating fish too so has my vote.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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