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i have a 20usg tank that is going to be turned into a small cichlid tank. i was going to put sand for substrate so i was hoping i could put the black calvus and some other combatible cichlids with them. maybe even a c. moori?
please help on this one

thanks

Is it a 20 long or tall? I don't think I'd put more than the Calvus pair in there, personally - definitely not C. moorii, males of which hit 8", not te mention that it's a Malawi species.

-Molly
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In a 20g, Long or Tall, I would say just the pair of Calvus.

You really just don't have the room for any other fish, although Calvus are peaceful their a cichlid.

Nice choice though, do you know which variant your going to get?

i think ill use my tall 29usg for this one. its 2"hx2"lx1"d so its one of my smaller tanks that i hope to look better then my large ones and i know the best way to do that is with the tang cichlids. but i found some more guys that i like and hope u approve some of them to go with my pair of black calvus.

-Neolamprologus tretocepholus
-Neo. cylindricus
-Julidochromis marlieri
-Jul. dickfeldi
-Cyprichromis leptosoma

thanks

Well I hate to be the one to say it but....

Nope on all accounts, keeping in mind that Calvus are a peaceful, 4" fish....in a 29g

Going by your list and keeping it simple
Neolamps are to aggressive to live in a 29g with any fish.
Same goes for any Julidochromis.
Might work(no experience) but your tanks to small.

Honestly in a 29g, your kinda stuck to a Pair of Neolamps, a Pair of Julidochromis, as both of these species will require the entire tank as territory, about 2'.

But a Pair of Black Calvus in a well done 29g, is plenty.

Good Luck

Is your tank really only 24" long? A 29 is usually 30" long.

Regardless, even in a 24" tank, I think you could easily keep a pair of calvus (heck, when young at 1" you won't be able to sex them, try and get 4 - they stay small for quite some time) AND you could fit in a pair or two pairs at first of N. brevis. Brevis have very small territories and are rather peaceful for tangs. I also think a pair of the dwarf julies would work fine if you had two rock piles (one on each side of the tank) with sand in the middle. If you think julies would be your choice, look for dickfeldi or ornatus (I've found them more peaceful).

Also, telmatochromis vittatus or bifrenatus (they have the julie body shape) would also work as a pair with calvus.

Eric

im goin with a pair of black calvus each($24.99)

so its goin to be a tall 20usg and i hope to get texas holey rock with a penguin 170.

so for the final list who is best to fit these standards?

N. brevis in a 20 tall - I wouldn't try anything else in there with them, but if you can't get a male/female pair for sure you'd still be OK starting with 4 of them. Make sure you have 2 shells for each brevis (large apple snail shells, escargot shells, etc.). Use rock as high up as you can to increase the calvus' use of the upper parts of the tank.

Eric