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hey guys i am sorry for all the questions earlier today at the fish store i ended up just getting a 20 gallon tank (with nothing else at all) and i found one of my old filters (guess i didnt lose everything). do any of you guys have an idea on what type of fish i could possibly put in there? i was mabey thinking something aggressive. like a school of small chichlids or something. i dont know why but i love to see fish "hunt". so if anyone has an idea please let me know.

it is longer then it is high. it is roughly 26"(long) by 12"(wide) by 10"(tall)

possibly a breeding pair of convicts.

hmm.. i dont know what i will do with all the fry though as that is my only tank for now.....

Thistank is common referred to as a 20 gallon long, because it has the same foot print as a 29 gallon tank. You could do some of the smaller african ciichlids like electric yellows which are my personal favorites. They are aggressive and have really cool colors.

ytes electric yellow would be great in that tank.also possibly a firemouth or calvus?

hey guys how many african chichlids would be okay together in the 20 gallon? also can i kindof mix and match different type of african chichlids? like peacocks, taiwan reef, polit, and PUNDAMILIA NEYEREI? or if not those specifically those what types can be together?

that would matter on the different types sizes and specific temperments

Well that was kindof my question. what types of chichlids (perferably aggressive) would be okay with each other???

personally id go with 2 of the same type cichlids.2 electrics would be good

okay, but when i went to the petstore i say a tank with cichlids in it and the cichlids were only about 2" long... were they just really young or are they a different type of cichlid? but also i saw a couple cichlids that were about 5" long so i see your point on that....

well pick a kind you like andtellme n ill tell you about howmany you can have.keep in mind they like alot of rocks and cave to hide which take sup tank space.

i like the black convict cichlid or mabey the Five Bar Cichlid or the jack dempsey cichlid. i dont know if any of these could go with each other, but i am pretty sure the jack dempsey would have to be alone but because he gets bigger i would be okay with that.


oh and i am not sure if 20 gallon long is big enought for a jack dempsey

This is moving to a cichlid theme so I will send the thread to Cichlid Central.

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id go with a 5 bar cichlid,only one though because after the addition of rocks and like they will have minimal swimming room.

okay thank you cichlid kid. by any chanses do you know a trustworthy website that i can orderfish off of?

For really common cichlids it's much better to just go to your LFS. If they're not that common, you can often request for fish to be ordered (big chains may not do this, but smaller stores often will). This has many benefits, first of all the store takes care of the cost of shipping (because they do it in bulk) and any DOA's, and also you are able to look at what you want to get before you get it. I have never ordered a fish online because it's simply much better and cheaper to get it through an LFS.

But yeah, a 20 gallon won't fit more than two cichlids, and mind you many cichlids can still outgrow that tank size.

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well said shinigami, one big chain store that will order for me is petco.