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coop Enthusiast Posts: 168 Kudos: 60 Votes: 2 Registered: 25-Jan-2006	Edited by coop im looking for a dwarf cichlid from south america to put in my 55G planted tank. i have 1x BN 2x german blue rams 2x pearl gouramis 9x glolight tetras 9X black neon tetras 3X peru zebra angels i may also add sum marbled hatchets or bulk up the schools i was thinking maybe dwarf flag acara, lyretail chekerboards or maybe even spade tail checker boards if i can get them.
Posted 12-Nov-2006 01:41
Tanya81 Fish Addict Posts: 633 Kudos: 419 Votes: 37 Registered: 27-Jun-2003	Bolivian ram? Why not, the males become very colorful... almost rainbow like! 72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up 75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)
Posted 12-Nov-2006 01:59
coop Enthusiast Posts: 168 Kudos: 60 Votes: 2 Registered: 25-Jan-2006	not a big fan of bolivians and the ones we get around here dont ever get colourful, just grey with a yellow chest. thanx for the suggestion though also dont like apistos they seem to scare the hell out of blue rams
Posted 12-Nov-2006 02:26
Big E Fish Addict Posts: 606 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Feb-2001	Have you only seen them in stores or in someone's tank? They color up quite a bit at home. Another option would be either N. anomola (gold eyed cichlid - the males are stunning) or L. curviceps (again, dull in the stores, but some strains really color up nicely). Eric
Posted 12-Nov-2006 04:50
crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	I'm going to say that you need to check in on any species of Apistogramma. I azbsolutely lo9ve my A. trifasciatata. They are so pretty!! Pic here: http://www.fishprofiles.com/profiles/gallery.aspx?id=681 Any species pf Apistogramma will work, though....I'm also a big fan of aggassizi and borelli 'opal', ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 12-Nov-2006 06:49
coop Enthusiast Posts: 168 Kudos: 60 Votes: 2 Registered: 25-Jan-2006	i dont no why but i dont like appistos. i think its because they had some agasiz's in with blue rams at theLFS and they had the blue rams up in the back corner with stress marks. i think ill go with a type of checker board, a pair of either *filamentosus* or *maculatus*
Posted 12-Nov-2006 06:59
bcwcat22 Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 314 Votes: 34 Registered: 16-Jul-2005	I would definatley look into the bolivians. Though they may not be as colorful in stores they are bright once you get them home for a few weeks. I have had one for about a year now and she has striking colors. "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" Simpsons
Posted 12-Nov-2006 18:46
WiseIves Enthusiast MbunaMbunaMbuna Posts: 237 Kudos: 180 Votes: 85 Registered: 24-Nov-2004	Why not just go for another pair of german's. The tank is large enough to have multiple pairs w/o incident. By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates- I happen to have become a philosopher
Posted 12-Nov-2006 23:23
coop Enthusiast Posts: 168 Kudos: 60 Votes: 2 Registered: 25-Jan-2006	dont like boliviens! my mae german is really aggressive and i tried another pair of germans but i got sick of the other male always having fin rot from the bullying so i took them back
Posted 13-Nov-2006 09:52


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