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fishowner  Enthusiast Posts: 215 Kudos: 206 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Dec-2003   | im getting a new 20 gallon tank and i was wondering what type of cichlids i could put in. |
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| katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004  | Rams Keyholes Kribs Shelldwellers These are good for a 20. Though I am sure there are a few more. I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French. |
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Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004 | If you did rams you could have other schooling fish on top and other types of fish but with shelldwellers they would probably do best in a species tank (ps they are really cool!!!!!) |
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houston     Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003 | you could possibly do 2-3 [link=yellow labs]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/electricyellow.xm Possibly even go with 2-3 yellow labs and [link=1-2 Aceis]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/acei.xm Just be sure to use some Texas Holey Rock to build caves and places for them to hide in...those are three of my favorite mbunas that did well together, just be sure to find something that goes well together and that you can enjoy  ...heidiRemember when old ones died and new were born And life was changed, disassembled, rearranged We came together, fell apart And broke each other's hearts, Remember when ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle |
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| inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003 | Pair of fish from the neolamprologus complex, leleupi, jewel cichlids, curviceps, pair of julie, compressiceps, calvus, rainbow cichlid, apistos, angelfish (most do not agree, but if it's a pair they'll be fine). |
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Theresa_M   Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004  | [link=Laetacara curviceps]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/flagacara.xm Theresa_M attached this image:  ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean |
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| chapman76 Hobbyist Posts: 91 Kudos: 68 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Apr-2004 | Do not put yellow labs or acei in a 20g tank, let alone both. They both require plenty of hiding spots. That would most likely reduce the water volume down to 15. There is no way anyone should recommend a 5-6" fish in 15 gallons of water. Especially not 2-3 of one and 1-2 of the other. There are no Malawi cichlids I would recommend for the tank. The only Africans would be shellies, kribs, or calvus. |
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| fishowner Enthusiast Posts: 215 Kudos: 206 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Dec-2003 | ok kribs look pretty cool, i'll have to do further investigating |
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Wingsdlc  Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | In terms of new world cichlids you could try convicts or fire mouths. I have only kept convicts which seem to do alright. You just have to be very carefull with them and what you put in there with them. If you start with younster you will have better luck with the fish you can keep with them. Good luck!! 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
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