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lifeofcrimeguy Enthusiast Posts: 230 Kudos: 265 Registered: 12-Jan-2004	ive kept many different types of fish over the years, mostly tetras and labyrinthe. but now im thinking of branching into a cichlid tank. all i can offer it is a 2 foot tropical so about 90L. itll be in their alone obviuosly being such a small tank by cichlid standards. just after some general advise for someone whos knows nothings about cichlids. such as what i can keep in that tank, temperants of some of the ones u suggest. ornamental requirements. ie caves, plants (anchored or free floating) and basically anything else u can think of.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	I would go with either, German Blue rams,Kribs,keyholes or shell dwellers, the first three like some caves and a planted tank and the shellies, well shells hahahaha. And are all peaceful unless breeding.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
lifeofcrimeguy Enthusiast Posts: 230 Kudos: 265 Registered: 12-Jan-2004	how would they go with monthly tank changes which is usually all the time i have to give. tanks are usually heavily planted with val, elodea free floating and java moss. slate rock is easy enough to get as is drift wood but not so much any other type of wood, therefore caves are relatively easy to create tho smaller caves are better . as for shellies. for some reason my tanks never seem to be able to retain their carbonates. though it should be fairly easy to do in a basic tank. what could u guys tell me about dwarf cichlids? Last edited by lifeofcrimeguy at 03-Apr-2005 01:53
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
Big E Fish Addict Posts: 606 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Feb-2001	Most dwarfs need good water. Monthly water changes would be a challenge unless you keep stocking low. With the carbonnate issue, I'd stick with SA or west Africans instead of shell dwellers (who wouldn't do well with monthly changes and breed prolifically). Bolivian rams are very hardy, and so are flag cichlids (L. curviceps). Kribensis might be great, too, if you can get a very compatible pair (they're often for sale very young in my LFSs, so you can buy 5 or 6 and let them pair up which increases the chances of compatibility). Eric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	So that's ~23-25g. [link=Here's]http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/cookie_cutter_20g.php" style="COLOR: #FFFF99[/link] a link to cookie-cutter setups for 20g tanks. Another option besides L. curviceps is the red-breasted cichlid L. dorsigera. If you're interested in keeping other fish in the tank I'd be careful about keeping mixed sex pairs. I've had no problems with 2 females kribs in a community tank, and I have 2 male L. dorsigera in another tank. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01


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