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07-18-2008, 09:49 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northeast Nebraska
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|  Cichlids for 20L Tank? Alright so I'm really starting to become interested in cichlids and I would like to try my luck with them. I have a 20L tank and would like to a keep a school of 5 or 6 fish in there along with 4 cories and 2 cichlids. What kind of cichlids would you guys recommend? |
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07-18-2008, 12:36 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: kansas city, ks
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| so dwarf south american cichlids do great wit other fish and stay small try a german blue ram golden blue ram krib they have albinos too apisto do some research and see if any of those are to yo likin and a school of small tetras would be great and then i would personally bump up the cories to at least 5, more is better for shoalin...and look into panda cories or pygmy. they stay smaller  also yo could add maybe a dwarf gourami or somethin to add a bit of color IMHO thats not overstockin but someone else might chime in and say it is
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07-18-2008, 03:06 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central Illinois
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| Im going to add bolivian ram and dwarf flag cichlid. Ive kept both with very good success. Are you looking to breed the cichlids or do you just want them for show?
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07-19-2008, 06:02 AM
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| Super Fish Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: kansas city, ks
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| bolivians get a bit bigger...i wouldnt do a pair in a 20l and dwarf cichlids are great, so much personality!
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07-19-2008, 09:43 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Carolina
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| Yeah the SA Cichlids that were mentioned would be great in the 20G. There are also some smaller Africans like shell dwellers and some others that would work in there too.
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07-19-2008, 11:46 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northeast Nebraska
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| Yea sorry I didn't specify its a 20 long and I'm going for a SA or CA thing. But what do you guys recommend because I'm kind of confused on the tetra part too. I was thinking red eyes or serpae tetra. And for cichlids I've been looking pretty good at firemouths, bolivian rams, and rainbows. I don't know though, what do you guys think? |
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07-21-2008, 12:34 PM
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| MFT Staff  Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbia, SC
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| I wouldn't. Firemouths can get pretty large and you'd be really cramped with that setup. I'd stick to something a little smaller then the firemouths.
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