I thinking of taking one of my 10G and converting it to keep some cichlids. My question is whats the smallest type of cichlid and how many can I keep in a 10G? Is it even wise to keep any in a 10G? I like the way some of them look but don't know there names and stuff. Since I'm just starting my search are there any recommeded links to see whats available, care and figure out compadability issues? TIA...
Cichlid newbie here.. How many in a 10G tank?
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How about Shellies from Tanganyika? Some are even small enough to live comfortably in a 5 gallon.
to my best knowledge they were close to bein full grown. but, i dont really remember, this was a couple years ago.
I would get shelldwellers but its up to u. Just about any dwarf cichlid would do fine. Shelldwellers show a lot of attitude and are very fascinating. You could get like 5 probably in there.
I'd like to keep about 3-5 in my tank so I'd guess some dwarf cichlids would be great. What do they look like? Any links to pics?
Rams are another great suggestion. They sure are pretty. I usually keep planted tanks and these would look great with plants. But then again, thats why I wanted to get into cichlids. Plants are alot effort to keep nice. Maybe a pair with a few plants would be nice. I'll have to think about it...
Now what to get??? I'll keep researching these dwarfs; these seems interesting. Thanks for your comments!
Rams are another great suggestion. They sure are pretty. I usually keep planted tanks and these would look great with plants. But then again, thats why I wanted to get into cichlids. Plants are alot effort to keep nice. Maybe a pair with a few plants would be nice. I'll have to think about it...
Now what to get??? I'll keep researching these dwarfs; these seems interesting. Thanks for your comments!