Need advice on which Cichlid to get pls

nickmcmechan

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Hi,

I dont know much about Cichlids. I would like a Cichlid for my tank that is

• small, wont grow bigger than 2"
• happy in a pair rather than a shoal (keep my bio load down)
• colourful
• wont eat my plants (heavily planted)
• wont eat my shrimp (amano and bamboo)
• wont eat my other fish (pygmy corys, neons, clown pleco, guppys, will possibly be getting some but not all of Platys, Danios, Lemon Tetras in the future)
• possibly reasonably hardy

Anything that suits?

 

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• Mar 25, 2007

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what size is the tank?
water parameters? temp etc.

first thing that pops into mind is dwarf cichlids

 

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• Mar 25, 2007

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What size tank?

How many of those other fish do you have?

Apistos?

 

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Tank is 29G.

Parameters are

pH 7.0
kH 60ppm
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrites 0ppm
Nitrates 0-5ppm
Temp 78F

6 Pygmy Corys (max size 1")
9 Neons (max 1.5")
3 Guppys (dont intend to keep fry when they come (max 1.5-2")
1 Clown Plec (max 3.5")
4 Amano Shrimp (max 3.5")
1 Bamboo Shrimp (max 4")

 

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apisto's or maybe Bolivian rams
a pair if Bolivians..with apisto's I understand you need 2-1 ratio

 

nickmcmechan

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Cool, just looked up a Google on them, yes I like them, thanks!

 

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I have 2 Blue Rams myself and they are Awesome!

 

nickmcmechan

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LFS has Apistos, claims they are quite rare and selling breeding pair, any thoughts?

Cany find Bolivian Rams but found another LFs who sells 'East European Rams' - thoughts?

Thanks

 

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I have two bolivian rams, there sweet. eat out of my hands to! I like the blue rams, very pretty.

 

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Any thoughts on 'East Euorpean Rams'? which is all I can seem to find?