View Full Version : What can I have in a 35G tank?
Hey guys, Ive just bought a 3ft tank which is 900mm X 390mm X 460mm and want it to be a ciclid tank. I would prefer to have maybe a few larger ones than heaps of small ones but hey, if that size isnt large enough Im happy to have a few dwarf ones.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Edit: I was told that the african ciclids are my best bet by my lfs.
jm1212
08-08-2007, 7:22 PM
is this a hex tank?
if you like africans, calvus may be a good choice, and they come in a couple of color variations.
uh its a big rectangular tank :confused:
cichlidsrextrem
08-08-2007, 7:34 PM
ya calvus or you could have a tanganikian tank a few rocks mostly open sands with lots of shells in there have a shelldweller tank with neolamprogus brevius and some neolamprogus multifascus if those r spelled correctly and there are lots of other tankanikian fish besides shellys that could be cool and try dwarf africans like a demasoni of a few bigger ones b carful not to over stock they grow quick if i were u id just buy one nimbochromis fuscoteatus i have one 6 in one in my 30 with 2 big ps.zebras i have a bigger tank when its needed
Ok well Ive just been poking around and Ive found out that those tanks are supposedly hard to maintain?
Id also like to mention I have no intentions of breeding, I really just want a cool tank I can have in my room.
How many calvus cichlids would fit into a 35G tank, I read that they are very slow growing, so I suppose I could have a few in there which would give me enough time to save for a larger tank for when they reach full size?
God this community is FTW
nmrsco
08-09-2007, 1:14 PM
sorry i made a mistake i responded to the wrong post
jm1212
08-09-2007, 4:54 PM
you could have 1 male with 4-5 females. provide planty of rockwork. your tank is a bit to small to ahve two males though.
it shouldnt be hard to maintin as long as you carry out weekly 25% water changes.
Ok cool, thanks for the advice. Ive been looking at maybe 2 calvus then Id like another species if possible, what would make good tankmates for them? Also would it be posible to swap out a cichlid for a scavenging fish that would help keep the tank clean? Ill be running a 3 stage over the back filter that is suited to my tank size, but Im going to get another one because I want the water to be in mint condition.
Argh so many questions :lipssealedsmilie:
rbishop
08-09-2007, 7:49 PM
apistos...rams...shell dwellers...
I thought rams and apisto's needed low pH water while calvus needed alkaline water?
Argh confused.
jm1212
08-09-2007, 8:40 PM
they are best kept in a 1 male to at least 3 female ration, but your tank is to small to have 2 males and the appropriate ammount of females.
they are also to aggressive for rams.
they do need different water conditions though.
Darky
08-09-2007, 10:24 PM
Ok, so I can have 1 male + 3 females. Sounds good to me. Thanks for all your help guys.