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I have a 29g tank that I want to fill with cichlids. Out of the following list...what are the best Cichlids for a 29g..? I want color, activity and HOPEFULLY breeding...as I really love cichlids parenting behaviours.
Electric Yellow
Cobalt Blue
Socolofi
Green Severum
Gold Severum
Black Convicts
Green Terrors
Firemouths
Jewel Cichlids
Turquoise Jewel Cichlids
Oscars
Keyhole Cichlids
Blue Rams
Angelfish
Asst. African Cichlids(dunno...)
Kenyi Cichlids
Auratus Cichlids
Livingstoni Cichlids
Venustus Cichlids
Blood Parrots
Baby Jack Dempsys
Johanni Cichlids
Red Devils
kevinfishboy
03-12-2005, 4:38 PM
i would say the best would be ethier Electric Yellow,Firemouths, Angelfish,Jewel Cichlids Black Convicts all of these could go in a 29g but you would have to be one or two of these fish in it
CCchaos04
03-12-2005, 4:41 PM
if you want to have cichlids that will easily breed and are interesting to watch take care of the fry i would say black convicts. I have a pair and they are really neat. The female gets real bright coloring during breeding.
Maj0rFiSh
03-12-2005, 4:53 PM
Keyholes, a few of them need larger tanks anyway. My keyholes are awsome..
~*LuvMyKribs*~
03-12-2005, 5:55 PM
From your list the only ones you could keep are:
Electric Yellow
Black Convicts
Jewel Cichlids
Turquoise Jewel Cichlids
Keyhole Cichlids
Blue Rams
Angelfish
ONE species and ONLY a pair, expect for the Electric Yellows you could do 3 or 4 (assuming its 1 male and several females). A 29 gallon is pretty small for cichlids not only due to thier size but also since they are aggressive...
HTH
-Diana
Convicts sound interesting. What could I keep with a breeding pair...could I have more then 1 breeding pair?? My tank is heavily planted with rocks ECT...so that should diffuse most agression.
Jezah
03-13-2005, 12:00 PM
Hullllloooooo...?
~*LuvMyKribs*~
03-13-2005, 12:11 PM
Just one pair, no matter how many rocks and plants you put in there still isnt very much floor space in the tank... and you will likely run into problems.
I would stick to one breeding pair, and you will get lotsa babies from them anyways.... which means more tanks! :dance
Oh. NVM Then. Thats rather blah. Whatabout keyholes and Blue rams...how many of them could I put in a 29g with a pleco or catfish of some sort...?
~*LuvMyKribs*~
03-13-2005, 3:18 PM
A pair. As i said before, all you can keep cichlid-wise is a pair in a tank that small. Only with the yellow labs could you keep more, and only about 3 or 4.
All you need is a pair, cichlids are very entertianing. Your tank is too small to stock full of cichlids. If you wanted to do that, you would need at least a 55 gallon tank.
HTH
-Diana
Jezah
03-13-2005, 11:20 PM
Wow, even for non-aggressive species like blue rams and keyholes? I didnt think the same rules applied to them. I am gonna repost this question to get other opinions...not that I dont value yours...
~*LuvMyKribs*~
03-13-2005, 11:58 PM
Why would you repost the question? The same people are going to look at it... ;) Just because you didnt get the response you were looking for doesnt mean reposting the question is gonna get you the one you want.
I'm speaking from experience here.... Even rams and keyholes can be aggressive when spawning. You could put as many pairs as you wanted in that tank, but ultimately you will end up with one.
:)
-Diana
Jezah
03-14-2005, 12:52 AM
I reposted cause this question was sinking down. I figured a new question would draw more attention.
mooman
03-14-2005, 11:46 AM
I have read that rams are more likely to spawn when they have some competition. I put a second pair of bolivian rams in my 29g recently and have not had any trouble yet (emphasis on yet). What it has done is strengthen the pair bonds and led to more prespawning behavior than I was seeing with the single pair. (btw I have a 10g cycled and ready for first pair that spawns, or the pair that doesn't)
Jezah could always take back one pair if spawning of the other leads to aggression (if he doesn't mind losing the money he paid for the returning pair that is). Returning fish that don't work out in your tank isn't the best practice, but is sometimes unavoidable when cichlids are involved. Agree or disgree?
benedictj
03-14-2005, 3:39 PM
Also, you might want to avoid getting a pleco. Common plecos grow far too big for your tank and produce a ton of waste, which will in turn lead to water quality issues which would have a VERY adverse effect on Rams, if that is what you choose. You could go with a bristle nose or rubber lipped, but even then, they would probably barge in and eat any eggs your rams produced.
I would suggest cories, though many people don't advocate keeping them with Rams because they both keep the same quarters (the lower third of the tank). As long as you provide an ample number of hiding spaces, cories should be fine. (I have 3 aenatus in my 29 with a pair of Bolivians and have had no problems. The Rams will occasionally heard the cories around, but they don't mind much, have full fins and barbells, and still cary on normally). Also, you could add some otos to cover algae control. (Again, I keep them with Rams and they are hardly noticed).