Morning all!
Planted tank enthusiast here, and I'd like to get a pair of breeding dwarf cichlids for a heavily planted 55G (30G actual). I plan on taking all the remaining fish to another tank, but I can't remove the Japonica shrimp for various reasons. The shrimp range from 1" to 3" and tend to stay buried within the carpet plant mass 70% of the time.
I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction: I'd like to find a breed of dwarf cichlid that doesn't get more than 2-3" long, doesn't dig too much, won't destroy my shrimp (who are big enough to swat away bettas with ease) and breeds easily. I'm thinking I'm in the right place to get good advice.
::edit:: oh, and this tank will wind up having high temps (83-90) and a low pH, somewhere around 6.6, due to the CO2 injection.
Planted tank enthusiast here, and I'd like to get a pair of breeding dwarf cichlids for a heavily planted 55G (30G actual). I plan on taking all the remaining fish to another tank, but I can't remove the Japonica shrimp for various reasons. The shrimp range from 1" to 3" and tend to stay buried within the carpet plant mass 70% of the time.
I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction: I'd like to find a breed of dwarf cichlid that doesn't get more than 2-3" long, doesn't dig too much, won't destroy my shrimp (who are big enough to swat away bettas with ease) and breeds easily. I'm thinking I'm in the right place to get good advice.
::edit:: oh, and this tank will wind up having high temps (83-90) and a low pH, somewhere around 6.6, due to the CO2 injection.
