Good tankmates for regani?

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pisces224

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What would be some good tankmates (preferably from lake Tanganyika) for Julidochromis Regani? I'm kind of new to cichlids, so any suggestions would be appreciated.
 

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Most common Tanganyikan fish...

Shelldwellers
- most all will do fine, stay small, easy to spawn (look for 'lamprologus' brevis, 'lamprologus' ocellatus, or neolamprologus multifaciatus)
altolamprologus calvus- sometimes, will compete over rock space, but only mildly aggressive
cyprichromis leptosoma- "non jumbo" variants, 55+ gallon (need large groups, 8 minimum), pretty delicate...and relatively expensive, open-water schoolers
paracyprichromis species- similar in size and shape to c. leptosoma only not schooling, still prefer groups, generally hang in rocky areas
sandsifters (Xenotilapia)- may work but highly unlikely as they need large open areas of sand at bottom, not very hardy and startle more easily
neolamprologus brichardi- can be highly aggressive around breeding time, a single male might do well but a lot of rockwork must be provided for territory
 

pisces224

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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll do my research on them. I was considering getting some Brichardi, but didn't know if they would get along. I like shell dwellers, so maybe I'll go with some of those. I've also read up on the Syndontis Multipunctuatis or Cuckoo Catfish as a possibility.
 

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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll do my research on them. I was considering getting some Brichardi, but didn't know if they would get along. I like shell dwellers, so maybe I'll go with some of those. I've also read up on the Syndontis Multipunctuatis or Cuckoo Catfish as a possibility.
Synos work as well, though they will get at any eggs/fry at night.

What size tank?
 
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