10 gal tank..... what fish?
- Thread starter Jlui83
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There are many dwarf cichlids that would be okay in your tank(s).
Just the 10 gallon:
pair of apistogramma
or
small colony lake tangynikan shelldwellers
or
possibly a pair of german blue rams
The 20 gallon:
Any of the ones above
or
Smallish Lake Tangynikan cichlids
or
pair of Kribensis
or
pair of Bolivian rams
etc etc etc
You cant really "stock up" such a small tank with cichlids, but a pair would probebly be okay.
-Diana
Just the 10 gallon:
pair of apistogramma
or
small colony lake tangynikan shelldwellers
or
possibly a pair of german blue rams
The 20 gallon:
Any of the ones above
or
Smallish Lake Tangynikan cichlids
or
pair of Kribensis
or
pair of Bolivian rams
etc etc etc
You cant really "stock up" such a small tank with cichlids, but a pair would probebly be okay.
-Diana
looks exactly like my post when I was first looking for a small cichlid tank. The choice I made was a 20 gallon long with Neolamprologus Multifasciatus and I'm VERY happy with my choice. These are not a very demanding fish and extremely easy to breed. They are also FULL of personality.
setup: 20 gallon long tank, pool filter sand (pool filter sand is a larger grain size, pre-cleaned and non-toxic), lots of shells to choose from, a sponge filter and a small power filter. Filtration is not critical as long as the current is not strong enough to wash the sand around and suck into the filter. I started with an aquaclear 30 which was much too strong so I now use a penguin mini which works great. I have heard of shelldwellers spitting sand into the filter intake but mine have behaved so far
Mine actually prefer flakes but will eat most anything small enough for them to eat.
setup: 20 gallon long tank, pool filter sand (pool filter sand is a larger grain size, pre-cleaned and non-toxic), lots of shells to choose from, a sponge filter and a small power filter. Filtration is not critical as long as the current is not strong enough to wash the sand around and suck into the filter. I started with an aquaclear 30 which was much too strong so I now use a penguin mini which works great. I have heard of shelldwellers spitting sand into the filter intake but mine have behaved so far
Mine actually prefer flakes but will eat most anything small enough for them to eat.
Yeah, I second the multis...I have a 20long that has a nice colony in it. A 10 will work for multis as well. Very nice fish, and easy keepers as well.