A small juli species (ornatus or transcriptus) would work great and wouldn't preclude the addition of a shellie species.
20 gal long?
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I think a pair of julidochromis would do fine in a 20g tank with a group of multis. they both inhabit different areas of the tank. I would not go with lelupi unless you want to have that be the only species in the tank because I have heard that they become pretty aggressive and are fry nabbers of shell dwellers and that they actually go into the shells to fetch them. If you went with the julis like moo said stick with transcriptus or ornatus the others simply grow to large. Deffinetly stay clear of brichardi they get to large and IMO suck because that is the only thing you could put in your tank (im talking if its large enought for them in the first place) because they get super aggresive when young is present
Thanks for all the help guys. Sorry I haven't had time to reply sooner.
The good news is my friend is taking a very serious approach to this, and is committed to doing this the right way. I've given him several fish books, including a very good saltwater book (so he can see for himself the extra care involved). He's open to suggestions and is in no rush to just toss some fish in. He wants to first learn as much as possible. If only more fish keepers were that way.
The bad news is his tank is not a 20 long, its just a regular ol 24" x 12" x 16"?
Oh well, now what? We'll see, maybe after doing some of his own research he'll try to come up with bigger tank.
On the other side of the spectrum I have another, and much younger, and more eager friend (14) who just received a 29g from his grandmother. I suggested that a pair of convicts or perhaps firemouths would be a good first cichlid/real fish experience. He prefers the firemouth, I just wanted to see if you agree/disagree that a pair would be suitable for a 29g?
The good news is my friend is taking a very serious approach to this, and is committed to doing this the right way. I've given him several fish books, including a very good saltwater book (so he can see for himself the extra care involved). He's open to suggestions and is in no rush to just toss some fish in. He wants to first learn as much as possible. If only more fish keepers were that way.
The bad news is his tank is not a 20 long, its just a regular ol 24" x 12" x 16"?
Oh well, now what? We'll see, maybe after doing some of his own research he'll try to come up with bigger tank.
On the other side of the spectrum I have another, and much younger, and more eager friend (14) who just received a 29g from his grandmother. I suggested that a pair of convicts or perhaps firemouths would be a good first cichlid/real fish experience. He prefers the firemouth, I just wanted to see if you agree/disagree that a pair would be suitable for a 29g?
