20G Stocking Options

[Elmo]

I am going to be getting a 20G tank from a friend in the next couple of weeks, and am trying to decide what to do with it. I was thinking of doing a tank for a cichlid of some sort, I was thinking maybe a Firemouth or Con.

If I was to get a Firemouth or Con, what would be my options as far as tankmates are concerned?

If I decide against above mentioned fish, do you guys have any suggestions for what I might do with this tank? I'm really open to suggestions right now as I'm really not sure as to what I want to do.

TIA
Elmo

 

[goldfries]

a pair of convicts would be nice. i have a spare 15gal tank that i would love to do that if i could find some space in the house, avoid my parent calling me NUTZ and most hardest obstacle of all........finding a female convict.

so far i've seen less than 10 convicts in my life and they are all in the same shop.

 

[Elmo]

Any suggestions as to what tankmates would work with a con?

 

[fish dude]

elmo and goldfries

elmo with convicts you can keep rainbow cichlids and firmouths, theyd work. and goldfries convicts are so common i have like 45

 

[Nyasa]

How about some Tanganyikan shelldwellers? Then you can have more than one easily, in fact you can observe a whole colony in action. There a number of fish you could keep with these guys as well ie. julies, calvus, guppies, rainbows. Some examples of shelldwellers are :
Neolamprologous brevis
Neolamprologous occelatus
Neolamprologous multifasciatus

 

[delmore]

Re: elmo and goldfries

Originally posted by fish dude
elmo with convicts you can keep rainbow cichlids and firmouths, theyd work...

Are you talking about adult fish or fry? I've read that in most cases they can't get along with anything else, unless you have a good size tank, with lots of hiding places, much larger than 20g. I'm talking about adult fish. I've never heard of adult convicts with anything else but another convict - 2 females or a m/f in a 20g. Please correct me if i'm wrong.