30 gallon stocking ideas
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I have no experience with them and no very little about rainbow cichlids but here is a good article. Sounds like a pair would be fine in a 30 gal as they usually max out at 3" according to this:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/h_multispinosa.php
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/h_multispinosa.php
the yellow labs would work in a 4 foot long tank
just add heaps of caves
i have 40lbs of slate in my 75 which i just got yesterday
maybe 5-6 yellow labs and a bristlenose
then youd be fine
yellow labs=electric yellows
just add heaps of caves
i have 40lbs of slate in my 75 which i just got yesterday
maybe 5-6 yellow labs and a bristlenose
then youd be fine
yellow labs=electric yellows
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wow. so having such a long tank really opens up some options i guess. thanks for the tip element! well, thats the african cihclid tank contender.
on the other hand, if i wanted to do a south american cichlid setup in the 33 long (dimensions so you don't have to scroll around hunting
is 4' long by 1' wide by 1' high). what is the biggest south american i could house in there? im guessing like 6 maybe 8" max but i could be wrong in either direction. im pretty certain that i couldn't house my dream fish, a tiger oscar, in there, but what other options are there?
thanks for the replies all!
on the other hand, if i wanted to do a south american cichlid setup in the 33 long (dimensions so you don't have to scroll around hunting
is 4' long by 1' wide by 1' high). what is the biggest south american i could house in there? im guessing like 6 maybe 8" max but i could be wrong in either direction. im pretty certain that i couldn't house my dream fish, a tiger oscar, in there, but what other options are there? thanks for the replies all!
I would keep something at or under 4" long. A six inch long fish would not have a whole lot of turn around room in a 12" deep tank, only twice its body size. But JMO
Angels, GBRs, convicts, all are SA cichlids and could work
Angels, GBRs, convicts, all are SA cichlids and could work
A pair of convicts, firemouths, or rainbows should be fine. You can also have some apistos or shell-dwellers. German Blue or Bolivian Rams could work as well. Good luck!
As far as I know most Tangs dont really eat plants. I have seen my julies nibble on my vals but they would never be able to take an entire plant out...too big of a plant.
Some shelldwellers dig, especially multies, so I am glad the val is on the other side of the tank or they might bury it
I know some plants can survive malawis but a lot is hit or miss. I think hardier plants such as java fern, anubias, vals, ect. are good to at least try.
Some shelldwellers dig, especially multies, so I am glad the val is on the other side of the tank or they might bury it
I know some plants can survive malawis but a lot is hit or miss. I think hardier plants such as java fern, anubias, vals, ect. are good to at least try.
