who hasnt?yah, you can practically swim there.
4 brichardis would be fine for a 20 gallon. you may want to only have 1 male and 3 females though
First post! Advice on tankmates
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4 brichardis would be fine for a 20 gallon. you may want to only have 1 male and 3 females though
I'll be getting them young, so it might be hard to tell (hey, I'm still trying to tell the difference between Africa and South America :thud: )... but I'll try to only get 1 male. I'm waiting for my tank to finish cycling, so I'll probably be getting them within the next couple weeks.
Thanks for your input
Get 6 and grow them out...you statistically should get one pair out of the batch...then be prepared to remove the other fish (females too)when the dominant male/female pairs off. I keep my N. Brichardis alone in a 20g tank...they like to to murder other fish when they spawn. Future fry will exist peacefully as a colony as future spawns happen. If you want to keep brichardi with other species, you really need to have a 55g or larger to be successful.
thats pretty cool.
maybe you should set up a 125 gallon and let them spawn a couple of times once they peair off
my brichardi (1m/2f) had every one living in the top corner of my 55g rift, would definitely go bigger than that once they start to spawn. Mine now have their own tank.
So when they pair off, they will even be agressive towards other brichardi in the tank? Sorry for so many questions, but I'd rather have the information before getting them rather than being stuck in a bad situation later!
In my experience, yes...especially sub-dominant males...but not the fry as they grow up. Just move out the older fry into grow out tanks when the next spawn occurs...or do the 125 gallon thing that jm1212 suggested..THAT would be cool!
I'm definitely planning on getting a larger tank down the road (hopefully around 150-200g range), but as of right now I'm just stuck with a 20g to work with... unless I kick out my goldfish in my 55g (i don't think they can fit in my 20g tho 
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I'm thinking maybe I'll only get 3 to start. This way, even if 2 of them pairs off it shouldn't be as much of an agression problem or even if none of them pair, it wouldn't be a huge problem since I don't have other spare tanks to use as grow out tanks. Thoughts?
)I'm thinking maybe I'll only get 3 to start. This way, even if 2 of them pairs off it shouldn't be as much of an agression problem or even if none of them pair, it wouldn't be a huge problem since I don't have other spare tanks to use as grow out tanks. Thoughts?
3 could work, although I would be wary if a pair formed since the lonely one in all likelihood could become harassed if there's not enough refuges in the tank - more of a heads up though. But you will cut your chances of this happening by getting less fish at the beginning too.
Would make tank maintanence easier though, with the lesser bioload...I'd say go for it, they seem nice looking fish, if a little fiesty in breeding dress.
Would make tank maintanence easier though, with the lesser bioload...I'd say go for it, they seem nice looking fish, if a little fiesty in breeding dress.
Big Al's near my place doesn't have any brichardis at the moment, so I let my name and number so they can let me know when some ship in. Thanks to everyone for their input, hopefully I get a call soon!
But yeah, I'll get 3 and keep an eye out for a possible pairing
