Most impressive cichlids for 3 x 1.5 tank

[yhbae]

What would be the most impressive looking setup for 3ft x 1.5ft tank? I'm thinking Lake Malawi's, with Saulosi's and Lab.C's, but your recomendations are welcome... I feel this tank is slightly too small for most of the Malawi species...

 

[valerie]

What is the gallons?

A small group of yellow labs and saulosi would make a nice tank setup. The saulosi stay smaller and both species are relatively peaceful.

Good choice

Now depending on how many gallons the tank is, you may be able to only have a few or a group.

 

[Raf]

I would say a trio of one species of Malawi Peacocks along with a group of either yellow labs or saulosis would look nice.

 

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

peacocks would be awsome or maybe a salvini but in not sure on their over all size they get nice teeth also

 

[PumaWard]

How about a colony of Neolamprologus leleupi and an Altolamprologus calvus/comprissiceps? Or maybe these guys?

Neolamprologus tretocephalus

http://fishprofiles.com/profiles/fw/profile.asp?id=Neolamprologus+tretocephalus Here's a profile for them.


Your tank is a 40g Breeder, right?


You could also do a planted tank with a small group (1m/3f) of some specie of Apistogramma and then have glowlights/neons/cardinals/harlequins to add to your centerpieces.

 

[yhbae]

Well, this one is supposed to be a 45g, the height is 16 inch.

Given this, how much Saulosi's and Lab.C can I hold? (I'm assuming I will have to buy many juvs for each species and thin them out into desirable M/F ratios).

 

[yhbae]

Puma, I did look into N. Lelepi's and Calvas - don't they require larger tanks? I read that Lelepi's are super aggressive as well...

 

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

but super cool and are cheaper then frontosa hence"poormans frontosa"