Small but sturdy?

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Are there any super small cichlids that are still good for beginners? I want to set up a small south american biotope with two small schools and a small center piece fish. A male with a harem perhaps? But I don't want anything that is super delicate. Reasonably delicate is fine.

I'll be pulling out the stops on this aquarium when I do set it up (Sometime in January or so actually I don't want to rush this like I did with my bettas) so I want to do a lot of research. But I don't trust the internet sites as much as I trust the information found here.

It's a 29 high (30x18x12)
I plan to do
10 micro rasbroas (chilis prob)
6 pgymy cories (not sure which specific one yet)
One yet to be decided fish

Possibly one bristlenose pleco (I don't want to overcrowd)
 
The only fish that come to mind would be a krib, or a German blue ram. Sorry its only a 29 gallon plus it's a high not long so less surface area.
 
True but the only reason I suggested German blue was because he wants a nice center piece and personally I think Bolivians are less colorful
 
I'm about to do apistogramma cacatuoides with a neon tetra school and maybe some otos or cories in my 20 high.
 
Chrisinator said:
Oh, I didn't mean to sound snotty, LOL. I just suggested Bolivians since they are sturdier.
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No worries mate.

And sounds good to me! Do you know what species your going with?
 
Apistos are a good choice. If you're wanting South American then don't get Kribs, they are African. You also may want to double check where your rasboras are from. I could be wrong but I thought rasboras were more Asian.
 
Taysius said:
Apistos are a good choice. If you're wanting South American then don't get Kribs, they are African. You also may want to double check where your rasboras are from. I could be wrong but I thought rasboras were more Asian.
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You're right about that rasboras! I didn't know this at first. I guess just the name chilis made me assume. Haha. Anyway thanks for the suggestions guys but I've already switched gears to african riverbanks. I might switch back to a south america before I set up the tank. It'll be a few months anyway. So I have plenty of time to research and discover new fish. But right now I might be able to move my room and tanks down stairs so I will have more space and can do a bigger set up.
 
Completly different suggestion but have you ever considered dwarf crenicichla? (dwarf pikes) Crenicichla Notothalmus or Crenicichla wallacii come to mind. They like slightly warmer temps but no different than some of the dwarf cichlids being suggested to you anyway.
 
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