Small cichlids to breed

gourami

gourami

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Hi all, i'm setting up another tank and would like to try cichlids. the tank is twelve gallons and mesures 24" by 12" by 12". If possible i would like to try my hand at breeding some (i have bred quite a few other non cichlid fish and so have a bit of experiance at it). I would be very grateful for any suggestions of fish anyone could recomend.
 
Apistogramma cacatuoides or Apistogramma boreli are easy to breed and will do it in water that is too hard and alkaline for most other SA dwarf cichlids. What are your water parameters?
 
Rams, Apistogrammas, Bolivian Rams, Kribies, are good ideas for such a small tank.

Africans--Julies?? or Shell dewellers??
 
My water is hard (gh16) and Alkaline (ph7.8) I am quite keen on rift lake cichlids both from malawi and tanganyika (But prefurably not shell dwellers).
 
Hmm beter stay away from the SA dwarfs unless you have access to RO water. Your parameters are custom made for small julies (J. transcriptus or J. ornatus) or any of the shelldwellers. Multis (N. multifasciatus) breed like rabbits and will not require a seperate growout tank. If you use a sand substrate marketed for African cichlids and put some Limestone rocks in the tank then you won't even need to mess with any water additives.
 
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julies look very nice, do you have to keep them 1 male to two females? btw thanx for the quick reply
 
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Black Covicts

You should definatly try to breed Black Convicts, I had a male and I added a female in with it in a 10g tank and about a week and a half later I have over 100 fry. They are easy to breed and they are very easy to take care of. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!
 
so does that mean that if your water is hard and alkaline you can't get any of the SA dwarves to breed sucessfully? You must mix it with R/O water?
 
claytoris said:
You should definatly try to breed Black Convicts, I had a male and I added a female in with it in a 10g tank and about a week and a half later I have over 100 fry. They are easy to breed and they are very easy to take care of. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!
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You got that rite!
 
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