What fish are best..?

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Jezah

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I have a 29g tank that I want to fill with cichlids. Out of the following list...what are the best Cichlids for a 29g..? I want color, activity and HOPEFULLY breeding...as I really love cichlids parenting behaviours.

Electric Yellow
Cobalt Blue
Socolofi
Green Severum
Gold Severum
Black Convicts
Green Terrors
Firemouths
Jewel Cichlids
Turquoise Jewel Cichlids
Oscars
Keyhole Cichlids
Blue Rams
Angelfish
Asst. African Cichlids(dunno...)
Kenyi Cichlids
Auratus Cichlids
Livingstoni Cichlids
Venustus Cichlids
Blood Parrots
Baby Jack Dempsys
Johanni Cichlids
Red Devils
 
i would say the best would be ethier Electric Yellow,Firemouths, Angelfish,Jewel Cichlids Black Convicts all of these could go in a 29g but you would have to be one or two of these fish in it
 
if you want to have cichlids that will easily breed and are interesting to watch take care of the fry i would say black convicts. I have a pair and they are really neat. The female gets real bright coloring during breeding.
 
Keyholes, a few of them need larger tanks anyway. My keyholes are awsome..
 
From your list the only ones you could keep are:

Electric Yellow
Black Convicts
Jewel Cichlids
Turquoise Jewel Cichlids
Keyhole Cichlids
Blue Rams
Angelfish


ONE species and ONLY a pair, expect for the Electric Yellows you could do 3 or 4 (assuming its 1 male and several females). A 29 gallon is pretty small for cichlids not only due to thier size but also since they are aggressive...

HTH
-Diana
 
Convicts sound interesting. What could I keep with a breeding pair...could I have more then 1 breeding pair?? My tank is heavily planted with rocks ECT...so that should diffuse most agression.
 
Just one pair, no matter how many rocks and plants you put in there still isnt very much floor space in the tank... and you will likely run into problems.

I would stick to one breeding pair, and you will get lotsa babies from them anyways.... which means more tanks! :dance
 
Oh. NVM Then. Thats rather blah. Whatabout keyholes and Blue rams...how many of them could I put in a 29g with a pleco or catfish of some sort...?
 
A pair. As i said before, all you can keep cichlid-wise is a pair in a tank that small. Only with the yellow labs could you keep more, and only about 3 or 4.

All you need is a pair, cichlids are very entertianing. Your tank is too small to stock full of cichlids. If you wanted to do that, you would need at least a 55 gallon tank.

HTH
-Diana
 
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