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19-10-2009
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Darth Vince asked: I just got an 18-gallon tank a couple of days ago, and i have it cycling for a couple weeks with some feeder fish and cycle starter, and im growing plants in it, but I’m wondering what type of cichlids would do well in the tank. My sister has a 100-gallon tank, so obviously she doesn’t have much of an issue with cichlid size. Any siggestions? BUSINESS LOANS BANKS ARE SAYING NO, We CAN SAY YES! Get up to $100K
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Honestly, I can’t think of any that would trive in that size. Cichlids by nature are very territorial and the smaller the size the more they will fight. You could try a few Jewl cichilds as they seem to be a little more peaceful, but I would probably look to a different type of fish if I were you.
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gizmo on
October 21st, 2009 at
3:58 am |
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You really can’t put many in there, that’s a small tank. Generally, you can get africans that are on the small side. But you won’t be able to accomodate many fish in there
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S H on
October 21st, 2009 at
12:15 pm |
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Shellies! Or in other words, shell dwellers. They are renowned for being the “desktop cichlids” since a small colony can be kept in a tank as small as ten gallons. They are an African cichlids, and there are many species, all very small. From their name you can tell they live in shells. The optimum setup is shells of the appropriate size with a sandy bottom. Below is a link on setting up a shell dweller cichlid tank. You’ll never find them in a petstore, unless you have an amazing fish only store nearby. However, you can find them on aquabid, which is basically a fish eBay.
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tikitiki on
October 26th, 2009 at
5:01 pm |
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Look up dwarf cichlids-like rams, shell dwellers, there’s a few others that I can’t think of or spell at the moment. I would say though, depending on the type, you’ll be limited to no more then 2 though for your tank size. Usually about 20-30 gallons is the minimum recommended tank size.
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well i know this site might help you with that!!
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PeeTee on
October 29th, 2009 at
11:56 am |
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Kribensis pulcher,Rams, any of the dwarf types. If your water is hard with a high pH,go with shell-dwellers from Lake Tanganyika, Softer water would be better for the fish listed above. If you go with the Kribensis types (there are several) your tank sounds like it is fine right now (well,wait for the cycle to finish.). Cycling with fish takes longer to complete so monitor ammonia and Nitrite carefully,and when they both get to zero,and Nitrates start to rise,add the fish in pairs or trios and then wait two weeks before adding more.
Don’t be fooled by the “cycle starter” claims, the tank is only ready when the ammonia and Nitrite drops to zero.
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Ianab on
October 30th, 2009 at
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A couple of kribensis cichlids would be fine in an 18gal. They only grow to 3-4″.
Otherwise some of the Apisto species like rams would be OK, but they are more fussy about water conditions. Kribensis are less fussy and hardier.
Ian
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