can any cichlids go in a 10 gallon?

[animalzrok2]

when i finish my upgrades i will most likely have an empty ten gallon. i was wondering what (if any) cichlids could go in a 10 gallon

 

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

dwarf cichlids like dwarf gourami, dwarf angels, cockatoo apistos, shellies (lamprologus occellatus), pseudocrenilabrus.

you could use it as a fry or quaranteen tank x

 

[mfdrookie516]

dwarf cichlids like dwarf gourami

typo ?

 

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

did i spell it wrong?

or is that sarcasm?

 

[mfdrookie516]

No, but gouramis aren't cichlids. They are anabantoids. That was what I meant.

 

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

oooooh sorry!!! iv thought they were cichlids all this time!! oops. thank you

 

[aqua_chem]

I don't know if I would consider a 10g as a long term home for A. Cacatuoides or any angelfish.

 

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

neither would i. but iv seen it done. i much prefer them to be in a 20 or more.

 

[Mogurako]

Short answer is no, most dwarf cichlids are best suited to a 20 long or bigger.

As far as I know there is no such thing a dwarf angels. The bare minimum for a pair of Scalare Angels is 29 gallon with no tank mates. The lager Altum Angels require a very long deep tank.

 

[jetajockey]

There are some leopoldi's angelfish that are smaller than the scalare, but they are not very common in the hobby at all and are not '10g' small by any means.

I agree that shelldwellers would be about the only thing I'd even attempt, and with them I'd even prefer something a bit bigger, I have n.multis in a 15 right now and if I had to do it over they'd probably be in a 20L.