Cichlids in a 10?

[Fishguy1111]

Can any cichlids be kept in a 10? Convicts??


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[Fishdude3233]

Multis, and small convicts.


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[Fishguy1111]

What are multis? Brevis cichlids? Does that mean I would have to get a bigger tank for convicts soon after them?


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[Fishdude3233]

No don't mix the cichlids. You could do brevis, multis are a small shell dweller.


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[dalto]

Convicts are too big for a 10.

Multis are Neolamprologus multifasciatus. A small shell dwelling cichlid.

Most of the smaller Apistogramma species can be kept in a 10. Just a pair though.

 

[Fishguy1111]

How to care for multis? How many in a 10g?


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[Fishguy1111]

Could I do a brevis or 2 with multis? Forget the convicts


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[sinibotia]

No, don't mix shelldweller species.

 

[dalto]

If you did multis that would be all that you could do. They will colonize though so you would end with a bunch.

 

[Fishguy1111]

Ok. Multis sound good. I'll sleep on it


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[Fishy Smell]

If you saw the size of my male con, you wouldn't be putting it in a 10 gallon or even possibly a 20. A female could probably go in a 15 but not with too much else.

A pair of rams or a male and 2 female small apistos would be ok.


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[Brookster123]

Pair of rams is kind if pushing it, I agree with the shellies or a pair of apistos, I have a pair of panduros in a 10 and they don't seem to miserable..

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[dalto]

A pair of rams or a male and 2 female small apistos would be ok.

I trio of Apistos will work in a 10 as long as you are willing to accept that you will end up with a pair in the end.

 

[dalto]

Pair of rams is kind if pushing it

Agreed. Rams in a 10 is a bit tight.

EDIT: Not sure how I ended up posting twice.

 

[bubbacichlids]

I've done rams only a pair successfully. Convicts successfully. And small jewels only 2 and same for the convicts. Convicts and jewels you'll will have to re home at some. Point. I'd go 1 or 2 rams in a tank the get very aggressive to one anther but I think you'll be fine as I was


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[Fishguy1111]

so which of these won't work?:
Altolamprologus compressiceps (shelldwelling varieties)
Lamprologus callipterusL.
calliurus
L.caudopunctatus
L. finalimus
L. leloupi (not leleupi)
L. ocellatus
L. ornatipinnis
L. speciosus
L. stappersi (meleagris)
L. wauthioni
Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri
Lep. hecqui
Lep. meeli
Lep. pleuromaculatus
Neolamprologus brevis
N. kungweensis
N. multifasciatus
N. similis
Pseudotropheus - really want these
Telmatochromis bifrenatus
T. dhonti
L. signatus

 

[Fishguy1111]

ill probably stick with multis

 

[Fishguy1111]

could i get a caudopunctatus or 2 and a ocellatus gold or 2, and a multi or 2?

 

[Fishdude3233]

You can't mix shellies


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[Fishguy1111]

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