My brother wants to start over on his tank. Right now he has 3 silver dollars and kenyi. He agreed to get rid of the fish (start over) he has 20H. He isn't thrilled with community fish but likes cichlids. Any cichlid that can be in 20G?
jakester334 said:Ive read that rams need a 20L at least. I dont know how a 20H would do. But yeah I would just have a pair of dwarfs in a tank like that no more fish.
Gboy66 said:Just dwarfs and shell dwellers really. You need to get those fish in his tank re-homed asap
jakester334 said:I bet a pair would be fine.
And also some schooling fish. Just a pair wouldnt be very interesting
A pair in a 20g high might be ok. I figured more floor space would be best for them etc for each of them to get there own territory. But if he gets a breeding pair then he'll have to watch there aggression when they start breeding etc....
absolutangel04 said:There a handful of dwarf cichlids or small cichlids that could work in there, but he should really only put in like 2 of them which can be a fun tank, but he want more than just 2 fish and there aren't many more options if he doesn't like community fish. If he wants a cichlids only, I recommend shell dwelling cichlids of some sort. Species Profiles -- Cichlid-Forum lists out a few. The ones i have seen most commonly are L. brevis and L. multifasciatus.
Why doesn't he like community fish? Is it appearances, behavior, something else?
There are also Egyptian mouth brooders (*disclaimer: I don't have experience with them, but I have read multiple times they would be ok for a 20g), Julidochromis transcriptus, Inca Stone fish, golden dwarf cichlids, apistos, rams, Laetacaras, maybe a single of some other variety like a buffalo cichlid?
There are probably some other cichlid options I don't know about too.
jakester334 said:Ive read that rams need a 20L at least. I dont know how a 20H would do. But yeah I would just have a pair of dwarfs in a tank like that no more fish.
No prob. If possible, I suggest he takes a trip to an lfs to look at tetras though because lots of people say they aren't interested in community fish because they are boring, but then go see them and realize there are tons of cool ones to pick from. He may still not community fish and thats fine, but it wouldn't hurt for him to look.Great thanks!!! I really don't know why he isn't to interested in community fish. I'm going to be researching all the fish above. I'll find out what he likes also. Thanks for all the suggestions!!!!
absolutangel04 said:No prob. If possible, I suggest he takes a trip to an lfs to look at tetras though because lots of people say they aren't interested in community fish because they are boring, but then go see them and realize there are tons of cool ones to pick from. He may still not community fish and thats fine, but it wouldn't hurt for him to look.
absolutangel04 said:People don't agree about angels' minimum tank size. Some people say 20g, some say larger. Personally, I wouldn't put an angel in a 20g tank. But, some people do. If you want to, I suggest you try to look at an adult angel and see if you are comfortable with it or not. Some people are, some people aren't. Its up to you. Having an angel in there does limit your other stock options quite a bit though because of how big they are.
jakester334 said:Sorry when I put 20L wasnt meaning 20Liters. I meant a 20gallon long.
Fishie said:What are a good schooling fish??