37 Gal. Cichlids?

[Aquarist1234]

What Cichlids could I put in a 37 gal? Complete stock lists would be appreciated.

 

[joel618]

What are the dimensions of the tank?

 

[Aquarist1234]

It's

30"W x 12"D x 22"H

 

[josh7]

You could do a convict cichlid pair or firemouth pair or you could do a nice dwarf cichlid setup

 

[Aquarist1234]

You could do a convict cichlid pair or firemouth pair or you could do a nice dwarf cichlid setup

I like the firemouths, what kind of swarfs are there?

 

[josh7]

Some dwarfs would be keyholes, apistos, Bolivian rams, and cockatoo cichlids are sone.

 

[Freakgecko91]

Some dwarfs would be keyholes, apistos, Bolivian rams, and cockatoo cichlids are sone.

Keyholes aren't technically dwarves. They get 4-5 inches and a dwarf technically stays under 4 inches. Also, a cockatoo cichlid is an apistogramma...just a common name for them. If you're truly interested in dwarf cichlids, there are several different genus you can look into: apistogramma, dicrossus, mikrogeophagus (rams), laetacara, nannacara, pelvicachromis pulcher (aka Kribensis cichlid), and several genus of shell dwelling cichlids.

 

[josh7]

Oh sorry keyholes are very close to dwarfs I guess

 

[Aquarist1234]

I like the dwarfs a lot.

 

[josh7]

You could do a tank with 2 pairs if you have plenty of caves I would do 2 pairs of apistos or the Bolivian rams personally and you could add a bottom feeder and probably a school of maybe 7 cardinal tetras

 

[Freakgecko91]

Remember that the apistogramma genus is a very large one at that. Sure a couple pairs of A. cacatuoides would work, but I doubt 2 pair of A. panduro would fair as well. Male trifasciata tend to be a bit of bullies. Also, cacatuoides prefer to be in harems, not groups, so a male and 3 females could work, given they all have several places to hide

 

[Aquarist1234]

Remember that the apistogramma genus is a very large one at that. Sure a couple pairs of A. cacatuoides would work, but I doubt 2 pair of A. panduro would fair as well. Male trifasciata tend to be a bit of bullies. Also, cacatuoides prefer to be in harems, not groups, so a male and 3 females could work, given they all have several places to hide

Ok, so I should get pistos?

 

[Freakgecko91]

Ok, so I should get pistos?

It really depends on what else you want in the tank I guess, they're pretty fragile and can be bullied

 

[josh7]

It's true rams might be better for you

 

[Freakgecko91]

I never said that? And German blue rams wouldn't be a good idea? They are notoriously hard to acclimate to a newer tank and die quite easily. Bolivians, they would work, but the same thing goes. They can be fragile and the Tank must be designed around them

 

[josh7]

I know you didn't I meant it's true about about apistos and rams like bolivians might be better

 

[Aquarist1234]

I know you didn't I meant it's true about about apistos and rams like bolivians might be better

Ok got it