cichlid help

[newbie321]

i just bout a 29 gallon aquarium im planning on cichlids is argonite sand good for them and what fish also go with argonite sand?

 

[T-man02]

what kind of cichlid are you going to be purchasing

 

[George9]

I dint know a ton about cichlids but the only cichlids I'd recommend for a 29 are dwarf cichlids.

 

[5x5]

You can do dwarfs or some of the small species.

For non-dwarf species, you could look at:
Keyhole
Convicts (not only the black/pink, there are host of options in the cryptoheros genus)
Firemouth (meeki)
Rainbow (Spinoza)

 

[newbie321]

are they ok with argonite sand? cause it will raise the ph? what other fish like high ph? i was thinking some dwarf chichlids.

 

[severum mama]

are they ok with argonite sand? cause it will raise the ph? what other fish like high ph? i was thinking some dwarf chichlids.

Aragonite does raise pH/hardness. Most of the South American dwarfs, like rams, apistogramma, laetacara, nannacara, etc. would prefer softer water. You probably won't want aragonite sand for their substrate. Same goes for African riverine like Kribs.

You could keep Tanganyikan shell dwellers with that aragonite sand, or even some of the smaller Tanganyikan cichlids that aren't quite dwarfs, such as Brichardi (will populate the tank quickly), smaller Julidochromis, or leleupi.

 

[missie]

I have a leleupi! He is a very intersting fish!