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Multis or brevis should be fine to start. The multis would be better though, as you could probably have around 3 to 4 in a 10-gallon tank. Just make sure you have a lot of empty shells and you should be fine.

Second the motion on the dwarf cichlids. I'm looking at getting some checkerboard cichlids as well. Checkerboards, blue rams or apistos would look nice in that tank.

A spare ten gallon tank? Get a pair of Tanganyikan shelldwellers. If you can find a bonded pair, that should be great. Else, a planted shrimp tank looks like a good idea. A betta in a ten gallon tank seems like a pretty empty tank to me.

If you have other friends with aquariums, what I would suggest is that you ask for or borrow some filter media to "seed" your filter. That should jumpstart the cycling process and eliminate some of the ammonia. Also, feed sparingly. Also, daily partial water changes of around 10% to 15%...

Oh well, I'm sure you'll be seeing eggs in the near future. It's hard to keep a good snail down. :D

I wouldn't know for certain, but we do eat these Tilapias here in the Philippines, so I guess they're pretty prolific as well. :p

Nice deal you got. Congratulations on the new cories. We'll be waiting for the pics once they get settled in.

Alright. No offense meant. I was just trying to help. :)

The Neolamprologus brichardi from Lake Tanganyika is probably the easiest african cichlid to breed. They're water rabbits.

I'd say some hatchet fish for the top part of the water column, some of the milder tetras (cardinals are nice) for the middle part, and some cories and otos for the bottom.

That's great news. Cute!

I haven't had any actual experience with snail eggs and cichlids, but I'm betting they would be considered snacks. I agree with jsoong, just hatch them in a small tub.

I'd say if you want a good-sized school of them, say 5-6, go for the dwarfs. Else, 3 pandas should be fine.

Sorry, but first off, I would strongly suggest you find a way to remove the Green Terror. None of the other fish you mentioned are going to be able to stand up to him if he decides he'd like to play rough. You're setting yourself up for heartbreak if you risk leaving him there, even if he's...

I wouldn't even try taking out that divider between the clown loaches and the blood parrot. At some point in the future, the parrot will go after your loaches. Remember, clown loaches don't have scales, so you'd probably end up with open sores on your loaches if you remove the divider. Adding...