Can a pare of jewel cichlids live in a 20 gallon

[Fish king]

And how many can I keep in there if they don't pare off


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[keegster803]

I think they could live in there temporarily, like for spawning, but overall I don't think that isn't adequate space for them. You could go with a pair of apistas. Is the tank a 20gal long or high?


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[Mebbid]

I think they could live in there temporarily, like for spawning, but overall I don't think that isn't adequate space for them. You could go with a pair of apistas. Is the tank a 20gal long or high?


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I agree, it will work remporarily for breeding regardless of whether it's a 20g long or tall. Its not a good long term option for keeping them.

 

[Anders247]

I agree with the two posts above. This would be a good tank for breeding but not for the long term. I'd get at least a 36g or more.

 

[keegster803]

I would recommend at least a 30 gal minimum for them, but they won't really thrive in a 20 gal


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A 30 gal minimum for one of them

 

[Fish king]

I want to get a small group of them Intel they pare off and then just keep the breeding pair in the tank and take back the rest Will that work



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[Fish king]

I think they could live in there temporarily, like for spawning, but overall I don't think that isn't adequate space for them. You could go with a pair of apistas. Is the tank a 20gal long or high?


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And it's a 20 gallon tall


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[keegster803]

Short term... Maybe. But short term is going to only be a couple months. As when they grow bigger they won't be fit suitable for a tank of that size. I would advise against them in such a small tank. If you wanna do colorful cichlids, you could go with some colorful SA/CA cichlids, like some apistas. Or you could go with some African cichlids, such as some shelldwellers like some occies.


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