Davy_Jones
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What type of cichlids would be best in a 30 gallon aquarium?
Sicklid said:Boy, I sure hate to do this... Let me say I used to feel the same way as all of you guys on this particular post who have rang in with suggestions so far... But after seeing this in another post a few weeks back, I have to be fair and show Mr. Davey Jones this 30 gallon:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/tanks/displaytank.php?tank=2205&group=owner
Not that long ago I would have said it's not a good idea to stock a 30g like that, but with good maintenance and filtration and the correct ratio of M to F, it looks like it can be done.
Mosaic said:Actually, I think there are a lot of Africans that would be appropriate. You all are thinking about the Malawis, but there's a lot of Tanganyikans that would do well - shellies, cyprichromis, julis. You'd just have to check the compatibility, but there are many that are around 3-4 inches. You could have a pair, at least.
hamburgler said:Sicklid said:Boy, I sure hate to do this... Let me say I used to feel the same way as all of you guys on this particular post who have rang in with suggestions so far... But after seeing this in another post a few weeks back, I have to be fair and show Mr. Davey Jones this 30 gallon:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/tanks/displaytank.php?tank=2205&group=owner
Not that long ago I would have said it's not a good idea to stock a 30g like that, but with good maintenance and filtration and the correct ratio of M to F, it looks like it can be done.
x2...if you do it right it works out just fine.