Buying A Tank?

Hiiiii, I want to buy 20ish gallon tank to keep various cichlids in. Anybody got any suggestions on good suppliers?

 

I wouldn't put cichlids in a tank that small. They're already so aggressive, they'd go bonkers :0

 

Even the smaller African breed? what tank size would you recommend?

 

Go for at least a 40 gal breeder (36 inches long). Here's a link to various tank dimensions, volumes, and weights:  

 

Petco still has their sale going and they have the 40 gal breeder.

 

^^^^^What he said.^^^^^^^ However, the 40B is not $1 per gallon. They are half price though, which is $50. Still not a bad deal. I got one on this sale myself.

 

You could fit perhaps 1 pair in a 20 long. What is the pH of your water? There are some South American dwarf cichlids that are less aggressive, but the water has to be soft and the tank should be well established.

 

What fish are you considering?

 

Unfortunately my PH is really high, usually ranging from 8.2 to 8.4.

Well I'm focusing on African Cichlids so they can cope with my high PH, I was also considering getting a bottom feeder.

 

To small , youll need a 40B at the bare minimum for African cichlids , 55g being better for the 48" lenght it has.

In a 20g you can do a pair of rams with a group of dithers and a group of bottom feeders. something like this

1 Dwarf Gourami
2 Bolivian Rams
8 Harlequin Rasbora
8 Panda or Peperred Corys

 

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Thanks but I can't keep most of those because of my very high PH- 8.4.

 

Lol wanna talk about high mines 8.7! However I never have had a problem with any fish and all of my fish are soft water fish. Captive bred fish will adapt to ph levels so I wouldn't worry too much about fish choice or ph unless you are dealing with a wild caught fish.

 

Do Brevis Shell Dwellers!!!

 

Hi, they can go in a 20 , I don't know why they couldn't. I know that 12 to 14 that get between 4 to 7 inches can live in a 29 gallon. Also if your tank is understocked there will be aggression, were if it's fullystocked, and there's no room for each of them to have a territory. There will be no agression.