Mighty Prawn Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 What are some ideas for a small cichlid community in a 15 gallon standard? Julies maybe? -Hideo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 You might be able to get away w. a pair of Juli's. I'd stick w. Shell-dwellers, tho. Maybe use some White Cloud Minnows as dithers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Any particular kind of cichlid? African(smaller tangs),west african, SA dwarfs? There are lots of species that will fit in a 15g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Silly me! When you mentioned Juli's, Hideo, I thought you just wanted Africans. Val makes an excellent point. There are a lot of dwarf cichlids out there that would do great in a 15 gal. Rams, Apistos, Aquidens from SA Kribs and other Pelvicachromis from Africa There are a few other species that are hard to find that would also do well in a 15. But, as for Rift Lake cichlids, I'd stick w. shellies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinless Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 apistos or rams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharon Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Apistogrammas and Rams (Ramirezi ) are small (1.5 -2.5" ) south American Cichlids. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/results.php?genus=9 Probably good at a 1male to 3 female ratio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Prawn Posted July 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Actually it's not for me at all, I thought I would ask though as in all my fish knowledge, only about 1% of that is about cichlids ;-) A friend of mine wants to put some in a 15 gallon. He's from winnipeg, said the fish store there called Nestors or something suggested electric yellows, and I am trying to steer him to shell dwellers instead. (I just don't love elec yellows) -Hideo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Electric yellows are not suited for a 15g. They get way too big and if you put more then 1 they are far too aggresive. I wouldn't put any of the malawis in a 15g. IF they want africans go the shellie route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barracuda-m Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 A little off topic, I know, but I have to share. A few months ago, I rescued 3 large female jewel cichlids from a neighbor, who was housing them in a 5 GALLON TANK! Man, the nerve of some people............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 A little outdated but in case it helps someone searching later, my Electric Yellow Cichlid (just one) started out in a 10G. She's my Son's fish and he was told that she would be the only fish in there if that's what he wanted for his tank. After a brief explanation, he understaood and was fine with that. Size-wise, she should have been just fine, and I suppose she was for the most part, but at only 3/4 grown I would watch her try to take a good fast swim around. She'd get a few wags of the tail in before she had to stop. Everything about how she acted said that tank was too small for her. I added an airstone for her to play in, but it bugged me. She is now the only fish in a 20G, fully grown. Even now I see her swimming around and feel she needs more space, but that's all she's getting....lol. I think that sometimes we forget to factor in all of the needs of the fish. She is an active fish who likes to swim lengths, not laps. As for aggression, I had a CAE in with her for awhile and when she was holding eggs, that fish could not move without her chasing it, even though they both had their own caves on opposite sides of the tank. I had to put a very low cave in for the Algae Eater so he could find refuge. That's my experience anyway . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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