Cichlid Or Livebearer?, I can't decide =/ |
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 Jul 13 2008, 12:19 PM
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 Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 152 Joined: 22-June 08 From: New Jersey, US Member No.: 42780  |
I set up a 35 gallon hexagon two days ago and I would like to know if I should put cichlids or livebearers in the tank. The tank has a filter and gravel and thats it. I am waiting to decorate and put a thermometer in there. I don't know if i'll get it soon because my mom is so poor and all she thinks about is money. She would pick the cheap thermometer that will probably break and kill all my fish just because it was "Cheap" so I probably won't get one soon.
So yeah Cichlid or livebearer??  |
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Jul 13 2008, 12:31 PM
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 AOS  Group: Members Posts: 1568 Joined: 5-February 08 From: Billericay, Essex, UK Member No.: 39091 |
Not really the right shape for Cichlids IMO, id go for livebearers
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Jul 13 2008, 01:05 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 814 Joined: 10-August 07 From: South Wales, UK Member No.: 34490 |
How old are you? you sound like a right little spoilt brat!
If it's your mother who's paying for it all you should be happy that she's even trying for you |
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Jul 13 2008, 01:16 PM
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 I know where you live Group: Members Posts: 4732 Joined: 13-November 06 From: Illinois Member No.: 26549 |
^ lol, thats what i was thinking! Im 14 and we have NO money, and i do my best to pay for EVERYTHING for my tanks, fish, food, everything, except electricity ( it turns out my 3 tanks take up about 500 dollars of our electricity bill!). That tank really isnt suited for cichlids, and if you got one, i would get somethink life 4 Apisrogramma Cacacoudies and some small livebearers, but put a HUGE piece of drift wood int he middle with lots of plants for territory. Your tank is way to tall, but you could always try angels ( you might want to talk to Tolak about angels for that tank).
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Jul 13 2008, 01:55 PM
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 Why are the best looking fish hardest to keep? Group: Members Posts: 1940 Joined: 20-January 08 From: South Dakota, USA Member No.: 38583 |
Nope, not cichlids in that one for the same reasons stated above.
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Jul 13 2008, 02:02 PM
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 Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 1085 Joined: 1-May 08 From: Floating in space somewhere...........who knows Member No.: 41637 |
No not cichlids Im afraid. Also please do not put fish in this tank until its fully cycled (fishless) or you will experience the same problems you are currently having in your 10g.
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Jul 13 2008, 04:12 PM
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 Fishaholic  Group: Members Posts: 327 Joined: 27-December 07 From: Leeds, UK Member No.: 37831 |
Definitely definitely definitely not cichlids, the footprint of the tank is way too small for a start to be honest.
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Jul 15 2008, 07:42 PM
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Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 11-July 08 Member No.: 43180 |
Tbh the cost of the thermometer isn’t an issue, most of mine cost £1.95 and they work fine. Only way they are going to break is if you drop them. Unless of course you were thinking of a thermostat heater, but then again they are all similarly priced and as long as it is the right size for your tank i.e. not to small, then it should be ok.
I saw you like balloon fish in another post; you can actually get some balloon Rams which are a dwarf cichlids that would do fine in that tank imo. |
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