awfireman
New Member
Hello Everyone,
I have a few questions that maybe someone can help me with.
I have a 45 gallon tank (36Lx12.5x29H) and I want to stock it with African Cichlids. Here are my question
1) Is it best to avoid male Cichlids and just have females ( I have no intent of breeding)
2) How many African Cichlids would be reasonable for this tank? I would like smaller Cichlids so the tank doesn't get too small once they get full-grown
3) The tank is rather tall at 29.5" so I want the tank to have fish at all levels. I know a lot of Africans like the bottom third so looking for recommendations to have fish at all levels of the tank.
4) There is a small painter turtle in the tank now...He/She is about 1.5" long and will be raising the turtle until it is big enough to release in my pond. My Daughters convinced me (against my better judgement) to keep the turtle and let it go once it has a better chance of survival...maybe another 6 month. I was told Africans would be a good choice to pair with the turtle as they are aggressive, fast and are aware of there surroundings. Are there any other species of fish I could put with Africans and this turtle?
Thanks for any help you can give me. I just want to make sure I am making good decisions when it comes to stocking,etc.
I have a few questions that maybe someone can help me with.
I have a 45 gallon tank (36Lx12.5x29H) and I want to stock it with African Cichlids. Here are my question
1) Is it best to avoid male Cichlids and just have females ( I have no intent of breeding)
2) How many African Cichlids would be reasonable for this tank? I would like smaller Cichlids so the tank doesn't get too small once they get full-grown
3) The tank is rather tall at 29.5" so I want the tank to have fish at all levels. I know a lot of Africans like the bottom third so looking for recommendations to have fish at all levels of the tank.
4) There is a small painter turtle in the tank now...He/She is about 1.5" long and will be raising the turtle until it is big enough to release in my pond. My Daughters convinced me (against my better judgement) to keep the turtle and let it go once it has a better chance of survival...maybe another 6 month. I was told Africans would be a good choice to pair with the turtle as they are aggressive, fast and are aware of there surroundings. Are there any other species of fish I could put with Africans and this turtle?
Thanks for any help you can give me. I just want to make sure I am making good decisions when it comes to stocking,etc.