Cichlids For A 70l

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

after having to part with my african yellow labs because of aggression in the end im looking for a new world one or pair

you can see what other fish i have in my sig

i quite like the looks of rams and my lFS stock them

anyone else recommend me something

 

[mattbond]

look at some apistogrammas, they're generally alrite

your tiger barbs might be a problem, particularly if you want the cichlids to breed

Rams are quite sensitive and wouldnt like the barbs

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

look at some apistogrammas, they're generally alrite

your tiger barbs might be a problem, particularly if you want the cichlids to breed

Rams are quite sensitive and wouldnt like the barbs

yeah they look really nice

do you know of any places in the uk to get them my LFS dont stock them as far as i know

 

[Bert]

You could try Keyholes. they're very cool little guys.
http/badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile64.html

 

[Truck]

You could try Keyholes. they're very cool little guys.

grow too big for a 70 litre

 

[mattbond]

crews hill is quite good, wildwoods stocks a few apistos

 

[foley69]

a single keyhole would be fine in that size tank with a nice shoal of peacful fish like preacox as you can see i have gone for that approach IMO those 2 fish are a good idea for a 70l

 

[mattbond]

keyholes are best in pairs though, right? wouldnt apistogrammas be better as they're smaller and can be kept in groups?

 

[stang1]

Apistogrammas would be fine, although they don't all need to be kept in groups.
I kept a trio in a 3ft tank and the male turned on one of the females during the night. Sadly, she didn't make it. The existing two paired up and had bred within a week.

 

[dcarmor927]

maybe a pair of kribensis?

 

[stang1]

Kribensis would be far too aggressive in that size tank and with all fish that are in there.

 

[mattbond]

i had to return my pair of kribs, lovely looking fish, but between them they killed 7 neon tetras, 2 rosy tetras, 2 kuhli loaches and made my pair of cories have one eye between them

 

[dcarmor927]

sorry lol, didnt realize they needed to go with those other fish

 

[mattbond]

sorry i wernt having a go, just recounting my upsetting experience lol

i still see them at the LFS, unsold

shame really because the female had laid eggs in the tank