Dwarf Cichlids - Which Is The Best?

[Paradise3]

One of my favorite fish, not kept them for too long - want to get a second tank specifically for them soon

 
Wills

 
Hmm... Might have to try them at some point in the years ahead.

 

[wrightt3]

Not sure about dwarfs but you could easily keep a breeding pair of dovii cichlids in there for life.

 

[Paradise3]

Not sure about dwarfs but you could easily keep a breeding pair of dovii cichlids in there for life.

 
Erm... No, they couldn't... Dovii's get to 28 inch long...

 

[Electric Warrior]

Something tells me he was being sarcastic...

 

[Paradise3]

Something tells me he was being sarcastic...

 
yeah, I thought of that but really if I was being sarcastic I would have said "lol" or "

" or even "Just Kidding, don't" at the end

Imagine if they took the advice and decided to get a pair...

 

[Electric Warrior]

The tank would break in a day!

 

[Paradise3]

The tank would break in a day!

 
Not if they got babies lol.

 

[Staxx]

i have a trio of cockatoos. very nice looking actice fish!
 
vey inquisitive and nosey lol

 

[jellychris]

Sorry for not replying, thanks for all the response, the tank is 60cm x 30cm x 30cm
I've had a look at Laetacara (dwarf flag cichlid) and they look very nice and don't grow to big, would they be the best option and would a pair breed?
(I have a driftwood cave I want to make use of)
I thought about keeping them with harlequins or tetras but would smaller rasboras get eaten?
I also have lots of cherry shrimp would cichlids eat them?

Thanks, Chris

 

[the_lock_man]

I moved my colony of cherry shrimp out of my big tank into my small tank in preparation for the arrival of some cichlids. Yes, I think a cichlid would fancy a cherry shrimp for lunch.

 

[jellychris]

I moved my colony of cherry shrimp out of my big tank into my small tank in preparation for the arrival of some cichlids. Yes, I think a cichlid would fancy a cherry shrimp for lunch.

I do have a smaller tank that I could move them to but my tank is heavily planted so getting them all out will be impossible