my 20gl plans...

[JoBodude]

20gl.

2 rams (not sure sexes)
2 kribs (not sure sexes)
and some kind of a schooling fish,
white clouds
or danios
then some cories

what do u guys and gals think?

any suggestions?

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Kribs need more room, I would think. About a forty gallon tank is advisable.

Schooling fish are a good choice for dithers.

Potential problem: quarrels during breeding time.

 

[cluster]

my kribs are fine in the 29G should have something bigger due to the volume of kribs i have, but one pair for a 29G is good i dont think the 20G would make a large difference, but they do prefer 55+ - and on the other hand rams and kribs isnt a good idea especially if one pair breeds, i have both of these species and i will never try to put them in a tank together again they are seperated into 2 different 29 gallons currently

 

[Morrgan]

20gl.

2 rams (not sure sexes)
2 kribs (not sure sexes)
and some kind of a schooling fish,
white clouds
or danios
then some cories

There will be trouble between the rams and the kribs, methinks. Kribs are really aggressive during breeding, and they breed pretty much all the time. I'd go for just the rams, since in a 20 gal there's a risk the kribs will kill the dither fish (it happened to me).

Next probable problem: the cories will most likely get beaten up by the rams, especially if they start to breed. In general, I don't recommend keeping cories with small bottom-dwelling cichlids unless the tank is over 3ft long. If the cichlids are large, I'd skip the cories altogether.

My final suggestion is then:
a pair of rams
one or two schools of white clouds and/or small danios