Quick Question

[Phoenixbaby]

I have a jewel rekord 70 tank, and im thinking of selling the fish i have already and starting something new

are there any cichlids, or a chiclid that will live happy in my tank?

 

[Colin_T]

chiclid, lol

most of the dwarf species should be fine in a 70litre tank. Stuff like the Apistogrammas, Nannochromis & Pelvicachromis sp are all soft water fishes but you can go for the Lake Tanganyikan shell dwellers if you have hard alkaline water. Orange chromides are nice.

 

[Phoenixbaby]

shell dwellers?

colin have u any pics of the ones u just listed?

im just getting tired of my bettas trying to constantly rip each other apart, i need a break

 

[Phoenixbaby]

sorry if im being a pain, but im new to this type of fish, and i need all the help i can get if im considering changing over

 

[wackystarfish]

im doing more or less the same thing pheonix. im starting with kribensis they are good community fish, and will live in pots and the like Good parents too!

 

[Phoenixbaby]

i had some ages ago, wasnt over impressed with them tbh lol

 

[Colin_T]

Shell dwellers are small cichlids from Lake Tanganyika in Africa. There are several species and they live in old empty snail shells. Males have a territory that is home to a number of females.

I don't have any pics but if you do a search for the following you should see some pics.
Apistogramma agassizi, A. borelli, A. cacatuoides, A. trifasciata
Nanochromis nudiceps, N. transvestitus
Pelvicachromis pulcher, P. subocellatus (the Moanda form is nice), P. taeniatus, P. humilis or humulis (not sure on the spelling of that one)
Aequidens dorsiger, A. curviceps
Crenicara filamentosa
Julidochromis dickfeldi, J. transcriptus
Lamprologus or Neolamprologus brevis & multifasciatus are the shell dwellers. Check out the rift lake cichlid section for others.

Have you thought about keeping other types of labyrinth like betta imbellis or coccinea. They aren't as agro as the B. splendens and can be kept in groups in a planted tank where they often breed. Licorice gouramis are nice fish too if you can find them, as are chocolate gouramis.

I did a spell check on this and just about everything was highlighted. Stupid spell check doesn't like scientific names

 

[Phoenixbaby]

Shell dwellers are small cichlids from Lake Tanganyika in Africa. There are several species and they live in old empty snail shells. Males have a territory that is home to a number of females.

I don't have any pics but if you do a search for the following you should see some pics.
Apistogramma agassizi, A. borelli, A. cacatuoides, A. trifasciata
Nanochromis nudiceps, N. transvestitus
Pelvicachromis pulcher, P. subocellatus (the Moanda form is nice), P. taeniatus, P. humilis or humulis (not sure on the spelling of that one)
Aequidens dorsiger, A. curviceps
Crenicara filamentosa
Julidochromis dickfeldi, J. transcriptus
Lamprologus or Neolamprologus brevis & multifasciatus are the shell dwellers. Check out the rift lake cichlid section for others.

Have you thought about keeping other types of labyrinth like betta imbellis or coccinea. They aren't as agro as the B. splendens and can be kept in groups in a planted tank where they often breed. Licorice gouramis are nice fish too if you can find them, as are chocolate gouramis.

I did a spell check on this and just about everything was highlighted. Stupid spell check doesn't like scientific names

tried finding other betta breeds but no luck

shell dwellers, how small are they?

thanks for all ur help


oooo whats this fella?

http/www.salonhogar.com/ciencias/animales/peces/0064.jpg

bugger its a blue acara, too big for my tank eh?

 

[Colin_T]

I'm not sure on your quarantine restricitions but what about bringing in some other species of betta from Thailand or Asia.

Most shell dwellers grow between 1 & 2 inches long.

A pr of blue acaras would probably be ok in a 70litre tank. They would breed and you would have hundreds of little ones to get rid of. If you want something smaller then look at the Aequidens dorsiger & A. curviceps. They are in the same genus but don't get as big. Most blue acaras get to about 4-5 inches, whereas the dorsiger & curviceps get to about 2-3 inches.

 

[Phoenixbaby]

id need an import licence wouldnt i?

baby acaras, hmmmm my lfs wud take them on

i like the look of a pair of Aequidens dorsiger

 

[Colin_T]

I'm not sure if you would need an import permit to bring fish in. Maybe start another thread and see if anyone knows whether or not you need an import permit for your country. Alternatively contact your local quarantine or fisheries office. They should be able to help you out.

A. dorsiger are nice fish. You can have them in with plants and other fishes and they are fine.

 

[Phoenixbaby]

id have them on their own with my pleco