Undergravel Filters?

[jackm]

hi
in my undergravel filter will bacteria still grow on it. i am tinking of breeding small cichlids which stay near the bottom, do you recomend buying a small sponge filter and use that instead.
thanks
jackm

 

[breezer40]

This page has some information on undergravel filteration
http/www.adelaideaquariums.com.au/Faqs/f...ndergravel.html

As for the Cichlids what size tank are you planning and what Cichlids are you wanting to keep?

 

[jackm]

thank you for the site, the tank is small, about 26 litres i think thats 5 gallons, i wnat either lamprologus brichardi/dafodill/leleupi

 

[freddyk]

5 gallons is not big enough for any cichlids unfortunately. A pair of leleupi should have 15 gallons, brichardi 25. Even the little shelldwellers should have at least 10 gallons. These are very territorial fish and if they don't have space they can get quite mean.