View Full Version : PRED FOR MY EMPTY 20 GALON
RobD23
05-06-2006, 12:42 AM
ok so i am currently cycling a 20 galon tank...not sure what i want to put in it yet....any sugguestions? The other day i was at my lfs and i saw this really cool looking cichlid, it was about 170 bucks, only about five inchs....apparently the males max at 6 inchs and the females max at 3 inchs. They are found in deep deep waters and have a very strange body shape....oval body, very slender with four sharp fangs. Any idea what these are? All different types of fish are welcome with pictures provided please.:thumbsup:
RobD23
05-06-2006, 12:54 AM
the type of fish i was telling you guys about is called a Altolamprologus calvus, they have the white and black ones at my lfs
Here is a pic of the calvus,
You talking about a single predator up to 8-9" long for the 20g?
There is always the Nandus nandus.
fishnthings
05-06-2006, 1:28 AM
you could keep it in a 29 i would think...? no?
guppy
05-06-2006, 11:32 AM
you could keep it in a 29 i would think...? no?
Yes
RobD23
05-06-2006, 11:51 AM
guppy what info you have on the nandus nandus...whats good about them? what do they eat...feel free to elaborate.
limz_777
05-06-2006, 1:41 PM
ery ery , snakeheads... nadus nadus is great too , do provide calm set-up , driftwood and lottas plants, well i just cant get them off live food.
dr_sudz
05-06-2006, 1:51 PM
I have nandus nandus they are beautiful fish, very very cool. They are also known as asian leaf fish but more commonly as the nandus nandus. Eat small fish don't move around much but love a fairly heavily planted tank. They can change the colour or atleast the intensity of the stripping pending on how hungery or if they are hunting. I love mine.
limz_777
05-06-2006, 11:45 PM
I have nandus nandus they are beautiful fish, very very cool. They are also known as asian leaf fish but more commonly as the nandus nandus. Eat small fish don't move around much but love a fairly heavily planted tank. They can change the colour or atleast the intensity of the stripping pending on how hungery or if they are hunting. I love mine.
a great set-up for nandus nandus, what filteration dr_suds?
Vince
05-07-2006, 12:14 AM
Great picture! Nice looking dwarf perch with the monster attitude. I think the nandus is the best candidate. But this is sometimes hard to get a hold of. I believe they are seasonal.
Captive breeding: http://www.ansinet.org/fulltext/pjbs/pjbs6181621-1625.pdf
Fishbase info: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10260
They get about 8" max, usually a little smaller. While not common they do show up at better LFS from pretty regular, they are not a rare fish in their home waters, India and surrounding countries. PH 6.5-8, medium hardness, temp mid 70s-low 80s. Very similar in habits and needs is the leopard ctenopoma (it is a bit smaller and you could probable keep a pair in a 20g or 3 in a 29g if well planted) It is easier to find regularly. This pic is from fish-forums