40 breeder CA

[CrazyPhishMan]

Hey just looking to start a discussion that either makes me aware of a species i haven't heard or one i may have overlooked.

i have a 40 breeder that currently holds a sajica pair- the male is moving into my 180 the female into a tank with a bocourti and two other convict type females.

I'm looking to get a pair or multiple if feasible in the breeder. I like how convicts look like mini midas and i have a siquia pair in the 40 breeder right next to this one.

Considerations are:
HRP's
Rainbow's
Calico cons ( if i can find some)
australoheros
sieboldi
septemfacias(SP)

are there some other fun options I'm missing- would any of these species be good together as two pairs ( IE group of Rainbows, or pair of rainbows and pair HRP'S)

what have you done with your 40 breeders?

 

[J. H.]

You can do neetropus nematopus. You can also do thorichthys Stanzzzz7 knows a lot about them. You also do just about any Tanganyika cichlids.

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

Cryptoheros

 

[CrazyPhishMan]

You can do neetropus nematopus. You can also do thorichthys Stanzzzz7 knows a lot about them. You also do just about any Tanganyika cichlids.

thanks i was considering neets- they seem to be big on behavior, small on color. Rapps has blue faced neets but they give me PTSD from my days of keeping tropheus.
i do have a pretty tang setup in my living room it has leleupi, cyps, cuadopuncts, syn multipunctatus, 2 black calvus and 2 orange compressiceps.

I'm much more interested in CA cichlids these days- never bred any thorichthys- its a group i often overlook.

any thoughts on multiple pairs vs single pair?

 

[CrazyPhishMan]

Cryptoheros

is that all? no specifics, no examples of experiences?

 

[Stanzzzz7]

I think the problem here is obtaining a compatible pair.
Thorichthys do well in groups,the more the better when space allows. However I feel a 40 breeder is too small for a group of small c/a cichlids to cohabit until a pair is formed.
The only fish on the list I would attempt a small group of are the rainbows.
Rainbows are the most peaceful c/a in my experience.
If you were to find an established pair of any of the other fish,then as a short term breeding project I think most will work.
Lots of hiding places and retreats for the female would be advisable.
Personally I found neets nasty little beggers. If you try neets keep a close eye on them.
Rainbows are your best bet for success in my opinion.

 

[CrazyPhishMan]

I think the problem here is obtaining a compatible pair.
Thorichthys do well in groups,the more the better when space allows. However I feel a 40 breeder is too small for a group of small c/a cichlids to cohabit until a pair is formed.
The only fish on the list I would attempt a small group of are the rainbows.
Rainbows are the most peaceful c/a in my experience.
If you were to find an established pair of any of the other fish,then as a short term breeding project I think most will work.
Lots of hiding places and retreats for the female would be advisable.
Personally I found neets nasty little beggers. If you try neets keep a close eye on them.
Rainbows are your best bet for success in my opinion.

Thanks stanzzz- that's how I've been leaning (rainbows) then HRP's, then calico cons- austrolheros seem too boosterois for that tank too-
But also keep going back and forth that ampair of rainbows and a pair of HRP's would really complement each other's colors-

 

[Stanzzzz7]

I would have a divider on standby just in case.
Even the peaceful c/a's can pack a punch at breeding time,especially in a small footprint.
Good luck.

 

[CrazyPhishMan]

I would have a divider on standby just in case.
Even the peaceful c/a's can pack a punch at breeding time,especially in a small footprint.
Good luck.

I always a few in standby- hopefully whatever I choose will have a bond like my rio animas siquia- which don't require a divider but also do not accept tankmates in their 40 breeder-
I rainbows would allow a more colony type setup but the research and questions can be the best part

 

[TheMoneyTank(TMT)]

Hey just looking to start a discussion that either makes me aware of a species i haven't heard or one i may have overlooked.

i have a 40 breeder that currently holds a sajica pair- the male is moving into my 180 the female into a tank with a bocourti and two other convict type females.

I'm looking to get a pair or multiple if feasible in the breeder. I like how convicts look like mini midas and i have a siquia pair in the 40 breeder right next to this one.

Considerations are:
HRP's
Rainbow's
Calico cons ( if i can find some)
australoheros
sieboldi
septemfacias(SP)

are there some other fun options I'm missing- would any of these species be good together as two pairs ( IE group of Rainbows, or pair of rainbows and pair HRP'S)

what have you done with your 40 breeders?

Salvini, nicaraguensis, cutteri cichlids, ellioti cichlids, flier cichlids, theraps coeruleus