20 gallon long options

[Aquanero]

I'm keeping Laetacara Dorsigera a pair would be perfect in a 20L. Jeff Rapps (Tangled up in Cichlids) has them now. here's some pics if you've never seen them before. Very nice mellow SA cichlids that only get 4" max and a little diferent than the run of the mill species seen every day. I'm keeping them in a planted tank with Rams and there is no aggression what so ever.

 

[VRWC]

Ok I posted for advice.Most everyone else has provided it you have just tried to argue and cluttered up my thread with bickering about the sizes of fish.If you are so sharp at reading then you would have noticed I asked if there was anything else I could keep with HRP's I didn't ask what other cichlids I could keep with them.If you have something constructive to post then post it otherwise climb back on your soapbox and go to another thread.

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quit crying. I have helped since post 1 and discussed fish sizes and their relation to tanks, which was on topic. Get over yourself and take the advice and move forward with it.

Neetroplus nematopus..... very cool fish... is it ok to second your own suggestion?

Neets get too big for a 20g long. Male neets get over 5" and in a 20 long, thats not much head room. I used my 20g long to hold my male neet and he was cramped alone and could have easily bailed.

Be careful 2nd ing your own suggestion. They OP has his own set of rules for his threads

 

[fish_n_vw]

I bred a pair of neets in a 20L for a few years and never had a problem.

 

[Aquanero]

I want back and read through the posts and VRWC was trying to help you from the start. There is no reason to argue about this, it's only going to get the tread locked. Get back to discussing the options available for the tank and forget about it.

 

[VRWC]

I bred a pair of neets in a 20L for a few years and never had a problem.

Well Id guess they werent 5+ inches. If they were, IMO, they were cramped.

I just dont do "bare minimum" suggestions. A 20g long for a single 5+" fish, to me, is bare minimum.

Glad it worked for you though. Id prefer to see them in a 40 breeder or a 55g myself.

 

[fish_n_vw]

To say that a pair of neets can't live happily in a 20L is like saying a pair of oscars can't live in a 180.

Oh and btw at 2 years old 'most' cichlids are at there full size. Especially if they started as a breeding pair, altough I never pulled them to measure they were fully grown. I would absolutly say a large tank is preferable, but my "suggestion" was and is purely based on something that worked well for me for over 2 years.

Another fun tank I had set up in a 20L was a female rainbow (multipinosa) with 5 ameca splendins. That ws a very active and attractive tank.

Good luck.

 

[VRWC]

To say that a pair of neets can't live happily in a 20L is like saying a pair of oscars can't live in a 180.

Not even in the same ballpark, but whatever.

Its completely subjective and we each have our own opinion on what will or will not be a healthy thriving 20g environment. No biggie. People need all the different experiences to form their own conclusion or to give the different setups a try and find out on their own...

 

[Jambarino]

Not even in the same ballpark, but whatever.

Its completely subjective and we each have our own opinion on what will or will not be a healthy thriving 20g environment.

BTW, Id 2nd the rainbows being a better fit as they rarely make it to 4".

Even better than the HRP's?

 

[fish_n_vw]

Fish size to tank size very similar as far as space goes..... aggresion though, you are right not even in the same ball park..... I get what your saying, and you totally make since. But also like you said its important to here several opinions and options that have worked for other hobbiests, and then to use the age old trial and error with your fingers crossed. Because really the most common tankmate may not work under certain situations.