20 GALLON

[ryanc2106]

my brother has like a 20 gallor or 30 not sure and he was interested in 2 africans after he seen mine will it be possible in a 20 or 30 gallon??

and if so will peacocks work or haps?

thanks...

 

[tezr]

2 africans...yes haps or peacocks... no

 

[convict94]

i don't think he could do haps or peacocks but yes he could do like labidachromis careuleus(if thats how you spell it) or some red zebras, or maybe even some pseudotropheus socolofi

 

[cichlidgirl]

It would be hard . The haps are usually way to big, the most peacocks will also get big . There are a couple peacocks that stay small but i cant remember which, a 20 gallon no, a 30 maybe.

if its a 30 gallon I would go with some brichardi, they stay small and are very peaceful as a species only family group. a male and female will also bond and breed . Brichardi would be good in a small tank, only brichardi no other fish. Brichardi are super mean little buggers with other fish but very nice alone as a species only tank. Here is a pic of my brichardi.

He could also do some shell dwellers or the small calvus species i think. Need to research some more. I got a cookie cutter page from another website, i will PM it to you. It lists species and how many of each etc..., there were actually quite a few more than i thought.

 

[ryanc2106]

thanks for all the good information and thanks cichlid girl for the PM..

 

[mike dunagan]

shellies...

 

[Muske]

Shellies or some Julies.

 

[Ash]

def. shellies, the neolamprolongus and lamps are cool little guys but many are also agressive. There are many variants, there are also many other cool small shellies.

 

[DragonKeeper]

20 is definitely to small for any of the peacocks/hap and most mbuna unless you only have 1. Tanganyika on the other hand has a truckload of small species that will be well at home in a 20 gal. Any of the shell dwelling species and small rock dwelling species will do great in a 20.

A 30 is better but still a little small for any of the peacocks unless you only have 1 or 2 in the tank. Haps are still to big. Mbuna can be done but its a little tricky as they can be aggressive and a 30 doesn't offer a whole lot of room to get away from an aggressor. Again a 30 has far more options when talking about Tanganyikans.

Keeper