I'm goin to build a 70 gallon tank and was just wonderin how many african cichlids can go in it, or how many central and south american cichlids (like oscars and jack dempseys) can go in it? Also, which would be easier to take care of?
Afican cichlids vs south/central american cichlids?
- Thread starter mesmart2
- Start date
Do africans, you can fit more then you would be able to with CA/SA. a is only big enough for one Oscar or a pair of jack Dempsey.
Sent from my VS840 4G
Sent from my VS840 4G
You can have more Africans but less Americans. Although IME Americans are more owner responsive and less fish means cleaner water.
Very Limited on choice with centrals or souths. only really enough room for a solo fish , as well, limited to any large species. MABY a pair of nicaraguensis cichlds(macaws) ?
You could try some of the smaller growing sa/ca species.convicts and those in the amatitlania-HRP, cutteri, sajica.or keyholes, smaller acaras
.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
Africans enjoy being overcrowded as it curbs aggression. in general I`m talking about Mbuna. If you want lots of fish in a tank, lots of color and a freshwater "reef" go with a Mbuna tank. providing you can afford to stock loads of fish aggression won`t be an issue,
In general this tactic won`t work long term with American cichlids. American Cichlids offer better behaviour and more interactive (in general) but at the loss of having to stock a lot less fish than Africans.
Your tank isn`t all that big for CA/SA cichlids, but is perfect for Mbuna
In general this tactic won`t work long term with American cichlids. American Cichlids offer better behaviour and more interactive (in general) but at the loss of having to stock a lot less fish than Africans.
Your tank isn`t all that big for CA/SA cichlids, but is perfect for Mbuna
+1 theres plenty to choose from do a little bit of research and you'll find that the bright colors of a few smaller american species will out weigh the amount of drab colors with few dominant africans displaying their full colors plus throw a cool pleco in there with a couple of loaches and a small south american catfish like some cory cats or a doridid that you most likely would never see out with africans you would have a good little variety to get lost starring at but thats just my opinion
Sent from my SM-T210R using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
The questions are what will be the dimensions of the 70 you're building and are you set on oscars, jack dempseys, or similar fish or would you consider smaller or more peaceful new world options. If the tank will be 4 ft. long you would have plenty of options for smaller or more community oriented SAs or a few options for smaller CAs.
As far as Africans, you'd also have plenty of options for mbuna, smaller/medium Malawi haps/peacocks, Victorians, or Tanganyikan fish including some combination of shell dwellers, cyprichromis, neolamps and similar.
Malawis are colorful and easy to breed, but a lot less varied in shape or behavior in a tank than either Tanganyikans or new worlds. For example, peacocks are more or less differently colored versions of the same fish. Between different genera, haps or mbuna vary a bit more, but are still mostly very similar fish with different color patterns. New worlds will have more personality and generally be much more interactive with you-- main interaction Malawis will have with you is swimming back and forth trying to get you to feed them, which won't look much different from them swimming back and forth chasing each other or swimming back and forth because that's just what they do. To generalize, Tangs are somewhere in between, depending on species.
As far as Africans, you'd also have plenty of options for mbuna, smaller/medium Malawi haps/peacocks, Victorians, or Tanganyikan fish including some combination of shell dwellers, cyprichromis, neolamps and similar.
Malawis are colorful and easy to breed, but a lot less varied in shape or behavior in a tank than either Tanganyikans or new worlds. For example, peacocks are more or less differently colored versions of the same fish. Between different genera, haps or mbuna vary a bit more, but are still mostly very similar fish with different color patterns. New worlds will have more personality and generally be much more interactive with you-- main interaction Malawis will have with you is swimming back and forth trying to get you to feed them, which won't look much different from them swimming back and forth chasing each other or swimming back and forth because that's just what they do. To generalize, Tangs are somewhere in between, depending on species.