hey yall, I want to breed some smaller central, south, or african riverine cichlids. I have a 55 that I want to divide and use as a breeder for 2 species. Is this a good idea? Also, what species do yall suggest? looking for the not so common species... not convicts. What are your opinions?
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CA-sajicas,panamensis,cutteri.SA-apistos,keyholes,acaras.african riverine-thomasi,kribs and those related.i wouldn't divide the tank
i would think that 24 inches is too small for the pair,maybe try and keep an eye out for over-aggression
thanks for the advice. I haven't selected what species I want to use yet, and I keep learning about some that I've never heard of daily.
HRP would be a good choice, they are usually on the less aggro side of the cryptoheros genus, Sajica and rainbow cichlids (archocentrus) are also species that you could look into.
Personally I think you'd be better off with one pair in the 55, because of the thin width (13"). If it were a 75 with the 18" width that would be another story, but with the 13" width I'd stick with one species.
With one species, I'd recommend Cutteri, Sajica, HRP, Myrnae (Dogofwar has all of these for sale I think), even your classic store bought cons are great to watch and are easy to acquire.
Best of luck, show us what you end up doing.
Personally I think you'd be better off with one pair in the 55, because of the thin width (13"). If it were a 75 with the 18" width that would be another story, but with the 13" width I'd stick with one species.
With one species, I'd recommend Cutteri, Sajica, HRP, Myrnae (Dogofwar has all of these for sale I think), even your classic store bought cons are great to watch and are easy to acquire.
Best of luck, show us what you end up doing.