No apologies required. You asked before you acted, which is the correct order in which to proceed.
Can you keep Oscars and green terrors together? If so, how many can I keep in my aquarium?
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This sounds like a good place to start. I'd stick with these, and if you're wanting to add a little variety there's plenty of community fish that will work, mostly no cichlids though and smaller sized for your tank. You could add some algae eaters or ottos, or a few striata loaches, or weather loaches, or some snails, barbs, tetras, danios, just not all of them
Hey we all started somewhere, and at least you're trying to learn.
That tank would be plenty large for some apistogramma. They are great cichlids with all the cichlid behavior in a small size. Also many options to choose from.This sounds like a good place to start. I'd stick with these, and if you're wanting to add a little variety there's plenty of community fish that will work, mostly no cichlids though and smaller sized for your tank. You could add some algae eaters or ottos, or a few striata loaches, or weather loaches, or some snails, barbs, tetras, danios, just not all of them
Hey we all started somewhere, and at least you're trying to learn.
Okay, after reading all the replies, I wanna know whether I can keep either african cichlids.
German rams also caught my eye at the aquarium though I don't know their nature.
Thank you to everyone who took time out of their day and helped me out
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German rams also caught my eye at the aquarium though I don't know their nature.
Thank you to everyone who took time out of their day and helped me out
.I still haven't set up the tank. I want to get an idea of which fish to keep so I can design a scape.
What is the required parameters for the fish mentioned?
From what I've observed (without testing) the water in my locality is hard. I usually use RO for my aquariums.
If I was you I would get a test kit and test the water source you would be using for your water changes, be it from the tap a well what ever you are going to use.
With this information we then can pick a fish that will trive in your water.
You keep asking about african cichlids like mumba or peacocks then you need high PH (high 7s and 8 range) and very hard water.
Fish like the apistogramma that was mentioned would do better in the 6 to low 7 range soft water.
So as a minimum I suggest a PH test and a hardness test to start off with. Then we will know the basic peramaters and can suggest fish suited for your water supply.
