cichlid + 20gal?

[Mosdefenate]

i guess this goes for african cichlids to but anywaysss well tommorow im getting a 20 gal set up and some things from a 55 gal tank filter rocks decorations ect from my good friend for $50 since hes moving on to reptiles so are there any kinds of cichlids that could live alright in a 20? just wondering

 

[Im4u2nV]

if u want to go african...then go w/ brichardi...the max size is around 3" - 4" and u can keep a whole colony in 20...they will breed and raise colonies...and they are beautiful as well..

 

[Mosdefenate]

if u want to go african...then go w/ brichardi...the max size is around 3" - 4" and u can keep a whole colony in 20...they will breed and raise colonies...and they are beautiful as well..

oh alrighty how many would u put in?

 

[importracer]

There's a small mom'npop's place in the San Francisco. He's bred a colony of Brich's in 20g's for many years. Each tank is heavily planted. Every tank contains one adult pair, but dozens of offspring from different spawns.

 

[Mosdefenate]

so how many do you tihnk i should put in somewhere form 2-6?

 

[sandtiger]

I would only put a male and female pair in there. When I had several adults the two that paired up killed the rest.

 

[Physicsboy]

I've heard people putting pairs of Julidochromis sp. in 15g tanks. There are probably many other options, but as the most cichlids mature, they should be in something a little larger.

 

[JCA]

well according to a store i went to yesterday you can put a jag in a 20 gallon LOL