Help stocking

[Nighttouch]

So, my father-in-law has a 30g hex that he wants to put Oscars in, but he won't listen. So, I'm trying to distract him with colorful cichlids.

What could I put in this tank that would be brightly colored and not kill each other?

 

[fast_freddy]

I once kept a pair of kribensis in a 30 gallon with some dither fish. They are colourful, easily sexed and will breed quite readily. I had some dither fish in with them. The only problem may be that the footprint is quite important and perhaps the hex tank may not have a large enough footprint. Alternatively you could go with some cool shelldwellers. They aren't the most colourful but there behaviours are really cool.

 

[Loves severums]

a pair of rams...

 

[Nighttouch]

I'm still kinda new at this, can you elaborate on rams?

 

[Amphilophus88]

Rams are Mikrogeophagus Ramirezi, a very colorful dwarf cichlid.

 

[JIENKINZ]

its a smaller very beautifully colored cichlid. Very pretty.
LINK http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ram+cichlid

 

[Nighttouch]

Thanks for the info. Trying to show them a few of these. I may have them talked down to some silver dollars, because the father-in-law wants something that "eats other things".

I couldn't sell the mother-in-law on exodons.

 

[GhostShrimpMan]

Or some Mbuna.

 

[Younglin]

Silver dollars get to large for a 30 G hex as well.

 

[Nighttouch]

Indeed they do. I didn't realize they got quite that big, thank you...Back to the drawing board.