new to africans???

[ctenopoma]

Hi I am thinking about starting up a small 20g african cichlid aquarium I want to have an exact biotope, the fish I was interested in is the jewel goby cichlid, I was wondering what lake this fish comes from other fish from the same lake that can fit in a 20g, and also the kind of rocks found in their natural environment.

also is pool filter sand okay to use?

 

[ctenopoma]

also with shell dwellers can I use a gaint shell my great uncle found in the ocean? if I clean it really well (it's over 100 years old)

 

[Potts050]

also with shell dwellers can I use a gaint shell my great uncle found in the ocean? if I clean it really well (it's over 100 years old)

yes but they prefer small shells

 

[mike dunagan]

Pool filter sand is fine. Small shells and larger shells all mixed about...

 

[woofy]

i use pool filter sand its less dusty as play sand alhtoug play sand is whiter imo. I almost got shellies today except i have no space good choiceto go with them

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

I'd get smaller shells, even something like apple snail shells if it is for small species like multis

 

[nuggets]

try putting in a small peice of driftwood among the shells

 

[JamesRiggs]

Hi I am thinking about starting up a small 20g african cichlid aquarium I want to have an exact biotope, the fish I was interested in is the jewel goby cichlid, I was wondering what lake this fish comes from other fish from the same lake that can fit in a 20g, and also the kind of rocks found in their natural environment.

also is pool filter sand okay to use?

The Jewel Goby cichlid is from Tanganyika. They prefer higher pH 8.6-8.8. If you keep this cichlid make sure you rock the tank HEAVILY. I would be very concerned about keeping Gobys in a 20g because they can be super aggressive and they like to have room. I have 20 Kigoma Red Gobys in a 4ft 45 gallon. If I were doing a 20g I would do Julies or shellies.

 

[mahemaheman85]

shellies are sweet, i vote you go shellie