Personality fish for 20gal

[Will Hayward]

Convicts!? after all these good suggestions. Gdod greif charly brown!

As fo your last comment to me, Rams are a pretty boring dwarf cichlid. beautiful but quick to loose their charm if you are keeping them alone. The others i listed are more interesting, and Appistogramma has plenty of species to choose from.

Kribs are very easy to breed.

And so are Daffodils.


And a new suggestion; Salvini. Also easy breeders.

 

[micstarz]

Will, how big in general to most apistos get? Are they a swarf or medium sized cichlid?
I think Salvinis are a good idea, I think that I'd get a Salvini if I could find one. I think right now it's between:
Salvini
Convict
Festivum (with other fish)

 

[Lupin]

Apistos range from 4-7 cm.

 

[micstarz]

oh...I think apistos are too small for me (this time)
I want something that looks sort of mini heavy duty

 

[micstarz]

Is a baby whale possible?

 

[Will Hayward]

Alright, some more suggestions (plus info, there are many many appisto species. Find a local club and see if there is an appisto breeder in it for more than Fish Store selections):

Apistos: http://www.thekrib.com/Apisto/

Lamprologus lelupi: http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/Lamprologus-lelupi.html

Julidochromis: http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/julies.html

Jewel Cichlids: http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/cichlid/jewel.php

 

[micstarz]

Probably won't be getting lamps or julies...apistos are a bit small for me...
Right now my choices:
Convicts (pair)
Salvini (single)
Jewel (s)

But i kind of want a baby whale...is it possible? or an elephant morymid

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

mormyrids in general get too big for a 20 gal....I'd stick with the cichlids.

 

[micstarz]

oh...good
so:
convicts
salvini
are there any others i could get?

 

[woofy]

i had a little dwarf puffer once that would come out everytime he saw me