Starting Africans

[se1an]

I plan on getting african cichlids. I want to know if i can have them in a 10 gallon. What do i do to continue? Im clueless to africans.

 

[swede]

not really any african cichlids i can think of that could live their whole life in a 10 gal. but i'm new to africans.

 

[brianhau1]

at minimum u should get a 30 gallon tank for like 1 or 2 african cichlids

 

[rrcoolj]

well african cihlids is pretty general you can keep shell dwellers in a ten gallon comftorably.

 

[se1an]

are there any colorful shell dwellers?

 

[CichlidsRool]

whats wrong with goldfish

 

[navygirl76]

lol no africans dont go in 10 gallon tanks. "Africans" is such a broad term. do you mean lake malawi (mbuna), haps, lake tanganyika or victorian? shellies might do as a pair in a 10 gallon-but i even doubt that. i dont keep lake tangs so im not sure.

how about a 35 gallon tank to start with? go with shellies or a small group of dwarf malawi species fish...

can you get a bigger tank? or are you stuck with a 10 gallon? what species of africans catch your eye?

 

[DeBlieck]

try a few apisogrammas maybe 2 or 3 very colorful and remain very small

 

[DT44]

Keep in mind that even some shellies can be VERY territorial and aggressive towards each other.

 

[swede]

troll craigslist and you can find amazing deals on 55 gallon tanks. a 55 gallon is a great starter to keeping the colorful mbunas and other nice rift lake cichlids