what should i get
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Louie_Hawj;475041; said:
For what? Demolition?
No, M. auratus (or chipokae or joanjohnsonae or paralellus or johannii or cyanoerhabdos or ANY Melanochromis for that matter) would not be a suitable choice for a 30 gallon tank.
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I have 3 30 gal tanks and agree with most of what everyone is saying however I do not think that keeping malawi's in a 30 is a good Idea as the tank does not allow the proper space for the size of fish to be comfortable
A 30 gal tank is fine for temperary grow out of malawi fry for this tank I would recommend something like a group of Paracyprichromis say 2 males and 4 females
Plenty of vertical rockwork and some drift wood
I have 3 30 gal tanks and agree with most of what everyone is saying however I do not think that keeping malawi's in a 30 is a good Idea as the tank does not allow the proper space for the size of fish to be comfortable
A 30 gal tank is fine for temperary grow out of malawi fry for this tank I would recommend something like a group of Paracyprichromis say 2 males and 4 females
Plenty of vertical rockwork and some drift wood
I thought that 30 gallon tanks are for tropical fish, hospital, breeding, fry and grow out tanks not for perminately housing cichlids.
Hi All New Here.
I would recommed the demasoni, this guy stays small and is a blast to watch. I had one in a tank but he recently died so i am looking for another. (He got cought between a rock and the filter, set up a hospital tank but he didn't make it)
The Demasoni was one of my favourite fish, he was quick so i didn't have to worry about him with the other fish in the tank eating him, and he is a dwarf cichlid so stay between 2 - 3 inches long.
Another thing, with a 30 Gallon, I would stock about 7-8 fish in there. Let me know what you are thinking of doing and I can tell you if it will be compatible together. With the Yellow lab in there your probably gonna have a pretty docile tank.
I would recommed the demasoni, this guy stays small and is a blast to watch. I had one in a tank but he recently died so i am looking for another. (He got cought between a rock and the filter, set up a hospital tank but he didn't make it)
The Demasoni was one of my favourite fish, he was quick so i didn't have to worry about him with the other fish in the tank eating him, and he is a dwarf cichlid so stay between 2 - 3 inches long.
Another thing, with a 30 Gallon, I would stock about 7-8 fish in there. Let me know what you are thinking of doing and I can tell you if it will be compatible together. With the Yellow lab in there your probably gonna have a pretty docile tank.
I'd recommend getting some variant of Cynotilapia. They don't grow as big as some of the other mbuna, but still have the personality and color.
