What tank size do i need for this stocking?

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also (soz for all the questions) if i did go for a Rotkeil pair and say 16 dithers, could i get lots of corys etc aswell?
 
2 10" fish, 16 dithers, that sounds full already to me. Pair in the 3' tank would be risky imo, not much room for female to run if attacked. I'd keep a divider on hand if you try it.
 
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you'll never get a 10" Rotkeil imo, i dont even think they can get that big, but yeah you have a point, i just don't want the tank to look empty, so i'm looking at the best way to cram my 3x2x2 and make it as active as possible.

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I did have a pair of gold and a red that used to bredd non stop in a 4ft 260litre no bother with tank mates other than a bit of chasing, fully grown including other cichlids, and this will be a 300litre.
 
GS1981 said:
you'll never get a 10" Rotkeil imo, i dont even think they can get that big, but yeah you have a point, i just don't want the tank to look empty, so i'm looking at the best way to cram my 3x2x2 and make it as active as possible.

https://www.aquariumdomain.com/adSocial/index.php/red-shoulder-severum/

I did have a pair of gold and a red that used to bredd non stop in a 4ft 260litre no bother with tank mates other than a bit of chasing, fully grown including other cichlids, and this will be a 300litre.
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You may be right about the 8", 10" is potential max size. Most probably do stop around 8". A breeding pair of 8" cichlids plus other cichlid tankmates in a 3' tank still sound pretty packed and risky to me thought. But if you do it and it works out well post some pics, I'm sure it will be a nice looking tank.
best of luck
 
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