Lepperfish Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Hi guys, im considering putting some dwarf cichlids in my 10 gallon tank.. What are some good ones to start with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 A great dwarf cichlid are Kribensis. I highly recommend them if you are choosing in getting a dwarf cichlid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mianos Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Depends on the maturity of the tank and your water changes schedule. I highly recommend Microgeophagus altispinosa (Bolivian Butterflies) as a beginner fish. Very hardy (i.e. hard to kill!), lots of character and quiet easy to breed. Still one of my favourite fishlies of all time. There are also lots of imported Microgeophagus ramirezi (Blue Rams) about at the moment. Slippery's had about 4 varieties when I was down there a efw weeks ago. They are nicer to look at but don't seem to be as hardy in my limited experience with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Egyptian Mouthbrooders... merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbuna Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 cant go wrong with Appistogramma cacatuoides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abob Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 2 votes for Apisto Cacatuoides, if you can some decent ones. Thhere seem to be a lot of deformed ones going around in Melbourne LFSs. I think they might be better in the small tank than kribs as they are only about half the size when fully grown. Bolivians would good too, and I have to agree with avoiding the blue rams. I bought some really good looking ones but 2 have died, probably due to the dominant male driving them nuts with constant harassment. And that is in a 65g tank!. He is ready to jump out of the 10Gal time-out tank I have him in temporarly. Just my 2c worth. Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted September 7, 2004 Author Share Posted September 7, 2004 The Apistogramma cacatuoides seem nice, are they readily available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abob Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Yeah they are commonly available for an apisto. Good stores tend to have them more often than not, at least here in melbourne anyway. I'd be happy to sell you some but I assume melbourne is too far to come for you. Some of the Sydney ppl will be able to point you in hte right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcandros Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 i am currently keeping apistogramma aggassizis, cacatuoides, blue heads, and macmasteris out of those i reccommend the first two. kribensis are also good and relitively easy to breed. i have not bread my aggies yet. if u want apistos in sydney a good place to go is manly aquarium world cause you can order sevel genus of apistos from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 i do believe hornsby reef aquarium has got some Apisto Cacatuoides for sale. check with harry (Mbuna). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graceless Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 i have just gotten into kribs - breeding albinos with non-albinos. they are funny little fish, great colors, and easy to care for. the reason i like them is that i can get away with a good aquascaped planted tank and still have fishies happy and breeding in there. I will posts picks one day, and you'll see what i mean about the planted tank. Cheers Grace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 WOW!! Lepper. Thats a big tank. When did you get that?? Are you sure its not 10ltr. BEAN!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poxboy Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I agree, Apisto's are cool, but I've seen a few with deformed mouths here in Sydney too. Did see some nice "sunburst" in slippery little suckers the other day though. Kribs have so much character, and are pretty hardy too. But watch out, once mine started breeding, I havn't been able to stop 'em. Brett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted October 19, 2004 Author Share Posted October 19, 2004 WOW!! Lepper. Thats a big tank. When did you get that?? Are you sure its not 10ltr. BEAN!!!!!!!! Yes. 10 Gallons = 35-40 Litres.. 10 Litres = 1 Gallon - or there abouts.. HTH.. BEAN!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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