20g fishes

[sourapple]

i want to start a 20g chiclid tank but didnt know how many and and what kinds i should get. any advice is much appreciated.

[Delock]

Re: 20g fishes

you need to update your location

welcome to the box.....

[Fire_chair]

Re: 20g fishes

Shellies would be first choice for a 20 gallon. You could also do some South or Central American dwarfs.

[eklikewhoa]

Re: 20g fishes

Being such a small tank will limit you on what you can have but that doesn't mean you can't substitute it for little packages of personality!

[Airjammer]

Re: 20g fishes

It's amazing!!! Worst storm in 25 years and you can still get valuable info on the Box!!!

[sourapple]

Re: 20g fishes

lol for realz, and fire chair, could you post some pics of what shellies are and possibly the dwarfs you were talking bout. sorry to be a bother.

[eklikewhoa]

Re: 20g fishes

Some of my personal favorites.....

Shellies
Neolamprologus Multifasciatus
Lamprologus Ocellatus
Neolamprologus Similis
Lamprologus Speciosus
Lamprologus Meleagris/Stappersi

Dwarfs
Apistogramma
Microgeophagus Ramirezi
Hypselecara temporalis/Chocolate cichlids

[Fire_chair]

Re: 20g fishes

These are some of the shellies that would work.
Black Occies
Gold Occies
Multies
Sunspot Brevis

I'll let somebody else chime in on the other dwarfs because I'm not really into them so I don't wanna give ya any bad info.

Is it a 20 high or a 20 long?

[sourapple]

Re: 20g fishes

high, i havent gotten it yet, its at a friends. but do you know where i can get some of each and about how much they cost( cant spend much since im still on a allowance from the parents) cause they all look pretty cool,

[fishlady]

Re: 20g fishes

welcome to the box sourapple
not much telling about who has them right now with this storm and all.....
but you will surely get a response after this storm is over i'm sure.......

[sourapple]

Re: 20g fishes

thx, my friend show me this site last night =) hope everyone will be ok during the storm.

[fishlady]

Re: 20g fishes

we all wish and hope all is well with everyone....you stay safe too......
glad to have you join in ......

[Fire_chair]

Re: 20g fishes

You could start out with a small group, 3-5, of any of them and see where things go from there. Some local fish store should have  some of them and I'm sure a couple on here some too. I MIGHT have some Black Occies in a month or two, it depends on if the Julies eat this batch too.

[sourapple]

Re: 20g fishes

thx. and im glad to be here. im not in any hurry to get some. i wanna do it right so i can enjoy the process.

[schance]

Re: 20g fishes

well for selection fish ranch at 59 and bellaire on larkwood has great south american apistos and ramirez also has kribs and things like that also houston aquarium warehouse at murphy road and 59 has some CHEAP apistos the inradinae (cant spell) and wild caught mcmasterii and the german blue rams