planing to make chichlid[4in mumber] tank

by **swapnil** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:41 pm

i alredy have a tank of 20 galons with moly's,zebras nd angel fish in it. m gona give those to one of my friend as i wana put chichlids in my tank now.Is 20 galons tank big enuf for chichlids??how many of dem i can put in it??i guess for 4 chichlids 20 galons is sufficient...nd wat shud b the ratio?m planing to hav 3:1 female to male ratio..also which type of chichlid i shud put in??i just loved the electic yellow nd peacock chichlids...plz guide me through dis as i m newbie in dis thing.. tnx....

by **joyce123** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:19 pm

luv da nglish!!! lol

by **swapnil** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:33 pm

lol.. as far as the message in conveyed it doesn't matter :) now can i get sum usefull suggestions please :) tnx joyce

by **joyce123** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:39 pm

j/k..... i dont know much about the freshwater game.....

by **joyce123** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:41 pm

dreem2 reef would be the best to ask... i think, he is always on here giving excelent advice on Chiclids.

by **joyce123** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:16 pm

dreem2 reef would be the best to ask... i think, he is always on here giving excelent advice on Chiclids.

by **tekneb** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:43 am

Unfortunately, electric yellows and peacocks get to big to keep in a 20 gallon. The only Cichlids I know of that can live comfortably in a 20 gallon are Kribensis and any of the shell dwelling species. Check them out, some of them are absolutely stunning.

by **swapnil** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:47 pm

@tekneb- well there are no peacocks available where i stay.. sad for me.. but i m just planing to keep 4 of them.. still 20 gallons isn't sufficient for 4 chichlids??i m planing to buy 2 yellow and 2 white... how big do they get..??

by **tekneb** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:27 pm

Cichlid is a family of fish, they vary greatly in size between species. There are some species that can be kept in a 20 gallon (see the suggestions made earlier). Electric Yellow Labs can get to 8 inches, and are semi-aggressive, meaning they are territorial and need even more space then their size would suggest.

by **swapnil** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:12 pm

@tekneb- ohk tnx for the information friend.well i hav decided to buy electric yellow labs and electric white chichlids.. bt in some forum i read that ratio should be 3:1 female to male....so i have decided to buy 1 white female+2 yellow female nd 1 male yellow lab. is it ok??

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