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    I finally got my dwarf cichlids!

    All of the fish decided to hang out at the bottom when I took this photo-the rams like to go high and shoal with the others also. All three rams right after move in
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    I finally got my dwarf cichlids!

    We slowly stocked our tank, and 3 electric blue rams were our final additions. I absolutely love them. Right now they are only about an inch long and they are settling in well with their tankmates. They are in a planted aquarium with lots of hiding holes and caves. One of them, the largest of...
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    Trying to decide on how to stock my tank

    We have three little guppies in there right now, just because the tank looked so empty (and my husband is impatient and had to put something in). We are planning on starting with congo tetras, followed by rainbowfish, a few corys, and finally the rams. I need to add a few more hiding spots...
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    Trying to decide on how to stock my tank

    Thanks-I don't want death! the owner of the small mom and pop pet shop here said if I over-filtrated, I could easily overstock the the tank with dwarf cichlids and they wouldn't kill each other. We do have 2 filters on the tank, but I still worry about overstocking. Mike mentioned 3 different...
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    Trying to decide on how to stock my tank

    That is the question...My husband prefers M. Ramirezi, and I think the M. Altispinosa is gorgeous. I figured we would get one of each and possibly a A. cacatuoides to round out the group. All male. Is there a reason these three wouldn't do well together? I assumed they would co-exist okay since...
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    Trying to decide on how to stock my tank

    Oh, I know! I've done a ton of reading and wouldn't mix African and SA! We are actually leaning towards rams-I love the apistos, but the general consensus in the house is rams. No breeders either-I'm going with Mike's suggestion of all males.
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    Trying to decide on how to stock my tank

    I showed my husband and my fish-loving son the apistos at our LPS, and they like them also (son says 'they'll do' since he can't have his big cichlids yet). All of the ones you listed are ones I pointed out as wanting, glad to see I'm headed in the right direction! We have the tank up and...
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    Hello from Pennsylvania!

    They are beautiful! I'll be showing them to my husband when it comes time to choose fish. I'm not sure how I'm going to decide.
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    Trying to decide on how to stock my tank

    We want a community tank-I'm too much of a noob to consider breeding at this stage. One of my 11 year olds is planning out our next aquarium (we haven't even filled this one yet) and he thinks he wants to breed. I don't think that will work the way he thinks it works. I've only ever done...
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    Hello from Pennsylvania!

    Heh, Thanks Joe! I didn't realize there were dwarf Africans, silly me! My son would love it if we would do Africans, they are his favorites :).
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    Hello from Pennsylvania!

    Thanks! I was told that African cichlids won't like my tank so much-it's 30"Lx18"Wx24"D. South Americans were suggested to me. I'm starting to think this tank shape, while perfect for my house (small house with 4 kids in it!), it's going to be a pain to stock with happy fish.
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    Trying to decide on how to stock my tank

    So, it sounds like I'm looking at 3-4 cichlids/apistos, is that right? Would I be able to put some higher swimming fish in there as well? I love the aquarium-it fits perfectly in our small house, but I'm starting to think the depth is more of a headache than a help. The fact that the apistos...
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    Trying to decide on how to stock my tank

    Hello everyone! Currently, I have a 10 gallon community tank with small tropicals-guppies, corydoras, a dwarf frog, and one lonely carnival goldfish (the original reason we got the tank). I don't have any cichlids currently, but I recently got a 55 gallon column aquarium that I'd like to stock...
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    Hello from Pennsylvania!

    Hi everyone! I currently have a small (10 gallon) community tank, but we found a 55 gallon for a steal. Currently trying to decide what I want to do with it-It sits in a niche near our front door, so I want it to be striking. Seriously considering a cichlid tank, and dwarf cichlids were...
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