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I currently have a 58 gallon tank (36"x18"x21") that is set up with tanganyika cichlids but I'm getting really bored with it. I should have just stuck with new world cichlids that I know and love, but anyway, I've decided I want to totally re-do the tank and I want to try a tank with some dwarf South American cichlids. Over the next few months I want to get rid of the Africans, find the perfect driftwood and plants and get the tank ready for the new residents. I've also found an Oak tree in my neighborhood to collect some leaves from in the next month or so once then start to drop.
Now I need help from the experts regarding stocking the tank. I've never kept Apistogramma before so I'd like to stick with a species that is relatively hardy and easy to breed. I'd also like to keep some other smaller SA cichlid in with them as well as a small school of some tetra and a few Otos for algae control. So, here is the list I've put together of cichlids I like the looks of:
One pair or trio of one of these species:
A. cacatuoides
A. agassizii
A. bitaeniata
A. macmasteri
A. viejita
A. eremnopyge
A. trifasciata
A. baenschi
Would any of the following work in this tank along with the Apistos?
Dicrossus filamentosus
Crenicara punctulatum
Cleithracara maronii
Bujurquina vittata
Nannacara anomala
Nannacara aureocephalus
Laetacara curviceps
Laetatcara dorsigera
Aequidens biseriatus
Any and all help/comments will be appreciated.
Thanks
-Adam
Now I need help from the experts regarding stocking the tank. I've never kept Apistogramma before so I'd like to stick with a species that is relatively hardy and easy to breed. I'd also like to keep some other smaller SA cichlid in with them as well as a small school of some tetra and a few Otos for algae control. So, here is the list I've put together of cichlids I like the looks of:
One pair or trio of one of these species:
A. cacatuoides
A. agassizii
A. bitaeniata
A. macmasteri
A. viejita
A. eremnopyge
A. trifasciata
A. baenschi
Would any of the following work in this tank along with the Apistos?
Dicrossus filamentosus
Crenicara punctulatum
Cleithracara maronii
Bujurquina vittata
Nannacara anomala
Nannacara aureocephalus
Laetacara curviceps
Laetatcara dorsigera
Aequidens biseriatus
Any and all help/comments will be appreciated.
Thanks
-Adam