many smaller fish or fewer larger fish?

[happytreestump]

in your opinion what do you think is the most interesting as far as cichlids go? right now im leaning towards the fewer yet larger fish as i had those stupid tetras for a long time.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Well it just depends.......

I have had convicts which produce a lot of fry, which are pretty cool in the 55gal.....they acctaully school. But i was only able to keep a pair of convicts.

I personally like many fish. Like Lake Malawi species. They arn't small but yeah.

 

[Managuense]

i like medium/large cichlids that are not TOO aggressive....

ive had my fill of the big tank busters like managuense, midas, devils, texas, etc. i am too old for the stress.

severums, oscars, earth-eaters, etc.
M

 

[TaffyFish]

Lots of smaller cichlids, each with interesting behaviour has got to be the best compromise .....try Tanganyikans!

 

[Somonas]

I like medium sized ones. Some lake malawi cichlids can get huge (tyrannachromis nigriventer for example)

 

[wayne]

I got tired of tank busters too. Dwarfs or mediums are both good in my book, dwarfs as you can keep them more easily with other stuff.
No more tilapia!

 

[moricollins]

dwarves are my fav's. there is no need to have alarge tank for most dwarf cichlids. which is a big plus because then you don't have the added costs of purchasing equipment for large tanks.

 

[steve535]

a show tank with 3 or 4 pea****s is a good look.you can add some pseudotropheus.i just love malawi cichlids.

 

[Lotus]

hmmmm... it seems the word filter for inappropriate language is causing some words not to come up, even if they aren't rude

 

[SoulFish]

I would advise against a few pea****s, chances are youd have one nice ones and 3 colored down beaten up ones, a mix of pea****s and haps closer to 10 would be better, or just 1 male and 3 or so females of pea****s, wouldnt add pseudotrophs with pea****s too as they are too agressive in general for pea****s, yellow labs will usually work though,

What size tank were you thinking of getting?

 

[happytreestump]

another question- what (large sized) fish grow quickly? Im going off to college in 2 years and my parents dont wanna care for my tank too much. do you know if jacks, terrors or even plecos can grow large before 2 years? I hear some people talking on this forum about LONG term fish keeping, but im not thinking like that right now

 

[steve535]

i have 3 peac0cks all with good color. the german red is only in my tank for about 1 month ,still showing full color.the pseudos i have dont bother anyone 2 acie,1 aurora,and 1 red top.