Might do a 20g

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Okay I would like to know what kind of Cichlids I can add to a 20g(I know small). My petsmart has:

Kenyi's
Lab's
Zebra's
Albino Zebra's
Sunshine Peacock's(I think thats the name)
Rock Kribensis's

What would be the best choices. And this is going to be an African Cichlid Tank.

 

[silver dollars]

I say the kribs!

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

How many do you think I can fit?

 

[Orion]

Rock kribs are very different than what's normaly though of when people say kribs.

You might be able to do a few rock kribs in a 20, but I don't think that I would. As for the rest of your list, none of them.

I would look more into any of the dwarf species either from SA or Tanganyika

 

[FishGeek]

Not to sound rude but you change your mind as much as a bird flies.

I agree with Orion.

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Not to sound rude but you change your mind as much as a bird flies.

I agree with Orion.

What do you mean?

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Eww, to bad you don't have 9 more gallons...then i'd say go for the peacocks. But like the others i'd shop around for something a little smaller then those species.

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Yeah I want to but its either I get the 20 or I dont get anything. My mom said. They ran out of Keyhole Cichlids.

 

[straitjacket]

Then look for other smallish cichlids. None of the fish you listed are fit for a 20gl. Perhaps, kept singly, you could keep one but then you'd be missing out ont he social behavior these fish are so popular for.

If your petsmart ran out of keyholes you could wait till they got more. Petsmart also carries bolivian rams from time to time.
If you can't find anything there shop around. Have you visited any privately owned fish/petshops that carry smaller cichlids?

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Any of the breeders around here carry catfish and kribs. And the closest place is 4 miles away that carry Rams and I have to take city bus and that wuld stress the fish out.

 

[straitjacket]

and I have to take city bus and that wuld stress the fish out.

I've done it, many times, no problems.

If you're serious about finding yourself a proper cichlid for your 20gl you wouldn't think too much of it really. IMO it's all worth it in the end.
Why not opt for kribs?
If not then there are other fish you could house in a 20gl that might even spawn for you. Fish such as bristlenose plecs or anabantids like paradise fish.

 

[JustOneMore20]

What about Apistos? They are very pretty and small. You could get a pair and still have room for a school of tetras or rasboras.

IMO none of the cichlids you listed can live in a 20g.

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

I've done it, many times, no problems.

If you're serious about finding yourself a proper cichlid for your 20gl you wouldn't think too much of it really. IMO it's all worth it in the end.
Why not opt for kribs?
If not then there are other fish you could house in a 20gl that might even spawn for you. Fish such as bristlenose plecs or anabantids like paradise fish.

Well every time I took the bus with fish a day or so later they died. And that was even with a fully cycled tank. On paradise fish I can do.

 

[straitjacket]

Well every time I took the bus with fish a day or so later they died. And that was even with a fully cycled tank. On paradise fish I can do.

Well I guess not all of us can be quite so lucky.
Anyway, paradisefish would be cool. They are temperate water fish and as long as you keep the water clean and at least 63F they're happy. Easy to spawn though not quite as easy to sex as bettas they're still fun and interesting.