New Tank
- Thread starter Ghetto
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50 US gallons?
Why dont you do some research on the different types of cichlids? You could do a great tanganyikan setup with julidochromis species (called julies), some altolamprologus compressiceps or calvus, neolamprologus brichardis or other smallish tanganyikan cichlids.
Or you could do a tank of mbuna species (which are the ones with more color I believe you're looking for) the labidochromis ones that are the yellow labs or the electric blue labs, but there are specific rules with cichlids about not mixing types of fish that are different species but LOOK a lot alike (called conspecifics) because many cichlids are aggressive towards conspecifics.
Or there's always the South American or Central American cichlids that would be good in a planted tank...whereas the african cichlids are less plant friendly
There's TONS of options...one thing you might want to do is visit your nearby stores and find some fish that you like and come back and figure out if A) they'll work in your size tank and B) what kind of habitat they like and C) what other fish they might go with. We have LOTS of cichlid profiles in our profile section too...
Why dont you do some research on the different types of cichlids? You could do a great tanganyikan setup with julidochromis species (called julies), some altolamprologus compressiceps or calvus, neolamprologus brichardis or other smallish tanganyikan cichlids.
Or you could do a tank of mbuna species (which are the ones with more color I believe you're looking for) the labidochromis ones that are the yellow labs or the electric blue labs, but there are specific rules with cichlids about not mixing types of fish that are different species but LOOK a lot alike (called conspecifics) because many cichlids are aggressive towards conspecifics.
Or there's always the South American or Central American cichlids that would be good in a planted tank...whereas the african cichlids are less plant friendly
There's TONS of options...one thing you might want to do is visit your nearby stores and find some fish that you like and come back and figure out if A) they'll work in your size tank and B) what kind of habitat they like and C) what other fish they might go with. We have LOTS of cichlid profiles in our profile section too...