Dwarf Cichlids

[LoGaN]

I have a 54 litre tank 60x 30x 30 cm and i want to put dwarf cichlids in it will this work ? if so how many can i keep in there ?

[Ira]

Which dwarf cichlids? Keyholes? Kribs? Rams? Apistogrammas? etc. Makes a huge difference. But, something like kribs and keyholes you're probably ok with 3-4, smaller ones like blue rams a few more.

[Midas]

3-4 keyholes or kribs in a tank this small?? you are joking aren't you Ira?

I would have thought a pair of either keyholes or kribs (not both) would have been ok, but not ideal. Keyholes and Kribs can be relatively aggro when they want to be.

I wouldn't really advise putting more than a pair of any dwarf cichlid in a tank this big (2ft), even if you're thinking of apistos or rams.

[Kriber]

Thought I'd use a tank that size as a breeding tank for kribs. Tried it on two occasions, didn't work. Male krib harassed the female no end, she hid most of the time.

Now they're back in the 3' x 1.5' x 1.5' and the female harasses the male no end! Shes gone from hiding in the corner, to making him hide in the corner :evil:

They dont spawn anymore either .

They are fairly 'good' sized kribs though F~9cm M~8cm, the male used to be larger but the female learnt how to scoff larger bits of food!

In the long run I'd go for something other than kribs.

[Ira]

*rereads his previous post* You know...I don't know what the hell I was thinking, Warren. But, in my limited experience, blue rams I think would be fine with 4 in a tank that size. They're pretty small and at least mine didn't seem very territorial towards their own species at all. They were almost schooling.