hammo Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hey all,Building a new cabinet for the bedroom, and I'm thinking of putting a small tank on the bottom shelf, most likely an Aqua One 340 Pro or something similiar, so around 30-40L max.Just looking for some suggestions for what to put in it? Obviously looking at dwarves, however probably not apistos as I have some lined up for my display.What do you guys think? Dont mind either African or American.Hammo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Tang dwarf Multi's or similis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 African rivuline dwarfs are very interesting... I breed Pelvicachromis subocellatus "Matadi" which are stunning and suitable for a small tank... I'll be putting some bags of them through the Auction on Saturday too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raycam01_au Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 any of the dwarf varieties would be fine, Julies are great little fish. egyptian mouth brooders ,,,,,,, Pelvachromis as stated above are awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzman Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Blue rams would be tops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammo Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Some great ideas, thanks for the feedback.@Andrew, I have a young pair of Pelvicachromis Taeniatus 'Kienke' which are just starting to defend a cave, hopefully I can get some fry out of those guys. I have also bred Subocellatus before, but havent seen any in a long time, definitely an option.@Dazzman, I have blue rams in my display so probably looking for something different... they are an awesome little fish though, in my top 5 easy.@Raycam, Julies are amazing, seriously considering some of those guys. Would Egyptian Mouthbrooders go alright?Keep all the ideas coming!Hammo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raycam01_au Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 hey Hammo,go the Julies, they are tops awesome little fish and intersting to watch give them a few little pots n caves and they will go and breed happily for you.Egyptian mouth brooders would be fine possibly alittle pair or trio in that 40l tank would be max, they are a great little fish again good personalities and little characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Just on the Julies... I find that most of them are extremely aggressive within their species. If you can find a bonded pair, it will be fine, but if you want to get 6 or more to try and form a pair, you will probably need more room to avoid deaths/injuries.There are only 3 species of Julidochromis that could work in that size tank. J. transcriptus, J. ornatus and J. dickfeldi. Both regani and marlieri grow way too large, with the exception of J. marlieri "Gombe" (which used to be called transcriptus). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanke Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 hiin a tank that size u can try the Tanganyika Shell Dwellers they will work good in that tanklook them upyanke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 im with the others julies or shellies, or chalinochromis (similar to julies) some julies may get too gig for the 30 to 40 l you are talking , look for J regani gombe as they are smaller than the others.a pair of N brevis (shell dweller) would do well in a tank that size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabbie Dabbie Do Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 X2 for the Brevus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid_mafia Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 If I had the chance to have a tank in my room I would go for a small pair of Americans like rainbows or even a nice pair of firemouths ... But best of all go with what you love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semurphy Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 You could also add bolivian butterflies (sorry not sure of the scientific name of them) they are a good dwarf cichlid to add to a small tank, males get fairly dark colouring, females get pale colouring in them but still attractive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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