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I just got a new 38 gallon tank. I was initially looking into tropical fish when I went to a store and saw the African Cichlids section. I fell in love with the vibrant colors and have decided to make my tank for them!
I have a lot of questions so hopefully I can get them answered here:
1. What would you guys suggest as far as decor? Do they need real driftwood, rocks vs sand, etc.
2. I want the highlight fish of my tank to be gold severum cichlid. That being said, will that fish be good as a loner or better in a group?
3. I need suggestions for the gold cichlid's tank mates. I already have a few zebra danios that I plan to throw in the same tank since I read they are agile enough to outrun the cichlid as well as be a distraction for the cichlid to not chase other fish (I have 5 of them, they only get about 2 in). Another fish I was looking into were yellow labs?? Are these good fish to keep with gold severum? Also what are other suggestions to go along with these (I want an algae eater, I was looking into a zebra pleco and a bristlenose, but i do not know if they can go in this tank anymore, so let me know about that too.)
Basically I am ready to dive in and created a very vibrant tank, but I want to make sure I am doing it properly. Also the guy at the store told me to "overcrowd" my tank to make them less territorial. I completely understand what he meant, my question is exactly how many fish in a 38 gal is considered "overcrowded"?
Please help me out!
Thanks
I have a lot of questions so hopefully I can get them answered here:
1. What would you guys suggest as far as decor? Do they need real driftwood, rocks vs sand, etc.
2. I want the highlight fish of my tank to be gold severum cichlid. That being said, will that fish be good as a loner or better in a group?
3. I need suggestions for the gold cichlid's tank mates. I already have a few zebra danios that I plan to throw in the same tank since I read they are agile enough to outrun the cichlid as well as be a distraction for the cichlid to not chase other fish (I have 5 of them, they only get about 2 in). Another fish I was looking into were yellow labs?? Are these good fish to keep with gold severum? Also what are other suggestions to go along with these (I want an algae eater, I was looking into a zebra pleco and a bristlenose, but i do not know if they can go in this tank anymore, so let me know about that too.)
Basically I am ready to dive in and created a very vibrant tank, but I want to make sure I am doing it properly. Also the guy at the store told me to "overcrowd" my tank to make them less territorial. I completely understand what he meant, my question is exactly how many fish in a 38 gal is considered "overcrowded"?
Please help me out!
Thanks