[Paleo fish]

I have me a heavly planted 20g long, that is going to be open soon, cause I am moving the vics that are in it to a 55g soon. I am wanting to put another cichlid species in it, but I am not sure what species would do well with the water since it is 7.8, and I believe is hard, and like I said it is really heavy planted with plants I don't think any cichlid would have interest in eating, but I would like some that wouldn't tear them all up.

Any ideas are welcome! Right now I am not really picky on the origin of the cichlids, so any suggestions from lake tang to CA would be great!

 

[Adrian101]

rams? Or other dwarfs. That would be my suggestion.

 

[Paleo fish]

rams? Or other dwarfs. That would be my suggestion.

Yeah I like them, but I am not sure how well they would do in my water without me lowering the pH and Hardness.

 

[Fogelhund]

You could always pick a Tanganyikan shelldweller species, or a smaller Tang such as a dwarf Julidochromis, Telmatochromis vittatus or one of a number of Neolamprologus species. If you plan well, you might be able to keep two species.

 

[dwarfpike]

If you have harder water, a pair of the smaller central americans would be ideal. Rainbows for instance, or sajica.

 

[Paleo fish]

You could always pick a Tanganyikan shelldweller species, or a smaller Tang such as a dwarf Julidochromis, Telmatochromis vittatus or one of a number of Neolamprologus species. If you plan well, you might be able to keep two species.

Yeah, I like the shellies, but with it being as planted as it is there wouldn't be a lot of room for their shells......On the rock dwellers could I keep atleast pair of them in the tank?

 

[Darkside]

You can keep a pair of brevis with just one shell in the tank. Or you could go for caudopunks, they don't even need a shell to spawn in. Maybe you should try some dwarf puffers or another interesting fish with personality.