New Tank Soon - Need Ideas

agp said:

I think I will most likely end up getting either the Bolivian or German Blue Rams. I looked at all the dwarf cichlids on www.dwarfcichlids.com, and those two seem to be the most aesthetically pleasing ones. I will have to check with my LFS and see what they carry before doing more future research.

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Well whichever ones you choose I wish you the best of luck with them. Just make sure to do plenty of research first & take full advantage of these forums. There are a lot of knowledgeable/friendly people on here that are more than glad to share their experiences & knowledge with others so use that to your full advantage.

If your LFS doesn't carry what you are looking for you should browse the "classifieds section" on this website. There are some good deals on here & even if you don't get anything from the classifieds you can at least get an idea of what you can expect to spend elsewhere.

Thank you Kristinann for reaffirming my original posts. Second opinions are always good & appreciated.

Kristinann said:

What does anyone think of a pair, or harem, or apistos, a pair of angels, and neons? Or would the apistos and angels cause problems for one another? I think it would look awesome.

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That does sounds like it would be a real stunning combo, of course their are variables to consider such as tank size, temperament, etc. I've generally had good experiences with angels in community tanks. But I've had a couple of bad ones too. One such experience saw me lose quite a few fish to an angel.

But I've seen apistos in set ups with larger cichlids without issues so it might work just fine. Personally if I was going to try the combo you suggested, I would do it in a heavily planted 75g- 90g or larger (preferably 90g) & I'd use cardinal, lemon, or maybe diamond tetras (just my preference) instead of neons just because the aforementioned tetras are slightly larger than neons & that might deter the angels a bit from getting "frisky".

How about a school of Bosemani Rainbows? They resemble cichlids, and you can keep a sizable number of them. Plus, they're gorgeous.

I am in the same boat as this guy, but slightly ahead. I am bringing forward from my 55g a silver dollar, a false upside down cat, and a pleco. I am concerned about the high pH required for Cichlids would prevent from having other species? I already bought some Cichlids not know their requirements and the guy at the fish store more interested in selling fish than what I had to work with.

He also sold me some Pikes that gobbled up some Yellow Labs..

Anyway, I am interested in what other fish can tolerate a higher pH that I can put in with some Yellow Labs and Acei?

The new tank is a 90G.

Thanks!

goldenpond said:

I am in the same boat as this guy, but slightly ahead. I am bringing forward from my 55g a silver dollar, a false upside down cat, and a pleco. I am concerned about the high pH required for Cichlids would prevent from having other species? I already bought some Cichlids not know their requirements and the guy at the fish store more interested in selling fish than what I had to work with.

He also sold me some Pikes that gobbled up some Yellow Labs..

Anyway, I am interested in what other fish can tolerate a higher pH that I can put in with some Yellow Labs and Acei?

The new tank is a 90G.

Thanks!

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You probably want other rift lake fish. Synodontis catfish are a common tank mate to cichlids. You also may be able to add one other cichlid species.