cichlid 10 gallon tank?

[ckputs]

i have a 10 gallon tank and i was thinking about putting 1 cichlid in it. would that be enough room? I have read so many different things on alot of different sites they all say something different.

[angelcakes]

im not sure it would depend on the cichlid..........p.s hello and welcome:19:

[ckputs]

thank you. i was thinking about a cockatoo cichlid

[angelcakes]

thank you. i was thinking about a cockatoo cichlid
a dwarf cockatoo cichlid should be ok also make space for plants as these like a heavily planted tank

[Billythefish]

How about a keyhole cichlid or 2?

[angelcakes]

How about a keyhole cichlid or 2?
nice fish but can grow quite big 4 3/4" (12 cm)

[cocoa_pleco]

i'd say some small shelldwellers

[Billythefish]

Man thats just to small for cichlids then in my book!

[Ryuu]

Rams will do well

[kaoticice]

Generally dwarf cichlids and shell dwellers will do pretty well in a 10g. Must be heavily planted with live plants though, and decored.

[Lab_Rat]

I wouldn't put even dwarf cichlids in a 10 gallon. They need too much territory. The smallest I would recommend for either shellies, julies, or dwarf american cichlids would be 15 gallons.

[NickFish]

Your pretty much limited to shell dwellers.

I've heard of borellis doing well in smaller tanks, but it's really hit or miss.

Or you could put in a pair or maybe a trio of Dario dario. They are technically cichlids I suppose.

[troy]

You could have a golden dwarf cichlid.

[Incredulous_Ed]

A pair of apisto borelliis would be okay in a 10gal, because they stay so small. But the tank would have to be well planted, with territories for each fish. Efficient filtration and maintenence is required as well.

[phxl]

i was just researching this myself, and it seems that there are some cichlids that could work with the right setup (as mentioned here already). The author of [Only Registered Users Can See Links.] stated on another forum that the tanks in the pictures were actually smaller than 10g!

From that thread...

"The key to keeping dwarf cichlids in a small tank is habitat. I have seen densely planted 10 gallon tanks provide better environments than sparsely decorated larger tanks. In fact, I have seen big problems with just a pair of apistos in a large tank that has little or no habitat. The key is for the target fish to be able to find places to inhabit that are out of sight from the more dominate fish."

Considerations could be made...

[roman_back]

what about kribs???

[cocoa_pleco]

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