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waack
01-18-2011, 12:58 PM
i have been looking into a pair of fish to add to my already breeding kribs, in the article on this site is says forest jewels can be housed with kribs, the kribs in the community tank could definitly hold their own, however has anyone tried this, its a 3 foot tank with lots and lots of wood and plants to break lines of sight, wood 2 breeding pairs in the same tank work with each pair holidng their own or wood getting a divder be advisable if i wanted to try this, another possilbe pair is blue rams any suggestions??
edit: the specific jewel species is Hemichromis Lifallili

skullduggery1
01-18-2011, 01:57 PM
Now your talking,Go with the jewels,definately.Rams are a no,too wimpy.I have to say I like when there is a post about west african species.Maybe put some dithers in there like ,African nurse tetras,or maybe Buenos aires tetras.Ohhh,what sized tank.

waack
01-18-2011, 11:32 PM
It's a 3 foot with plenty of driftwood and west African plants anubias bateri and African water fern and the like is the size pushing it ??

waack
01-19-2011, 12:20 PM
and if i do wat u sggested and got some dithers wood this make the tank too small as well?

skullduggery1
01-19-2011, 01:50 PM
go wtih the B.A. tetras or giant danio's,the nurse tetras get to big.